Birds and wildlife
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinusGroup: Gulls and ternsUK Conservation status:AmberGreat Black-backed Gull
How to identify
A very large, thick-set black-backed gull, with a powerful beak. Adults are blacker than the smaller Lesser Black-backed Gull. It has a heavy flight and can look quite hunched when perched. It will fight off other gulls and chase them to snatch food.Call
Great Black-backed Gull
Stuart Fisher / xeno-canto
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