Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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Gathers in dense flocks at harbours in winter; do not hand-feed. Never handle a dead or grounded bird bare-handed — gulls can carry avian influenza and Salmonella.
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Summer hood is chocolate brown, not black, and covers only the face — the nape stays white
In winter the head turns white, leaving one dark comma-shaped spot behind the eye
Long white wedge along the leading edge of the wing in flight, with dark grey underwing
Slim bill and legs dark red, versus the heavy yellow bill and yellow legs of the yellow-legged gull
Half the bulk of a yellow-legged gull, with buoyant pigeon-like flight in wheeling flocks
