Any ideas welcomed

[simon1]

Hi,

I know that the following photographs will not give sufficient information for a definite ID of this gull, but I would be most interested to know what your ideas would be for the most likely candidate.
It was photographed (by me) on 28/01/11 at a gull roost in Hampshire, England.
The bird to which I refer is at the bottom left of the following photo showing strange wear to the tail and wing trailing edges:

https://picasaweb.google.com/laytonsimo ... 0999033458

There are several photos of this bird in the same folder accessed by use of the arrows above the photo.
Many thanks for your time,
kind regards
Simon

[lou bertalan]

hi simon

looks like a herring gull with an interesting aberrant tail pattern - little pigmentation in the tip of tail feathers.

lou

[simon1]

Thanks Lou,

I thought the bill a bit strange too, but hard to tell in the photos I know

kind regards

Simon