Glaucous Gull

Larus hyperboreus

Scarce in Britain, one was seen by Graham White on the 20th of February during an influx to London in the cold winter of 1985-86 - the only record here. This ‘white-winged’ Arctic species is the second largest gull in the world.

Number in Britain: 150 birds (Winter)

Status:

in London: scarce winter visitor in varying numbers, more regular in cold weather.

in UK: Winter visitor

Habitat: Seacoasts, lakes

Diet: Omnivorous, but mostly animals including other seabirds, also scavenges and pirates food

• Systematic List of the Birds of Stoke Newington Reservoirs / Woodberry Wetlands

Data from the London Natural History Society (LNHS) and British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)