Lesser Black-backed Gull
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the lesser black-backed gull.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Steve Backshall presents the lesser black-backed gull.
These smart gulls are charcoal grey on top and white beneath. Like herring gulls, their close relatives LBBs have moved into urban areas and now breed on flat roofs in the centre of cities. It seems almost any flat surface will do. In just three hours, one bird in Gloucester built a nest on a car roof and laid an egg in.
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Lesser Black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Broadcasts
- Tue 23 Jul 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 2 Jun 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 17 Jun 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 21 Feb 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 11 Nov 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 21 Jan 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 21 Nov 2023 05:58BBC Radio 4
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