Went to Attenorough yesterday and my attention was drawn to this immature gull with a partticularly attenuated rear end and quite a long bill with tapering forecrown. Being far from expert I rattled off phographs until the camera battery gave out and I'm still not happy with what I've got. Apart from the structure, it looks very pale and worn for a Herring. Something about it doesn't suggest Herring. My initial thought was nominate Lesser Black-backed Gull but it still looks a bit pale.
Link to the photographs: http://www.facebook.com/media/…..9266483730
Before anybody says, yes there is a bit of overexposure under the birds chin. The legs were a pale flesh colour. Note the bill structure and colouration. These are what drew my attention to it (that and it was the onl large gull).
Simon
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hi simon sorry i have not got back to you the geneorator is out on loan its down south his dad took it on holiday in the caravan he uses it for the van as there id no elictric on site he wont be back for another 3 weeks so thats a no no for that shame about it just hope it works when he gets it down there ,, im up to the neck decorating but hope to be finished in a bit what date was the moth night will try and get as things have got a bit ectic this end went on that donkins site for the tubes there pretty cheap think there about £2 some think for a pack of ten i might have read it wrong i only want a couple just for ladybirde flys or small insects
take care
mick