Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
(Herring Gull)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLarus argentatus (Herring Gull)
GenusLarus (gulls, sea gulls, seagulls)
FamilyLARIDAE (sea gulls)
OrderCHARADRIIFORMES (plovers and sea birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) :
1: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
16 Mar 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Second winter
Image 1: Second winter - sitting - lateral view
2: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
16 Mar 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult - summer plumage
Image 1: Adult - summer plumage - on water
3: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
16 Mar 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Immature - second winter plumage
Image 1: Second winterImage 2: Second winter - lateral view
4: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
22 Dec 2014 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adults, in winter plumage, on beach
Image 1: Two adults in winter plumage - lateral view
5: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
4 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, in car park
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - anterior viewImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view
6: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2nd winter juvenile, in car park
Image 1: Second winter - anterior viewImage 2: Second winter - front three-quarter viewImage 3: Second winter - head down - lateral viewImage 4: Second winter - lateral viewImage 5: Second winter - lateral view (2)Image 6: Second winter - lateral view (3)Image 7: Second winter - sitting - lateral viewImage 8: Second winter - stretching
7: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
1st winter juvenile, in car park
Image 1: First winter juvenile - front three-quarter viewImage 2: First winter juvenile - lateral viewImage 3: First winter juvenile - lateral view (2)Image 4: First winter juvenile - lateral view (3)Image 5: First winter juvenile - lateral view - on one legImage 6: First winter juvenile - sitting - lateral view
8: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
winter plumage, in car park
Image 1: Adult - winter plumage - anterior viewImage 2: Adult - winter plumage - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (2)Image 4: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (3)Image 5: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (4)Image 6: Adult - winter plumage - lateral view (5)
9: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
First winter juveniles
Image 1: First winter juvenile - anterior viewImage 2: First winter juvenile - lateral viewImage 3: First winter juvenile - lateral view (2)Image 4: First winter juvenile - lateral view (3)Image 5: First winter juvenile - lateral view (4)Image 6: First winter juvenile - lateral view (5)Image 7: First winter juvenile - posterior viewImage 8: First winter juvenile - posterior view (2)
10: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
3 Dec 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2nd winter juvenile
Image 1: Second winter - body - posterior view - close-upImage 2: Second winter - head - lateral view - close-up
11: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
first winter juvenile, in car park
Image 1: First winter juvenile - about to drinkImage 2: First winter juvenile - about to drink (2)Image 3: First winter juvenile - about to drink (3)Image 4: First winter juvenile - lateral viewImage 5: First winter juvenile - lateral view (2)Image 6: First winter juvenile - lateral view (3)
12: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
second winter juvenile, in car park
Image 1: Second winter - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Second winter - lateral viewImage 3: Second winter - lateral view (2)Image 4: Second winter - rear three-quarter view
13: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
First winter juvenile.
Image 1: First winter juvenile - front three-quarter viewImage 2: First winter juvenile - front three-quarter view (2)Image 3: First winter juvenile - head - lateral view - close-upImage 4: First winter juvenile - lateral viewImage 5: First winter juvenile - on water - anterior viewImage 6: First winter juvenile - on water - front three-quarter viewImage 7: First winter juvenile - on water - lateral viewImage 8: First winter juvenile - on water - lateral view (2)Image 9: First winter juvenile - paddling - posterior viewImage 10: First winter juvenile - rear three quarter viewImage 11: First winter juvenile - wing - lateral view - close-up
14: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
31 Oct 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Disabled adult /third winter juvenile
Image 1: Disabled adult /third winter (front) and first winter (rear)Image 2: Disabled adult /third winter (front) and first winter (rear) (2)Image 3: Disabled adult /third winter - lateral viewImage 4: Disabled adult /third winter - lateral view (2)Image 5: Disabled adult /third winter - rear three-quarter view
15: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
24 May 2014 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - summer plumage - front three quarter viewImage 2: Adult - summer plumage - front three quarter view (2)Image 3: Adult - summer plumage - lateral viewImage 4: Adult - summer plumage - lateral view (2)
16: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
28 Jun 2008 OSGR: TA27 54° 10’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
adults and young on cliff top
Image 1: Adults with two young, on cliff top
17: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
19 Jun 2008 OSGR: TQ91 50° 60’ N, 0° 50’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Standing on litter bin
Image 1: Summer plumage - standing on litter bin
18: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
11 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Summer plumage - lateral viewImage 2: Summer plumage - lateral view (2)Image 3: Summer plumage - lateral view (3)Image 4: Summer plumage - lateral view (4)Image 5: Summer plumage - lateral view - looking at groundImage 6: Summer plumage - perched on rock - front three-quarter viewImage 7: Two birds, one with a feather on its beakImage 8: Two birds, one with a feather on its beak (2)
19: Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
12 Mar 2000 OSGR: SY39 50° 40’ N, 2° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Adult - summer plumage - front three-quarter viewImage 2: Adult - summer plumage - lateral viewImage 3: Adult - summer plumage - lateral view (2)Image 4: Adult - summer plumage - lateral view - wing raisedImage 5: Preening

Larus argentatus (Herring Gull) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
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