What's this gull?

[cazmanian_minx]

Think it's a young one, but not sure which - s/he got surprised by a wave!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2787270474_25f5fd906b_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22544094@N00/2787270474/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/2787270358_1c5d682b44_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22544094@N00/2787270358/in/photostream)

[Aaldtimer]

It's a 1st year Lesser black-backed gull I think.

[cazmanian_minx]

Thank you :)

[nirofo]

It's a Herring Gull.

nirofo

[Aaldtimer]

I'll stick with my opinion. Justify your's Nirofo.:confused

[scoter]

Looks like a first year Lesser Black-backed Gull. The shot of the flying bird shows a white lightly marked rump and the primary feathers appear all dark without a pale wedge.:D

[nirofo]

Here's a photo of a first Winter Herring Gull showing the same features as the bird in question, (that one being slightly overexposed incidentally). Here's a couple of web links to a Lesser-black Backed Gull in flight for comparison, this appears to be a first Winter bird.

nirofo.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o71/nirofo/HerringGullImmature3.jpg