Adult bird in winter plumage. This species began breeding in Ireland in recent years. The small breeding population is augmented by winter visitors from continental Europe. Ringing data indicates Belgium and Holland as sources for birds wintering on the Dublin coast.
inland s Britain and e Spain to sw Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan
Nonbreeding Range Subregions
coasts of e North Atlantic from s Ireland and Britain to Canary Is. (Macaronesia, w of nw Africa) and wc Africa; Black Sea, and throughout Mediterranean and associated seas
Very similar to [Black-headed Gull] but note slightly smaller size, and no black in tail. Found along Mediterranean coast and on the Atlantic ocean from France to northwest Africa, and the Black Sea has a large population.
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
EU
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
