Gulls, Surrey UK (1 Viewer)

[rylirk]

At Holmethorpe Watercolour Lagoons today. A juvenile Caspian Gull was reported on site shortly after I left, but I'm hopeless with identifying juvs... I was wondering if by chance I managed to get the bird in one of these photos? In particular I was thnking 2nd from right on the first photo or 2nd from left on the second photo?

 

[Jhanlon]

Afraid not this time. The birds you’ve picked out are herring gulls, the one in first pic could be a yellow-legged perhaps but I can’t see any Caspians. First winter or second calendar year are better terms than ‘juvenile’ as they have advanced a stage by the winter time and have paler backs (of use if you’re using a field guide or reference images as a resource).

Good luck if you try again!