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Photos of Ring-billed Gull in the SOG Area

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Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (12567 bytes)

Close-up of Ring-billed Gull on Westcliff Seafront, 16/01/2002
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Adult Ring-billed Gull off Westcliff Seafront, 16/01/2002
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Adult Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront, 08/09/2002
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Adult Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront, 08/09/2002
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Adult Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront, 08/09/2002
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Adult Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront, 08/09/2002
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff, 11/01/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff, 11/01/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (92149 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff, 05/03/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (61837 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Adult Ring-billed Gull with adult Med Gull at Westcliff, 12/03/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (54331 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Moulting Adult Ring-billed Gull has returned to Southend Seafront for its 5th winter, 23/08/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (53688 bytes)

adult Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront, 03/10/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (64667 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
adult Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff Seafrnt, 03/10/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (74823 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
The adult Ring-billed Gull continues to entertain., 22/12/2003
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Paul Griggs) (33452 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ad Ring-billed Gull (Rossi), 07/03/2004
(© Paul Griggs, Nikon coolpix 995 with Nikon ED80 fieldscope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (45768 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
It continues to show very well at times, 07/03/2004
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ad Ring-billed Gull (Rossi), 07/03/2004
(© Paul Griggs, Nikon coolpix 995 with Nikon ED80 fieldscope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (58685 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Still showing well, 20/03/2004
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (66087 bytes)

Moulting adult Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff Seafront 30/08/04, 30/08/2004
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (67285 bytes)

Moulting adult Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff Seafront 30/08/04, 30/08/2004
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (94681 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff 13/11/04, 13/11/2004
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (80649 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Still here: Westcliff 21/11/04, 21/11/2004
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (45648 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff 24/01/05, 24/01/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (27182 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff 24/01/05, 24/01/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (59284 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff 24/02/05, 24/02/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (93064 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff 24/02/05, 24/02/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (46128 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi the Ring-billed Gull, 14/03/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (22075 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi the Ring-billed Gull, 14/03/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Barling Rubbish Tip (Steve Arlow) (67745 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Barling Rubbish Tip.
Taken against the light, through haze and a chain link fence at 70 yards range, 18/03/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Barling Rubbish Tip (Steve Arlow) (33055 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Barling Rubbish Tip.
Taken against the light, through haze and a chain link fence at 70 yards range, 18/03/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Barling Rubbish Tip (Steve Arlow) (62062 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Barling Rubbish Tip.
Taken against the light, through haze and a chain link fence at 70 yards range, 18/03/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (49266 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi the Ring-billed Gull, 18/03/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (38556 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi the Ring-billed Gull, 22/08/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (67731 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi the Ring-billed Gull, 22/08/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff 30/10/05, 30/10/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (44435 bytes)

Rossi the Ring-billed Gull - Westcliff Seafront 26/12/05, 26/12/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (49777 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, adult Westcliff 27/12/05, 27/12/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (80187 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Adult Ring-billed Gull with Med.Gulls Westcliff SF 27/12/05, 27/12/2005
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (16032 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi, Westcliff Seafront 11/03/06, 12/03/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (19899 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi , 19/03/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (31565 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi , 19/03/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (31102 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi , 19/03/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (33445 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Rossi, Westcliff 05/08/06, 05/08/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (38674 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Ring-billed Gull, Rossi, Westcliff 05/08/06, 05/08/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon EOS 20D with 100-400mm IS USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront.
Rossi still doing his thing, Westcliff 22/10/06, 22/10/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with 500mm F4 L USM)

Ring-billed Gull at Paglesham Lagoon (Steve Arlow) (45033 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Paglesham Lagoon.
adult Ring-billed Gull, Paglag 30/12/06 - not Rossi (compare with the Common Gull), 30/12/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Paglesham Lagoon (Steve Arlow) (57916 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Paglesham Lagoon.
adult Ring-billed Gull, Paglag 30/12/06 - not Rossi, 30/12/2006
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (50999 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi - first picture taken of him this year (I must be slacking), 24/12/2007
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (47243 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi - first picture taken of him this year (I must be slacking), 24/12/2007
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix 995 with Kowa TSN824 scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (48560 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Ring-billed Gull, Rossi 130108, 13/01/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (32096 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Ring-billed Gull, Rossi 20/01/08, 20/01/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
adult Ring-billed Gull, Rossi 20/01/08, 20/01/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Ring-billed Gull adult Westcliff Seafront 06/02/08, 06/02/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (23277 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Ring-billed Gull, Westcliff Seafront, 26/02/08, 26/02/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 20D with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (197908 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi still here 21/03/08, 21/03/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (66900 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi 22/03/08, 22/03/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (86930 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi after gorging on a laf of bread 22/03/08, 22/03/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (49749 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Ring-billed Gull - Westcliff Seafront 30/08/08, 30/08/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm plus 1.4x extender)

Ring-billed Gull at Hole Haven Creek (Steve Arlow) (119036 bytes)

adult Ring-billed Gull, Hole Haven Creek, not Rossi, 01/11/08, 01/11/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Nikon Coolpix P5000 with Swarovski ATS 80HD)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (97727 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi, Westcliff Seafront 13/12/08, 13/12/2008
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm plus 1.4x extender)

Ring-billed Gull at Shoebury East Beach (Mike Bailey) (44846 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Shoebury East Beach.
NOT Rossi - this is a different adult with a damaged right leg, 01/01/2009
(© Mike Bailey, Canon EOS D40 with Sigma 150-500 OSM lens)

Ring-billed Gull at Shoebury East Beach (Mike Bailey) (43730 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Shoebury East Beach.
Taken with camera phone - note different leg colour to Rossi, 01/01/2009
(© Mike Bailey, Sony Ericsson K800i phone through Leica 80mm 'scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Shoebury East Beach (Mike Bailey) (47707 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Shoebury East Beach.
Taken with mobile phone - note different leg colour to Rossi, 01/01/2009
(© Mike Bailey, Sony Ericsson K800i phone through Leica 80mm 'scope)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Richard Howard) (25707 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Pete Livermore) (17769 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (123533 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi, Westcliff 31/08/09 (looking tatty), 31/08/2009
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D mkIII with Canon 500mm )

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (125031 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Westcliff Seafront (Steve Arlow) (116319 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff (Steve Arlow) (115887 bytes)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Rossi 8th Aug 2010, 08/08/2010
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm plus 1.4x extender)

Ring-billed Gull at Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff.
Probably my best ever views of Rossi!, 20/09/2010
(© Richard Howard, Nikon D300s / 400mm lens)

Ring-billed Gull at Private site with no public access.
Ring-billed Gull, Pitsea, 02/02/12, 02/02/2012
(© Steve Arlow, Canon 1D MK3 with Canon 500mm plus 1.4x extender)

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