Larus michahellis
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Rooftop-nesting birds dive at people near the nest and chicks between May and July. Do not hand-feed them. Never handle a dead or sick gull bare-handed — gulls can carry avian influenza and Salmonella.
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Legs bright yellow, unlike the dark red legs of the small gulls wintering in harbours
A single red spot on the lower mandible of the heavy yellow bill; chicks peck at it to beg
Mid-grey wings with black tips containing white mirror spots
Head stays pure white year-round, developing neither a brown mask nor an ear spot in winter
Immatures stay mottled brown with dark bills for four years, and are often mistaken for another species
