Little Gull

The little gull is the smallest gull species in the world, 24–28cm long with a wingspan of 62–69cm. Adults in breeding plumage have a black hood, dark red bill, bright red legs and sometimes a rosy flush to the underside. In non-breeding plumage they have a black cap and ear spot, white underparts, a black bill and duller red legs (Wikipedia, general species account).

It has a wide Palearctic distribution, breeding from northern Scandinavia and the eastern Baltic Sea to eastern Siberia, with small colonies around the Great Lakes in North America. It breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes and spends winter at sea; when migrating it is coastal (Wikipedia, general species account).