Young gull

I think this is some kind of young gull as it looks quite downy and it has brown feathers around its rump. I've looked in the RSPB bird book but can't find one just like this so if anyone has any ideas of what kind it is, please let me know. It was taken at Priory Country Park this afternoon on the main lake.

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[Judith Johnson]

A lovely clear shot, so downy and fluffy.

[Pam Knowler]

Lovely capture of the young bird - I like the ripples on the water too. Sorry I am no help with the ID.

[Yvonne]

What a beautiful shot. The water is just perfect with those ripples. Amazing detail on his feathers.

[Hudd]

Great capture, could it be a young CommonTern?

[carol white]

A lovely capture,like the rippling reflection!!

[David]

Nice one, think previous poster has it right, juvenile common tern

[Rosie Kind]

@busylady @pamknowler @yonnie @carolmw Thank you
@hudd @killeen I must admit tern did cross my mind - thank you for confirming that this is indeed a tern rather than a gull. It was the beak that made me think it was a tern

[Shirley Banford]

Lovely wavy water shot.

[Maria]

Aw I love this shot!

[Chrissie]

Beautiful shot.

[Jo]

Beautiful, love all these white downy feathers.

[Mike]

Great camo and reflection in this...fav for me

[Jan Hall]

Lovely shot. I really like the horizontal lines created by the ripples