black headed gull

close up of black headed gull. digi-scoped at leighton moss rspb. its a very noisy time for these nesting gulls!!!

Great portraits Andy, they are handsome birds, shame about the noise though.:)

Yes Good captures. :)
I often wonder why they are called Black headed gulls when they are brown.

'The summer adult has a chocolate-brown head (not black, despite the name)'
Quote from Wikipedia