UK gull ID (1 Viewer)

[htcdude]

Location: Swindon, UK

Sorry for rubbish photos but just after an ID on this gull please. Initial thoughts in the field were Great Black-backed but since looking at pics I've unconvinced myself! There's more contrast in underside of wings but I don't know if this is normal in GBBG or not? Looked bigger than LBBG at the time but then again I didn't have anything to compare it to.

Thanks,

Nige

 

[KenM]

That’s a hefty deep bill to my eye, I think you were right first time.

Cheers

 

[htcdude]

Thanks for the reply and info Ken

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Looks like a Lesser Black-back to me (streaky head, wing tip pattern, underside of the wing).

 

[htcdude]

Thanks Andrew, not as straightforward as I'd hoped

 

[KenM]

Thanks for the reply and info Ken

Looking again at the bill, it does not appear to have as deep a gony angle as it perhaps should have for GBBG, apologies.👍