Birds by Name – H
Herring Gull
The Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, is a large, squawking gull found on coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes. It grows up to a length of around 66 cm.
Adults have light grey backs, white under parts, and black wing tips with distinctive white ‘mirrors’. Their legs are pink, with webbed feet and they have slightly hooked bills marked with a red spot.
Juveniles are a mottled brown. Herring Gulls are scavengers and will eat almost anything and everything.
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: L. argentatus
