A species of bird has been born at a nature reserve in Lincolnshire for the first time in its history. The Mediterranean gull chick was spotted by volunteers at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust's Whisby ...

An east European seabird, which used to be a rare visitor to the UK, is fast becoming a widely established and still expanding nesting species – after a long, slow start. The breeding population of ...

For the first time in 28 years, a Mediterranean Gull has been spotted at Dubai's Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, according to veteran wildlife expert Reza Khan. The rare sighting was made on July 26 ...

The Mediterranean gull is about 37-39 centimetres long with a wingspan of 94-98cm. They are a rare breeding species found on estuaries here all year round. The adults in breeding plumage have a ...

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They once mainly bred near the Black Sea, but the Mediterranean gull is now commonly seen in Kent I rarely go out without my binoculars. When I do, I feel rather tense, in case an unusual bird should ...

Britain may be heading out of the EU, but a rare Mediterranean gull - a species normally found around the shores of Greece, Turkey and the Black Sea - has taken residence at the Harbour Estate in ...

A nature reserve in Lincolnshire has welcomed the birth of a baby Mediterranean gull for the first time. Mediterranean gulls first nested in the UK in 1968 and sightings of them have become more ...

Once its breeding range was confined to the marshes of eastern Europe. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as ...

A large colony of black-headed gulls has recently been joined by similar-looking Mediterranean gulls Hundreds of eggs belonging to a protected species of bird have been stolen from an important ...