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Larus sp.
Gull - the Yellow-legged Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gulls can be difficult to separate much of the time, both being descendants of the original Herring Gull. The underside of the leading Primary holds a clue, having a white patch almost to the tip on the YLG. With the bright sunlight almost washing out the grey marks on the head of the LBBG, which has 2 variable races here. Then there is the very similar Caspian Gull, only recently split from the YLG but also possible here although few officially confirmed sightings.
Coastal rocks
Spotted on Dec 25, 2016
Submitted on Jan 14, 2017
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