The common gull (European and Asian subspecies; see below) or mew gull (North American subspecies) Larus canus is a medium-sized gull which breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe and northwestern North America. It migrates further south in winter. Its name does not indicate that it is an abundant species, but that during the winter it feeds on common land, short pasture used for grazing.
Description
Adult common gulls are 40–46cm long, noticeably smaller than the herring gull, and slightly smaller than the ring-billed gull, also differing from the latter in its shorter, more tapered bill with a more greenish shade of yellow, as well as being unmarked during the breeding season. The body is grey above and white below. The legs are greenish-yellow. In winter, the head is streaked grey, and the bill often has a poorly defined blackish band near the tip (sometimes sufficiently obvious to cause confusion with ring-billed gull). They have black wingtips with large white "mirrors". Young birds have scaly black-brown upperparts and a neat wing pattern, and grey legs. They take two to three years to reach maturity. The call is a high-pitched "laughing" cry.
Pair of Common Gulls Being Loud and Obnoxious [4K]
published: 11 Jul 2023
Common Gull [Larus Canus]
In this video, we learn about the common gull.
QUICK FACTS:
• Lifespan: 24 years
• Length: 15.7 to 18 in
• Wingspan: 46.8 to 48 in
• Weight: 10 to 19 oz
• Family: Laridae
Description
The common gull, also known as the sea mew, is a medium-sized gull of the seabird family, Laridae. Its plumage is gray above and white below with black wingtips. It has yellow legs that become brighter during the breeding season.
In winter, the head is streaked gray and the bill has a faint black band near the tip. They may be confused with ring-billed gulls. Sexes are alike, and juveniles have dark-brown scalloped plumage and pink legs. There are three recognized subspecies of the common gull.
Vocalizations: Call and song
The common call is a high-pitched cry.
Distribution and range
Common gulls are...
published: 09 Mar 2022
BTO Bird ID - Common & Herring Gull
Love them or hate them, you can't (or shouldn't) ignore gulls. Build up your gull ID skills by learning to recognise two ideal reference species from this versatile and varied family: Common Gull and Herring Gull.
published: 15 Mar 2018
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The common gull or sea mew is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in this species, which may be known collectively as "mew gull". Many common gulls migrate further south in winter. @VividVancouver
published: 03 Oct 2022
Common Gull doing the worm dance
It's mostly Herring Gulls that you see pattering on the ground to bring up worms, but other gull species do it too.
published: 25 Nov 2022
Herring Gull calling
Herring Gull calling at Golden Sands Beach Rhyl
published: 29 Jul 2013
Common Gull gets three worms
A very successful worm dancing session in the Diana fountain enclosure, which has the best worms in the park.
published: 17 Mar 2018
Common Gull pair displaying
Common Gulls are not all that common, and we don't see them in the park during their breeding season. I'd never seen a pair displaying before. It's very much like the display of their larger relative the Herring Gull.
published: 13 Nov 2019
Lough Neagh: Torpedo Platform☀️24/07/24
🎬LIVE STREAM - Webcam restarts at☀️8AM &🌙8PM every day.
Black-headed Gulls and Common Terns nesting on the old torpedo platform, Lough Neagh.
LIVE LINK & EARLIER IN THE SEASON:
🔴https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-6d-Q5ZP9Cdid6_o_4qNeXSAw5wgn06X
Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest fresh water lake in the British Isles. It covers 151 square miles and is surrounded by six counties. This camera is mounted on The Old Torpedo Platform to monitor the nesting Terns and initially Black-headed Gulls.
More Information:
🟣Find out more about The Loch Neagh Partnership
👀https://loughneaghpartnership.org/
published: 24 Jul 2024
FISKMÅS Common Gull (Larus canus) Klipp - 257
Fiskmås. Fullerö Säteri i Västerås Västmanland Maj 2002, Common Gull in Sweden, AROS FILM Fotograf: Gunnar Fernqvist.
In this video, we learn about the common gull.
QUICK FACTS:
• Lifespan: 24 years
• Length: 15.7 to 18 in
• Wingspan: 46.8 to 48 in
• Weight: 10 to 19 oz
• Fam...
In this video, we learn about the common gull.
QUICK FACTS:
• Lifespan: 24 years
• Length: 15.7 to 18 in
• Wingspan: 46.8 to 48 in
• Weight: 10 to 19 oz
• Family: Laridae
Description
The common gull, also known as the sea mew, is a medium-sized gull of the seabird family, Laridae. Its plumage is gray above and white below with black wingtips. It has yellow legs that become brighter during the breeding season.
In winter, the head is streaked gray and the bill has a faint black band near the tip. They may be confused with ring-billed gulls. Sexes are alike, and juveniles have dark-brown scalloped plumage and pink legs. There are three recognized subspecies of the common gull.
Vocalizations: Call and song
The common call is a high-pitched cry.
