Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus

Large dark-backed gull with yellow legs

Habitat: marshes, estuaries, shores, fields, moors and sea

Mainly passage migrant and winter visitor, with a few breeding in Essex

Large dark-backed gull with yellow bill with red spot and yellow legs; young are mottled, taking three years to get adult plumage

Cruise over coast and sea, scavenging for crabs and small fish; also seen inland

Eats virtually anything

Nest is a lined hollow on flat ground

1 Brood April to June; 3 olive eggs blotched brown