Seagull eggs have been found to be contaminated with chemical additives used in plastic production. A study looked for evidence of phthalates – a group of chemicals added to plastics to keep them ...

I think gulls are great, and I’m especially fond of the so-called white-headed gulls: the group of species that includes the familiar Herring gull Larus argentatus, the black-backed gulls, and a list ...

The herring gull is perhaps our archetypical ‘seagull’ and adaptable to human influences, is a born survivor. These big, long-lived, highly intelligent birds are equally at home on sea cliffs or, like ...

Seagulls favor food that has been handled by humans, new research shows. Seagulls favour food that has been handled by humans, new research shows. Herring gulls were presented with two identical food ...

A cruel act of animal abuse has left a herring gull dead and two swans injured. The birds were targeted by slingshot-wielding youths at a park a popular spot for wildlife lovers. On Tuesday, January ...

A baby herring gull who was injured when children allegedly threw rocks at him has sadly died despite heroic efforts to save his life. The juvenile gull, named Fred, was found by a family at ...

Herring gulls can be found "around our coasts and inland around rubbish tips, fields, large reservoirs and lakes, especially during winter", the RSPB says A nature reserve in a landlocked county has ...