Vizit It - Wildlife to Visit

Wildlife to Visit of the Family Laridae

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta )

Bluebell woods.

Carpet of Bluebells. © Angie Muldowney cc

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta )

Bluebell woods.

Carpet of Bluebells. © Angie Muldowney cc

There are 4 wildlife species pictured below. Some species can only be seen during certain months. Wildlife that has been observed at this time of year are shown first preceeded by a green bar. Wildlife that can be seen at a different time of year is show last preceeded by a blue bar.

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Common Gull (Larus canus)

All year round.

Family: Laridae (Gulls)

Habitat: Farmland, lakes and reservoirs, marsh, beaches and shorelines, mudflats and sandflats, rock pools, sand dunes, sea stacks, estuaries and sea cliffs.

Size: Length 40-46 cm (16-18 in)

Food: Worms, insects, fish and carrion.

Voice: High-pitched laughing cry.

Season: All year round.

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Common Gull (Larus canus) © Jerry Kirkhart cc

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

All year round.

Family: Laridae (Gulls)

Habitat: Coastal, gardens and parks, lakes and reservoirs, beaches and shorelines, estuaries and brownfield.

Size: Length 26 in (66 cm)

Food: Omnivorous - fish, crustaceans, carrion and plants.

Voice: Laughing call, yelping alarm call and low barking anxiety call.

Season: All year round.

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) © MTM arr

Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

All year round.

Family: Laridae (Gulls)

Habitat: Sea cliffs.

Size: Length 37-41 cm (15-16 in). Wingspan 91-105 cm (36-41 in).

Food: Fish, shrimps and worms.

Voice: Kittii-wa-aake, kittii-wa-aake.

Season: All year round. Resident February until August.

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

The kittiwake (Black-legged) nests on coastal cliffs in large, dense and noisy colonies.

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)

All year round.

Family: Laridae (Gulls)

Habitat: Coastal, farmland, marsh and reedbeds.

Size: Length 38-44 cm (15-17 in). Wingspan 94-105 cm (37-41 in).

Food: Worms, insects, fish and carrion.

Voice: Laughing kree-ar.

Season: All year round.

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern