Another Gull on the radar: "probable" Baltic Gull at Lackford SWT today!

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Here is a few shots of the "probable" Baltic Gull at Lackford Lakes SWT myself and Colin Green saw this afternoon after twitching the Short-toed Treecreeper at Landguard Bird Observatory, next to Felixstowe Docks.
Taking a number of record shots of the bird, this is a very interesting bird in Gull terms and if you have the chance? Go and see this bird as it's another very educational bird!?
 "probable" Baltic Gull at Lackford Lakes SWT,Suffolk
with a Lesser BB Gull in the front!.
Another shot of the gull!
and another!

Comments

John Hague said…
Well - it's certainly a gull and definately a Lesser Black-backed Gull. After that... who gives a fuck?
29 March 2011 at 06:50
davidearlgray said…
Cheers John I thought you would say that! ;-)
29 March 2011 at 09:31
The Leicester Llama said…
And I'll predictably second it! Although if they ever split 'Baltic Gull' I shall be ticking it on the basis of three birds identical to this that I saw at Swithland Res years ago. They were tiny, jet black and had pure white heads when every other LBB there had some streaking.
29 March 2011 at 15:48
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