No.299 Herring Gull Larus argentatus

L=60cm

Rank : 3
Winter Visitor
Large gull visiting in winter (usually fromNovember to March next year) to middle- or down-stream of Asakawa River insmall numbers. Usually seen alone; sometimes pecking at dead carps onshallows.

Herring Gull (Adult : winter plumage)

Herring Gull (Foraging)