It is a coastal bird inhabiting rocky, muddy and sandy shores and is often found around seabird colonies.

It is found on rocky coasts and in the vicinity of other colonies of seabirds, slaughterhouses, sewage outflows and farmyards.

It feeds on carrion, offal, bird eggs, nestlings, marine invertebrates and other natural food.

[3] It also takes advantage of the activities of marine mammals to scavenge for dead fish, placentae and faeces, which are a major attraction.

[1] Dolphin gulls nest in small colonies of up to 200 pairs and are usually on low cliffs, sand or shingle beaches, headlands or marshy depressions.