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Never numerous, this predatory gull pays close attendance to other seabird colonies.
Small numbers breed at several properties, though never more that 100 pairs.
Food: Wide variety of food, voracious predator, scavenger and food pirate. Kills birds such as Manx Shearwater at night on Shearwater colonies.
Nest Site: Small islands and islets, tops of sea stacks. Mound of seaweed and other vegetation.
Breeding: Mid April to mid June where they 2-3 eggs.
Wintering: Resident in the UK.
Distribution: UK, southern Ireland, Faeroes, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia.
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