I know it's a bird .....

[jimmyosram]

...but what type is it? Some flavour of seagull?

[Cathus]

looks like a juvenile Herring Gull

[andydo]

yeah i would say herring gull aswell jimmy south shields is full of these and theyre usually huge for juvenile birds

[Cathus]

South Shields?? That's where I was born!

[silversnapper1]

Yep, I think that it's a juve herring gull too.

[andydo]

cathus u will know marsden aswell then thats a crackin place for photos i think with the waves coming up against the rocks