Herring gull (Larus argentatus) on chimney pots in city, Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), hitching a ride on the Skomer Island ferry, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

A juvenile Herring Gull is seen closeup in Keyport, New Jersey. The background is a blue sky on a beautiful autumn day.

European Herring gull (Larus argentatus), declined due to less fish but a common scavenger, New Quay, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) following fishing boat. Firth of Forth off Bass Rock, Scotland, UK

Herring gull (Larus argentatus) with gannet (Morus bassanus) following fishing boat. Firth of Forth off Bass Rock, Scotland, UK

Herring gulls (Larus argentatus), following fishing boat with Bass Rock behind, Firth of Forth, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult herring gull (Larus argentatus) standing on wooden post by Looe harbour with houses in the background, Looe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Seagull on vantage point in Clifden bay, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Herring Gulls in St Ives harbour at high tide, Cornwall, UK.

Black Headed Gull (Larus ridibundas) and Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) juvenile taking off from pond with winter plumage . Maryhill Canal, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

A herring gull chick pecking its way out of the egg using its egg tooth on the end of its beak

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) juvenile taking off from pond with winter plumage . Maryhill Canal, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK

A lesser black backed gull chick at Europes largest Gull Colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls on Walney Island near Barrow in Funress, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Herring gull (Larus argentatus) adult standing in freshwater stream flowing across Polzeath beach, Cornwall, UK.

Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight, Cardigan Bay, West Wales, UK (RR)

Herring Gull eggs (Larus argentatus). Grande Moie, Sark, British Channel Islands

A herring gull nesting at Workington port in front of a mountain of scrap metal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) juvenile foraging in water looking for crabs. Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) flying low over waterHerring Gull (Larus argentatus) flying low over water. Oban, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Herring Gull chick (Larus argentatus). Grande Moie, Sark, British Channel Islands

Herring Gull, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, UK (rr)

Herring gull (Larus argentatus) Cardigan Bay, West Wales, UK (RR)

Adult herring gull (Larus argentatus) in Southeast Alaska, USA.

Herring gull in flight

Herring Gull in flight, Larus argentatus, Scandinavia, Europe

View over Kiel Fjord to Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), shipbuilding company, with a pair of herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), juvenile

Larus argentatus, Herring Gull

California, Santa Barbara, Seagulls flying overhead.

Herring Gull flying against blue sky