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| Image Description: |
Two Black Headed Gull eggs in the nest |
| Image notes: |
A nest in a patch of Iris shows the ground is wet. |
| Species in Image: |
Black Headed Gull |
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| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01352 |
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| Common Name |
Black Headed Gull |
| Latin Name |
Larus ridibundus |
| Shetland Name |
Hoodie Maa |
| Latin Group Name |
Charadriiformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Laridae |
| Common Family Name |
Gulls |
| Description |
Quite common breeding bird. Most winter south of Shetland, returning to their breeding territory in April. Numbers may be slowly declining. |
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