Common Tern

May 23, 2021

Slightly larger than the Black-headed Gull, which is a reference for identification, this gull has longer, red legs and a thicker, blunter, red bill with a black band at the end. In summer it has a black hood that covers its nape and a white eye ring makes it easily...

Mediterranean Gull

May 22, 2021

Slightly larger than the Black-headed Gull, which is a reference for identification, this gull has longer, red legs and a thicker, blunter, red bill with a black band at the end. In summer it has a black hood that covers its nape and a white eye ring makes it easily...

Black Tern

May 18, 2021

This small summer “tern” is strikingly dark in summer, with black plumage covering its breast, neck and head, and its back and the upper side of its wings are plain grey. The legs and bill are dark. In winter, it has a different appearance, the black is...

Sandwich Tern

May 18, 2021

A large tern, as the name anticipates, the legs are black at all ages and relatively short. The body is white, with a light, chalk-coloured upperpart. The head has a black hood running from the upper base of the bill, under the eyes and down to the nape. The head...

Lesser Black-backed Gull

May 18, 2021

The general appearance is remarkably like that of the Yellow-legged Gull, including the size and colour of its bill and legs. One distinctive feature is that the feathers on the back and wings are dark grey, so that when perched the difference with the wingtips is not...