BID IDNIFCTIN UDE E
| Published date | 21 March 2021 |
| Date | 21 March 2021 |
| Publication title | People, The |
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of the bird as known in the UK and a data set that tells you the following information: • Length: the length of the bird from tip of tail to tip of bill • Wingspan: the length of the outstretched wings from wingtip to wingtip • Social unit: the size of the group the bird is usually found in If you want to find out more detailed information about each bird, turn to the back page of this pullout to see some bird books from DK.
SEABIRDS
Adapted to life at sea, these birds are swift fl iers and skilled swimmers and divers. Some spend much of their lives at sea, visiting land just to breed. Others live along the coast and even inland.
BLACK GUILLEMOT Length 30-32 cm Wingspan 52-58 cm Social unit Small flocks
GUILLEMOT Length 38-54 cm Wingspan 64-73 cm Social unit Small flocks
PUFFIN Length 26-29 cm Wingspan 47-63 cm Social unit Small flocks
RAZORBILL Length 37-39 cm Wingspan 63-67 cm Social unit Small flocks
BLACK-HEADED GULL Length 34-37 cm Wingspan 1-1.1 m
COMMON GULL Length 38-44 cm Wingspan 1.05-1.25 m
ARCTIC TERN Length 32-35 cm Wingspan 80-95 cm
COMMON TERN Length 31-35 cm Wingspan 82-95
KITTIWAKE Length 38-40 cm Wingspan 0.95-1.1m Social unit Large flocks
GOLDEN PLOVER Length 26-29 cm Wingspan 67-76 cm Social unit Winter flocks
LAPWING Length 28-31 cm Wingspan 70-76 cm
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL Length 52-67 cm Wingspan 1.28-1.48 m Social unit Large flocks
GREY PLOVER Length 27-30 cm Wingspan 71-83 cm Social unit Winter flocks
OYSTERCATCHER Length 40-45 cm Wingspan 80-85 cm
LITTLE TERN Length 22-24 cm Wingspan 48-55 cm Social unit Small flocks
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER Length 14-15 cm Wingspan 48-57 cm Social unit Winter flocks
SANDERLING Length 20-21 cm Wingspan 36-39 cm Social unit Winter flocks
SANDWICH TERN Length 36-41 cm Wingspan 95-105 cm Social unit Flocks
RINGED PLOVER Length 17-19 cm Wingspan 48-57 cm Social unit Winter flocks
SNIPE Length 25-28 cm Wingspan 37-43 cm Social unit Small flocks
FULMAR Length 45-50 cm Wingspan 1-1.12 m Social unit Flocks
GREENSHANK Length 30-35 cm Wingspan 53-60 cm Social unit Small fl
TURNSTONE Length 21-24 cm Wingspan 44-49 cm Social unit Flocks
GANNET Length 85-89 cm Wingspan 1.65-1.8 m Social unit Flocks
REDSHANK Length 27-29 cm Wingspan 45-52 cm Social unit Winter flocks
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