Gulls
Order: Charadriiformes. Family: Laridae Medium to large seabirds with grey, white and black plumage, webbed feet and strong bills. Many are opportunistic and adaptable feeders. There are about 56 species worldwide, 24 in Britain.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea | A rare vagrant |
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | A scarce winter visitor |
| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | A breeding summer visitor and resident species |
| Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | A rare vagrant |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | A rare vagrant |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | A resident breeding species |
| Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus | A winter visitor, occasional breeder |
| Ross's Gull | Rhodostethia rosea | A rare vagrant |
| Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | A rare vagrant |
| Franklin's Gull | Larus pipixcan | A rare vagrant |
| Mediterranean Gull | Larus melanocephalus | A breeding summer visitor |
| Audouin's Gull | Larus audouinii | A rare vagrant |
| Great Black-headed Gull | Larus ichthyaetus | B rare vagrant |
| Common Gull | Larus canus | A resident breeding species, winter visitor & passage migrant |
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | A scarce winter visitor & passage migrant |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | A resident breeding species and passage migrant |
| European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | A resident breeding species |
| Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | A non-breeding late-summer visitor and passage migrant, has bred |
| Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | A rare winter visitor |
| American Herring Gull | Larus smithsonianus | A rare vagrant |
| Iceland Gull | Larus glaucoides | A rare winter visitor |
| Glaucous-winged Gull | Larus glaucescens | A rare vagrant |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | A rare winter visitor, has bred |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | A resident breeding species and passage migrant |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Great Britain
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