A selection of Gulls taken over the last ten days on the Hayle estuary.

 Presumed 4th calendar year Yellow Legged Gull.

 A different presumed 4th calendar year Yellow Legged Gull taken at the same time only a few feet away from the bird above ,note the subtle difference in the bill markings.

 Presumed sub adult Yellow Legged Gull.

 Same as above  with spread underwing.

 Presumed 3rd calendar year Yellow Legged Gull.

 Presumed 4th calendar year Yellow Legged Gull .

 Not sure about this bird ,could be a hybrid ,answers on a postcard.

 Presumed 3rd calendar year Yellow Legged Gull.

 Distant flight shot of the bird above.

 Presumed 4th calendar year Yellow Legged Gull.

 Second calendar year Iceland Gull taken at Marazion.

 Second calendar year Glaucous Gull.

 Presumed adult Argentatus type Herring Gull.

 The last six images are of the same bird the last two being taken  today eight days after the first four ,in that time the head streaking is starting to vanish ,it was a huge bird and i still can not make my mind up to its true identity,opinions welcome.

Juvenile Iceland Gull ,Marazion Marsh.

 Pied Wagtail .

One of the two Richards Pipits present on the Lizard today.

Spoonbill and Pink Footed Goose on the Hayle estuary this morning .

Kittiwake from a couple of days ago ,still present this morning.

Some of the highlights of my birding year 2017.

 Male Blue Rock Thrush ,Stow on the Wold ,January.

 First winter male Eastern Black Redstart,Mousehole ,January.

 Third calendar year Caspian Gull ,Hayle estuary , January.

 Second winter Caspian Gull ,Hayle estuary ,February.

 First winter Iceland Gull ,Hayle estuary , March.

 First winter Bonapartes Gull ,Helston ,March.

 Ring  Billed Gull ,Hayle March.

 Osprey ,Hayle ,April.

 Little Tern ,Marazion ,April.

 Turtle Dove ,Lands End ,April.

 Bee-eater ,Conner Downs ,May.

 Temmincks Stint,Hayle,June.

 First summer female Amur Falcon ,Polgigga ,July.

 First calendar year Yellow Legged Gull ,Hayle estuary ,August.

 Yellow Legged Gull ,Hayle ,June.

 Cedar Waxwing ,Isles of Scilly ,October.

 Spoonbill ,Hayle estuary.

 Little Bunting Isles of Scilly ,October.

 Yellow Browed Warbler IOS ,October.

 Male Bluethroat,IOS,October.

 Olive Backed Pipit ,IOS October.

 Red Throated Diver ,Penzance ,October.

 Red Breasted Flycatcher IOS October.

 Raddes Warbler ,IOS November.

 Hawfinch ,IOS ,November .

 Wilsons Snipe IOS, November.

 Male Firecrest.

 Adult Ring Billed Gull , Hayle estuary.

Last but not least what better way to finish than another Caspian Gull this is a first winter bird ,Hayle estuary.