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366W5174_swoop.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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366W5197_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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366W5222_defend.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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366W5225_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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366W5234_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Herring Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9591_egg.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull nest
 
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IMG_9599_chick.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull Chick
 
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IMG_9600_eider down.jpg An Eider Ducks nest on walney Island Cumbria UK
 
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IMG_9601_eider.jpg An Eider Ducks nest on walney Island Cumbria UK
 
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IMG_9606_nest.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull nest
 
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IMG_9609_nest.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull nest
 
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IMG_9612_gull nest.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull nest
 
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IMG_9613_eggs.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull nest
 
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IMG_9616_nest.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull nest
 
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IMG_9632_hatched.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows  Lesser black Backed Gull Chicks
 
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IMG_9647_nestlings.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows
 
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IMG_9661_young.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows
 
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IMG_9667_chick.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows Lesser Black Backed Gull Chicks
 
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IMG_9673_nestling.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows Lesser Black Backed Gull Chicks
 
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IMG_9674_egg tooth.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows Lesser Black Backed Gull Chicks
 
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IMG_9679_cannibalism.jpg A young Lesser Black Backed Gull that has been canibalised and eaten by other gulls on walney island Cumbria UK
 
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IMG_9681_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9685_attack.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9687_target.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9690_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9695_swoop.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9696_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9706_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9714_calling.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9727_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9732_gull.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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IMG_9742_dive bomb.jpg The south tip of Walney Island off Barrow in Furness in Cumbria hosts a massive mixed colony of Herring and Lesser Black Backed Gulls. Research shows that like many bird species they are nesting earlier in response to climate change. They are also being negatively impacted by a change in food supply. As the surrounding seas warm plankton migrate further north leading to a reduction in sand eels and other fish species that many seabirds depend on to feed their chicks. This picture shows a Lesser black Backed Gull dive bombing an intruder to defend its nest
 
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