The Gulls: Shawell A5 pool

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A quick trip over to Shawell yesterday produced a good assortment of Gulls. These included the long-staying 3rd winter/near adult Iceland Gull and the German ringed adult Med Gull.
I got some crappy record shots of the Med Gull but the Iceland wasn't playing ball!
So below you will see a  couple of shots by Neil Hagley and myself of the Med Gull over the last two years.
Also click on the link about the origin of the German Med Gull:  http://www.gull-research.org/papers/...eljuly2011.pdf

Location: A5, Warwickshire, UK

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