10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON GULL»
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Birds New to Britain and Ireland
The body had a similar, slender, tapering appearance, but when standing next to
a Common Gull it seemed slightly longer and fatter, though noticeably less bulky
than Herring Gull. The head was less rounded than a Common Gull's, having a ...
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Coastal Shellfish — A Sustainable Resource: A Sustainable ...
The most common species were oystercatcher, curlew, redshank, dunlin,
common gull and black-headed gull, which were studied in more detail. Two
groups of species could be distinguished with regard to their behaviour. The first
group ...
COMMON GULL. Larus canus, Linn. PLATE XCIII. 'Larus canus, Linn. Syst. 1.
224. 3 — Gmel Syst. 1. 596.— Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 815. sp. 9 — Steph. Shaw's ZooL
13. 198. — Flem. Br. Anim. 1. 140. No. 228. — Faun. Amer. BoreaL 2. 420. No.
185 ...
Prideaux John Selby, 1833
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Gulls: A Guide to Identification. 2nd Edition
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS Juvenile (not illustrated, but wing and tail pattern
similar to first-winter, Figs 12A and 18A) Resembles juvenile Common Gull
except: BODY Lower hindneck, breast (especially breast-sides) and flanks more
coarsely ...
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The Complete Garden Bird Book: How to Identify and Attract ...
Common gull (38-43cM, i4-16K1N1 JL he Common Gt u is \ striking, medium-
sized guu that is widely found throughout northern Europe, although, in Britain.
Common Gulls breed only in Scotland. Ireland and northern England. They are.
Mark Golley, Stephen Moss, 2001
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The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds
Common Gull Larus canus Faoilean ban A medium-sized gull, with adults
showing a slender, pointed yellow-green bill and legs, a dark eye, a white head,
tail and underparts, and dark grey upperparts showing a thick, white tertial
crescent.
Eric Dempsey, Michael O'Clery, 2002
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Birds of the Middle East
Juvenile and first-winter told from similar-aged Common Gull by darker, longer,
heavier, slightly drooping bill, blacker outer and paler inner primaries and pale
mid-wing panel. Fully spread dark outer primaries show white subterminal spots
...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
The name may have arisen from the fact that in winter the common gull
superficially resembles the black-headed species, which in winter loses its black
head, and thus the two originally may have been classed together as 'common'.
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Attracting Birds to Your Garden
Despite its name, the Common Gull comes second to the Black-headed Gulls in
abundance over most of the country. However, it can usually be found in small
numbers, often among mixed gull flocks, where its plumper shape, larger size
and ...
Stephen Moss, David Cottridge, 2000
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
IVORY GULL pi 32 Size of Common Gull: all white; black legs. HERRING GULL
Map l68 p. l30 Commonest large gull. Grey back and wings; black and white wing
-tips; legs flesh (yellow in southern form). COMMON GULL Map l 66 p.
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON GULL»
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Did you know that in the spring, there are four common gull species around? See if you can spot the Ring-billed Gull, Laughing Gull, Herring ... «Sheepshead Bites, May 15»
Attenborough Nature Reserve welcomes 10 different species of …
Amongst the resident black-headed gulls have been the herring gull, lesser-black backed gull, great black-backed gull, common gull, little gull ... «Nottingham Post, Apr 15»
Bird on the brink of disappearing from Anglesey sees record boost in …
... ponds were created on RSPB land near Malltraeth. Bird Notes: White heron could catch out the unwary · Bird Notes: The not so common gull ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Bird Notes: Scoters on a Sunday
... group remains on the Cefni estuary. In last week's Bird Notes Julian told us a common gull was spotted that is not so common in North Wales. «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Bird Notes: The not so common gull
The Common Gull is not common in North Wales, and ringing has shown that most birds wintering here come from Scandinavia or the Baltic. «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Anglesey woman remains in critical condition following two car crash
... branch in March. Bird Notes: The not so common gull · Laura Wynne Roberts: Woman last seen as she left Ysbyty Gwynedd sought by police ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Bombay Hook Christmas Bird Count draws birders - and birds - from …
The Larus delawarensis is the most common gull in Delaware, Mr. Stoner said. “It's the classic parking-lot gull, the fast-food gull.” The birders ... «newszap.com, Dec 14»
Walk in the park yields winning photo
This time a common gull, perhaps channeling its inner swan, made for a winning image. Tan Vinh: 206-515-5656 or tvinh@seattletimes.com. «The Seattle Times, Dec 14»
The Common Gull
A Common Gull is to a Chevy Impala what a Royal Tern is to a Ferrari. So here's the deal…I kick myself for not knowing the names of all the ... «Santa Barbara Edhat, Nov 14»
In Mr Turner's footsteps
A white common gull lands on the tall statue of a hound – Carew's copy of the Dog of Alcibiades, made in remembrance of the third Earl of ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
