Gulls

Here are the 6 species of gull that you are most likely to spot along the Sunderland coastline.

Herring gull

The Herring gull is our most recognisable gull and likely the most vilified seabird globally. They have adapted…

The Lesser-black backed gull is a close cousin of the Herring gull. They can be identified by bright…

The world’s largest gull species, the Great black backed gull soars on a vast 1.7m wingspan. They are…

Our truest “seagull”, the Kittiwake spends the majority of the year far out at sea. This cliff-nesting species only…

The common gull is smaller and less striking than a Herring gull. Identified by its green/yellow leg and…

The Black-headed gull is the gull mostly likely encountered inland. Definitely not a “seagull”, these sociable birds breed…