What is this?

[frankmeer]

Anyone...? Taken in Holland, May 2007.

[Joe stockwell]

if on the coast i would hazard a guess at a common scooter due to the pointed out wing while taking its dive if it was a surf scooter it would look like a combanation of a tufted duck and a coot, anyone else fancy a punt? or just fancy proving me wrong

[Colin Key]

Greater Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus).

Colin

[Colin Key]

if on the coast i would hazard a guess at a common scooter due to the pointed out wing while taking its dive if it was a surf scooter it would look like a combanation of a tufted duck and a coot, anyone else fancy a punt? or just fancy proving me wrong

Joe,

A "Comon Scooter" is a Lambretta!!!

Colin :laugh:

[AndyB]

Lesser-black backed Gull (L fuscus)?

[Joe stockwell]

ha ha ha very funny colin

[frankmeer]

Lesser-black backed Gull (L fuscus)?

Lesser Black-Backed Gull it is! Well done.