Gull ID Please

[gobbiner]

Im not very good at these as there are so many different ones, is it a black headed gull thank you...Ray

[alanjns]

It is a Black-headed gull, Ray - nice flight shot

[gobbiner]

Originally Posted by alanjns

It is a Black-headed gull, Ray - nice flight shot

Thanks Alan what confuses me is its head isnt black

[astafjevs]

Originally Posted by gobbiner

Thanks Alan what confuses me is its head isnt black

Nor will it ever be, Ray (just to confuse you further )

[gobbiner]

Originally Posted by astafjevs

Nor will it ever be, Ray (just to confuse you further )

[astafjevs]

Originally Posted by gobbiner

Black-headed gulls go dark brown in the summer, not black.

The naming committee were having a poor day, that day.

[Little Sparrow]

A great flight shot Ray!

[Twitcheruth]

Fantastic in-flight image Ray!

[MIKE THROWER]

What about the Latin name for B/H/Gull
Black-headed Gull = Larus ridibundus (i.e. Laughing Gull)
Strange Eh! and I have seen a Laughing Gull in Scotland, but strange still_

Mediterranean Gull = Larus melanocephalus (i.e. Black-headed Gull)

Oh the English Language.

[PeterB]

It's the latin bit that's wrong..........