DSP05604 - Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
An uncommon passage and winter visitor, seen mainly between October to January.
The breeding season starts from early April mainly around the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea but in Europe it has been spreading north and west and now breeds in Poland and Eastern Germany.
Traditionally, its wintering areas are from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf and Western India but increasing numbers now disperse into Europe, into countries such as Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Small numbers are now seen in the UK, especially in the South-East, East Anglia and the Midlands. Can be quite difficult to separate from the similar Herring Gull and Yellow-legged Gull.
Attenborough NR, Nottingham
DSP05604 - Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
An uncommon passage and winter visitor, seen mainly between October to January.
The breeding season starts from early April mainly around the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea but in Europe it has been spreading north and west and now breeds in Poland and Eastern Germany.
Traditionally, its wintering areas are from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf and Western India but increasing numbers now disperse into Europe, into countries such as Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Small numbers are now seen in the UK, especially in the South-East, East Anglia and the Midlands. Can be quite difficult to separate from the similar Herring Gull and Yellow-legged Gull.
Attenborough NR, Nottingham