Sunday 24 April 2011

April part 8

Kingsbury water park 15th
Black headed gulls skim across the water feeding on beetles.
Black-headed gull (larus ridibundus) His head is actually a chocolate brown colour in summer and white in winter, Very common both at the coast and inland. nesting in colonies. Lays 3 eggs April - July. It is a scavenger feeding on scraps, crabs, snails, worms and insects.