Winter Herring Gull On History Visit To Firth Of Tay By Dundee Tayside Scotland

Tour Scotland Winter 4K short afternoon travel video clip of a Herring Gull preening by the Firth of Tay on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Dundee, Tayside, Britain, United kingdom. ( in the background is the Tay Railway Bridge ) Herring Gulls are the quintessential gray and white, pink legged seagull. They're the most familiar gulls of the North Sea. Herring Gulls prey on marine invertebrates, fish, insects, smaller seabirds, and even on adults, young, and eggs of other gulls. Along rocky shores, they take mussels, crabs, sea urchins, and crayfish. Gulls, like all other birds, are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act. From a gull's point of view the city of Dundee environment and riverside location offers several advantages. There is no natural predator, little disturbance, and plenty of roofs on which to nest. In addition, ambient temperature in town can be 3 - 4 degrees centigrade higher than the surrounding countryside, enabling earlier breeding. Street lighting also allows the gulls to feed at night as well as during the day, though they can travel very far in search of food if required. The Firth of Tay, Scottish Gaelic: Linne Tatha, is an estuary in Scotland between the council areas of Fife, Perth and Kinross, the City of Dundee and Angus, into which Scotland's largest river in terms of flow, the River Tay empties. The River Tay, Scottish Gaelic: Tatha, is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui mountain, Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laoigh, then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochart, Loch Iubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay, in the centre of Scotland, then south east through Perth, where it becomes tidal, to its mouth at the Firth of Tay, south of Dundee in Tayside. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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