The mantle colour was a shade or two darker than the Herring Gulls, as one would expect with michahellis.
Something disturbed the gulls and they all flew. Judging by the leg colour the bird in question is the right hand bird in near centre. Opinions appreciated.A note from Andy Lawson, Kent's well known gull enthusiast, put the following points in favour of L. michahellis, on a quick look at the photos.
Yellow-legs (but I photographed a YL Herring at the weekend)
Square back of the head.
Long wings.
Darker grey upperparts (than nearby Herring Gulls).
white head (it's effectively in summer plumage).
small, white tips to primaries.
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Looks fine for a mich to me...legs to bright for a Caspian, mantle looks too dark, but notoriously difficult to tell shades of grey from pics although nearby argenteus are noticeably more silvery. Good wing tip pattern for mich with small mirror on P9 and strong black mark on P5, also lacks the grey tongues a Caspo would show.
Hope that helps
Cheers
Davo
PS found you via Warren
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