Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)

The 'song' of the Herring Gull is surely the sound of the seaside wherever you are in town or country, although you'll probably see more following the local tractors preparing the soil for the next crop. Don't get cross with them stealing your ice-cream just marvel at their tenacity and bravado, and their magnificent aerobatic skills.

Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

A very pretty but rather noisy gull especially when welcoming the partner back to the nest. At least they do make nests unlike some gulls, albeit rather messy ones full of detritus from the shoreline or harbour. This one is from the colony that nests in the old castle wall at Dunbar harbour, East Lothian.