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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oystercatchers, Haematopus ostralegus and Herring Gulls, Larus argentatus at lake Schloppsee, Langeoog Island, National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, North Sea, East Frisian Islands, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Seagull, Larus argentatus

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

gull, Larus argentatus, Norway, Atlantic ocean, north atlantic ocean