Common Gull (Mew Gull) Larus canus

Common Gull
Common Gull
The Common Gull breeds in northern Eurasia and northwest America. The above two photos are by Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy.
Common Gull
Common Gull
In North America it is known as the Mew Gull (also an Old English variant). The above two photos of Common Gulls are also by Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy.
Common Gull
Common Gull
Common Gull
The Common Gull has a silver-grey back and wings with black wing-tips and white "mirrors". It is much smaller than the Herring Gull and has pale greeny-yellow legs. It sometimes has a black ring on its beak and its head is streaky grey in winter.
Common Gull
Common Gull
Common Gull
Its "Common" name derives from flocks that feed on "common" land and sports fields; it is not the most common of gulls.
Common Gull Sub-adults have grey legs
Common Gulls Common Gull with Black-headed Gull
Common Gull The wing mirrors
Common Gull
Common Gull in flight
Common Gull in flight