Herring or lesser black back?

[DALE MILES 01]

on a very rare occasion I went out without my SLR camera today just carrying a canon powershot in my pocket, and caught this picture of a Gull, catching a Fish in the Shropshire union canal , Chester, not sure Herring or lesser black back.. but first time I witnessed seeing a Gull catching a live fish on a Canal..

[Dogghound]

Yellow legged Gull

[RoyW]

Lesser Black-backed.

[DALE MILES 01]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

Yellow legged Gull

Never heard of a Yellow legged Gull, Thought you was joking..

[RoyW]

Are there any more shots of this gull?

It still looks like a graellsii race LB-b to me, but some of the fine details of the wing pattern could point towards Y-l (eg. the lack of a white mirror on primary 9, and the fairly broad trailing edge to the secondaries).
The mantle colour seems a little on the dark side for Y-l to me, but this can vary depending on the light and angle.

[wizzo]

Great shot Dale! Cracking little cameras those Canon Sureshot are! Wizzo

[DALE MILES 01]

Sorry its a powershot, always carry it in my pocket just incase..and thanks for the compliment..still no the wiser what Gull it is lol

[wizzo]

Whoops sorry Dale, that's what I meant...Wizzo