Gladstone gull

["Tony Keene" <>]

Hi all,

 Really doesn't say LBBG to me - the legs are usually lighter and with at least 
a touch of pink in sub-adults, there is usually some streaking about the head 
and neck in northern winter plumages, plus the bill looks all wrong as well as 
the overall impression of the bird. Also, the primary projection is well past 
the tail tip, which also doesn't fit and the tail band is darker than what you 
would often expect for LBBG at that age. I'm not convinced by Kelp Gull either 
as the rump is very white and the tail bar is a bit too neatly defined. 
However, it looks quite a bit larger than the Silver Gulls, whereas BTG would 
be not too much larger. The grey legs also would fit with Kelp Gull.
 However, I've been very wrong with gulls in the past...
 Cheers!

 Tony