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| Image Description: |
A flock of gulls on the water and in the air |
| Image notes: |
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| Species in Image: |
Herring Gull, Great Skua, Lesser Black-Backed Gull |
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| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01524 |
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| Common Name |
Lesser Black-Backed Gull |
| Latin Name |
Larus fuscus |
| Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Laridae |
| Common Family Name |
Gulls |
| Description |
Breeding bird and passage migrant. This species has been declining slowly for many years. It's main breeding colonies in Shetland are on the most northerly island, Unst. |
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