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Why do seagulls all face the same way when standing in a field?
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Not only seagulls but most flocks of birds, particularly plovers do this. They all face the wind direction so it doesn't ruffle their feathers - the wind just bounces off them. Taking to the air will always be windwards as this accelerates lift-off!
In conditions of calm they will face in any direction.