Distribution and range
Common gulls are found across Eurasia. The closely-related short-billed gull of North America is often thought to be conspecific. But authorities have placed them in separate species.
Habitat
They inhabit wetlands, marshes, and coastal environments, including beaches and estuaries.
Diet and feeding habits
Common gulls are opportunistic feeders, but they mostly feed on fish, worms, mollusks, and crustaceans. They also eat insects, rodents, berries, and grains. When food is scarce, they even resort to cannibalism, preying on hatchlings and young sea birds, often of the same species. They also scavenge human food scraps and dead animals that wash ashore.
Nesting and breeding
They breed in colonies near water. The nest is usually on the ground and is made of twigs, grasses, strips of bark, moss, and seaweed. The female typically lays three eggs and the incubation period lasts around 25 days on average. They fledge in a month and are fully independent at about two months.
Status and conservation
Like other gulls, they play an important role as cleaners in the ecosystem, owing to their scavenging ways. For this reason, they are protected in some regions. The global population of common gulls is estimated at around one million pairs, with over 80 percent of the population in Europe.
#avibirds #bird #birdwatching #commongull #gull #laruscanus
In this video, we learn about the common gull.
QUICK FACTS:
• Lifespan: 24 years
• Length: 15.7 to 18 in
• Wingspan: 46.8 to 48 in
• Weight: 10 to 19 oz
• Family: Laridae
Description
The common gull, also known as the sea mew, is a medium-sized gull of the seabird family, Laridae. Its plumage is gray above and white below with black wingtips. It has yellow legs that become brighter during the breeding season.
In winter, the head is streaked gray and the bill has a faint black band near the tip. They may be confused with ring-billed gulls. Sexes are alike, and juveniles have dark-brown scalloped plumage and pink legs. There are three recognized subspecies of the common gull.
Vocalizations: Call and song
The common call is a high-pitched cry.
Distribution and range
Common gulls are found across Eurasia. The closely-related short-billed gull of North America is often thought to be conspecific. But authorities have placed them in separate species.
Habitat
They inhabit wetlands, marshes, and coastal environments, including beaches and estuaries.
Diet and feeding habits
Common gulls are opportunistic feeders, but they mostly feed on fish, worms, mollusks, and crustaceans. They also eat insects, rodents, berries, and grains. When food is scarce, they even resort to cannibalism, preying on hatchlings and young sea birds, often of the same species. They also scavenge human food scraps and dead animals that wash ashore.
Nesting and breeding
They breed in colonies near water. The nest is usually on the ground and is made of twigs, grasses, strips of bark, moss, and seaweed. The female typically lays three eggs and the incubation period lasts around 25 days on average. They fledge in a month and are fully independent at about two months.
Status and conservation
Like other gulls, they play an important role as cleaners in the ecosystem, owing to their scavenging ways. For this reason, they are protected in some regions. The global population of common gulls is estimated at around one million pairs, with over 80 percent of the population in Europe.
#avibirds #bird #birdwatching #commongull #gull #laruscanus
Love them or hate them, you can't (or shouldn't) ignore gulls. Build up your gull ID skills by learning to recognise two ideal reference species from this versa...
Love them or hate them, you can't (or shouldn't) ignore gulls. Build up your gull ID skills by learning to recognise two ideal reference species from this versatile and varied family: Common Gull and Herring Gull.
Love them or hate them, you can't (or shouldn't) ignore gulls. Build up your gull ID skills by learning to recognise two ideal reference species from this versatile and varied family: Common Gull and Herring Gull.
The common gull or sea mew is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in...
The common gull or sea mew is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in this species, which may be known collectively as "mew gull". Many common gulls migrate further south in winter. @VividVancouver
The common gull or sea mew is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in this species, which may be known collectively as "mew gull". Many common gulls migrate further south in winter. @VividVancouver
Common Gulls are not all that common, and we don't see them in the park during their breeding season. I'd never seen a pair displaying before. It's very much li...
Common Gulls are not all that common, and we don't see them in the park during their breeding season. I'd never seen a pair displaying before. It's very much like the display of their larger relative the Herring Gull.
Common Gulls are not all that common, and we don't see them in the park during their breeding season. I'd never seen a pair displaying before. It's very much like the display of their larger relative the Herring Gull.
🎬LIVE STREAM - Webcam restarts at☀️8AM &🌙8PM every day.
Black-headed Gulls and Common Terns nesting on the old torpedo platform, Lough Neagh.
LIVE LINK & EARLI...
🎬LIVE STREAM - Webcam restarts at☀️8AM &🌙8PM every day.
Black-headed Gulls and Common Terns nesting on the old torpedo platform, Lough Neagh.
LIVE LINK & EARLIER IN THE SEASON:
🔴https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-6d-Q5ZP9Cdid6_o_4qNeXSAw5wgn06X
Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest fresh water lake in the British Isles. It covers 151 square miles and is surrounded by six counties. This camera is mounted on The Old Torpedo Platform to monitor the nesting Terns and initially Black-headed Gulls.
