Contributor
Date
Location
- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - 1
- Playback
- Playback not used
Media notes
Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull hunting/attempting to catch Feral Pigeons.
Observation details
Including one adult hunting Feral Pigeons by the southern entrance. Seen walking around among a flock of pigeons resting on the ground, making short runs at them, causing birds to move about which seemingly created an opportunity to single out one to attack. It caught one on the ground and then flew off with it but the pigeon escaped. The gull already had blood on its bill before this so had caught pigeons here recently enough (as well as recorded catching and eating them here on 6th June https://ebird.org/checklist/S70106785). Surprised to see the pigeons so relaxed in the presence of this predator walking freely amongst them. Often no obvious or dramatic flush response from the prey.
Additional species
- Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia (Feral Pigeon)
Technical information
- Camera
- iPhone 6S
- Microphone
- Accessories
- Original file size
- 82.53 MB