Concise Bird Guide by Bloomsbury

Concise Bird Guide by Bloomsbury

Author:Bloomsbury
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472915757
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2010-08-01T16:00:00+00:00


SIZE AND DESCRIPTION

41cm. Resembles a small Herring Gull, but the legs are yellow-green and the bill lacks a red spot. Grey upperparts, white below, black wingtips and a ‘kind’ facial expression. Juvenile is streaked brown.

VOICE

Higher pitched than that of large gulls.

HABITAT

Coasts; breeds on moorland and freshwater lochs. Mainly resident in Britain, with winter visitors from northern Europe. After breeding many birds move south.

FOOD AND HABITS

Feeds on earthworms, insects, seeds, small mammals, birds and marine invertebrates. Nest a grassy cup on the ground.



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