More Information:
🟣Find out more about The Loch Neagh Partnership
👀https://loughneaghpartnership.org/
🎬LIVE STREAM - Webcam restarts at☀️8AM &🌙8PM every day.
Black-headed Gulls and Common Terns nesting on the old torpedo platform, Lough Neagh.
LIVE LINK & EARLIER IN THE SEASON:
🔴https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-6d-Q5ZP9Cdid6_o_4qNeXSAw5wgn06X
Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest fresh water lake in the British Isles. It covers 151 square miles and is surrounded by six counties. This camera is mounted on The Old Torpedo Platform to monitor the nesting Terns and initially Black-headed Gulls.
More Information:
🟣Find out more about The Loch Neagh Partnership
👀https://loughneaghpartnership.org/
In this video, we learn about the common gull.
QUICK FACTS:
• Lifespan: 24 years
• Length: 15.7 to 18 in
• Wingspan: 46.8 to 48 in
• Weight: 10 to 19 oz
• Family: Laridae
Description
The common gull, also known as the sea mew, is a medium-sized gull of the seabird family, Laridae. Its plumage is gray above and white below with black wingtips. It has yellow legs that become brighter during the breeding season.
In winter, the head is streaked gray and the bill has a faint black band near the tip. They may be confused with ring-billed gulls. Sexes are alike, and juveniles have dark-brown scalloped plumage and pink legs. There are three recognized subspecies of the common gull.
Vocalizations: Call and song
The common call is a high-pitched cry.
Distribution and range
Common gulls are found across Eurasia. The closely-related short-billed gull of North America is often thought to be conspecific. But authorities have placed them in separate species.
Habitat
They inhabit wetlands, marshes, and coastal environments, including beaches and estuaries.
Diet and feeding habits
Common gulls are opportunistic feeders, but they mostly feed on fish, worms, mollusks, and crustaceans. They also eat insects, rodents, berries, and grains. When food is scarce, they even resort to cannibalism, preying on hatchlings and young sea birds, often of the same species. They also scavenge human food scraps and dead animals that wash ashore.
Nesting and breeding
They breed in colonies near water. The nest is usually on the ground and is made of twigs, grasses, strips of bark, moss, and seaweed. The female typically lays three eggs and the incubation period lasts around 25 days on average. They fledge in a month and are fully independent at about two months.
Status and conservation
Like other gulls, they play an important role as cleaners in the ecosystem, owing to their scavenging ways. For this reason, they are protected in some regions. The global population of common gulls is estimated at around one million pairs, with over 80 percent of the population in Europe.
#avibirds #bird #birdwatching #commongull #gull #laruscanus
Love them or hate them, you can't (or shouldn't) ignore gulls. Build up your gull ID skills by learning to recognise two ideal reference species from this versatile and varied family: Common Gull and Herring Gull.
The common gull or sea mew is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in this species, which may be known collectively as "mew gull". Many common gulls migrate further south in winter. @VividVancouver
Common Gulls are not all that common, and we don't see them in the park during their breeding season. I'd never seen a pair displaying before. It's very much like the display of their larger relative the Herring Gull.
🎬LIVE STREAM - Webcam restarts at☀️8AM &🌙8PM every day.
Black-headed Gulls and Common Terns nesting on the old torpedo platform, Lough Neagh.
LIVE LINK & EARLIER IN THE SEASON:
🔴https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-6d-Q5ZP9Cdid6_o_4qNeXSAw5wgn06X
Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest fresh water lake in the British Isles. It covers 151 square miles and is surrounded by six counties. This camera is mounted on The Old Torpedo Platform to monitor the nesting Terns and initially Black-headed Gulls.
More Information:
🟣Find out more about The Loch Neagh Partnership
👀https://loughneaghpartnership.org/
The common gull (European and Asian subspecies; see below) or mew gull (North American subspecies) Larus canus is a medium-sized gull which breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe and northwestern North America. It migrates further south in winter. Its name does not indicate that it is an abundant species, but that during the winter it feeds on common land, short pasture used for grazing.
Description
Adult common gulls are 40–46cm long, noticeably smaller than the herring gull, and slightly smaller than the ring-billed gull, also differing from the latter in its shorter, more tapered bill with a more greenish shade of yellow, as well as being unmarked during the breeding season. The body is grey above and white below. The legs are greenish-yellow. In winter, the head is streaked grey, and the bill often has a poorly defined blackish band near the tip (sometimes sufficiently obvious to cause confusion with ring-billed gull). They have black wingtips with large white "mirrors". Young birds have scaly black-brown upperparts and a neat wing pattern, and grey legs. They take two to three years to reach maturity. The call is a high-pitched "laughing" cry.