Laridae

• Anous
• Chlidonias
• Chroicocephalus
• Creagrus
• Gelochelidon
• Gygis
• Hydrocoloeus
• Hydroprogne
• Ichthyaetus
• Larosterna
• Larus
• Leucophaeus
• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

  A gull that gathers around watersides and visits Japan mainly in winter.

• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

  The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a large gull with a dark gray back and white body. It breeds from northern Europe to western Siberia and moves south for winter.

• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

  A tern with a thick black bill that takes prey from the air, ground, and water surface rather than plunge-diving.

• European Herring Gull Larus argentatus

  The European Herring Gull is a large gull commonly seen in Britain and Ireland. Its grey back and pink legs help identify it.

• Common Gull Larus canus

  A relatively small gull seen year-round in the UK, along coasts, wetlands, and farmland.

• Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

  The Caspian Gull is a gull with a white head, long pale bill and long wings. In Britain, some arrive in late summer or autumn and spend the winter.

• Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

  A gull that searches for fish at sea and gathers to breed on UK cliffs in spring and summer.

• Black Tern Chlidonias niger

  The North American subspecies of Black Tern flies over freshwater wetlands during breeding and catches small fish and insects.

• Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

  A tern that travels from Arctic breeding grounds to Antarctic waters with the seasons. In Britain, it breeds along northern coasts.

• Common Tern Sterna hirundo

  A migratory bird with long, narrow wings and a forked tail that plunges into water to catch fish.

• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

  The world's largest tern, with a large red bill. It pursues fish along coasts and on inland lakes and rivers.

• Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus

  A large gull of the North Atlantic coast. Adults have broad black wings and back, a white head, and a large yellow bill.