Coming in to Land
Introduction
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Coming in to Land
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 23 Jun 2016
A Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) landing at Queen's Park lake. Definitely not a 'seagull', the Black-headed Gull (whose head is actually more of a chocolate-brown colour than black) is the commonest inland gull, particularly in Northern England, Scotland and Wales (http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/blackheadedgull/index.aspx - RSPB). As is the case with many gulls, it had previously been placed in the genus Larus.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.578738
Longitude
-2.447015