Yellow legged gull second winter or Herring Gull 3 winter?

[Javier Marchamalo]

When I saw this gull I annotated YLG of second winter, but now I have seen that your legs are pink.
Too, I belive that has the terminal band of the wide and white tail, in YLG would be totally black.
Is possible that was one HG of third winter?. I am not sure.
Some suggestion?
Javier Marchamalo

[Ruud Altenburg]

Hallo Javier,

it's not that unusual for YLG (and LBBGs) to show pink(ish) legs until later in the year, e.g.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~daarruud/michahellis3a.html

In a 3w Herring I would expect to see more pronounced white tips to the primaries.

Cheers

Ruud