argentatus, or just an odd LBBG?

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Hi friends,

this gull called my attention a week ago, among thousands of LBBG. At first glance, it looks like a Herring to me, but a dark one.

Or it's simply an odd Larus fuscus?

Friends from the North, I'm sure you can help with this.

Cheers and thx!

Gabi

[JanJ]

HEllo Gabi.

In my eyes your gull looks like a straightforward Herring Gull /argentatus/argenteus. However, the tail pattern seems a bit atypical, lacking the uniform dark band. The inner primary pattern fits a Herring well with dark subterminal spots being the darkest part.

Jan