The black-headed gull is actually a chocolate-brown headed gull! And for much of the year, it's head even turns white. Look out for it in large, noisy flocks on a variety of habitats.

The lesser-black backed gull can be spotted around the coast in summer, with the biggest colony on Walney Island, Cumbria. Look for it over fields, landfill sites and reservoirs during winter.

This huge gull can be seen around most of the UK's coasts in summer, with some venturing inland in winter.

A bright red beetle, with black legs and knobbly antennae, the red-headed cardinal beetle lives up to its name. Look for it in woodland, along hedgerows and in parks and gardens over summer.

Once a rare visitor to the UK, this striking gull is now found nesting here in large colonies.

The herring gull is the typical 'seagull' of our seaside resorts, though our coastal populations have declined in recent decades.