Third-winter Azores Gull 27/09/15

Below are a series of photographs of a gull found by Carl Baggott on 27/09/15 at Portimao Fish Harbour, Portugal, which he considers to be an Azores Gull:

Azorean Gull

Below is a set of images of a gull that I consider to be an Azorean Gull (Larus michahellis atlantis).

This gull was at Portimao fishing harbour, Portugal on October 1st & 4th 2013. Finder Carl David Baggott

Mirrors on P10 Visible

Mirror on P10 and Streaking on Crown

This Photograph was Taken on the Second Date in Bright Sunlight

Close up of primary pattern - P10 is still growing

Below is a comparison of eye colour between the bird I identified as an L. m. atlantis and L. michahellis:

Close up of eye of L. m. atlantis

Typical L. michahellis eye colour to compare with L. m. atlantis

L. michahellis with a similar, but slightly brighter, iris colour to the L. m. atlantis