Another gull from my upcoming set... The Little Gull is the smallest gull in the world, measuring a little larger than a jay at 9.4 to 11.0 inches (24-28 cm). They are found in the palearctic, having a wide distribution breeding range from northern Scandinavia and the eastern Baltic Sea to eastern Siberia. They also breed in North America around the Great Lakes. It is a migratory species which winters along the coasts of Europe as far south as the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas. They are uncommon in the western Pacific. In North America they winter along the Atlantic coasts in small numbers, as far south as the Carolinas. They eat mostly invertebrates, such as dragonflies, beetles and midges. They nest in areas of dense vegetation where there are emergent or plants with floating leaves in shallow freshwater bodies, slow-moving rivers, marshes and bogs, occasionally using coastal lagoons or other brackish water habitats. When they migrate, this species is coastal but may be found inland in some conditions. They also winter on the coast where there are sand and mud substrates and at river mouths and even out to sea.