The most widespread pink-legged gull in North America, the herring is common in the east and mainly a winter visitor in the west. Hybrids can be locally common (mainly in the wescat). Polytypic.

Ringbills commonly mix with herring gulls, which lack the black ring on their bill, and also have a much larger wingspan stretching nearly 60 inches.

A young gull has been spotted at a beauty spot just outside the city with a piece of rubbish stuck around its neck. The herring gull ... These can be picked up at the Flint Barn Cafe and returned with ...