Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Herring Gull sub-adult, February 07 2013, Katwijk, the Netherlands.

Greater primary coverts already adult-like grey. Only hint for immaturity is much black on bill. Strange sub-terminal pattern on P6, confined to outerweb only, but then again black on the innerweb of P5.