I spotted this young bird swimming close to the beach at Herne Bay in Kent. It looked a little lost and swam determinedly along the shore, just a few metres out.
My 5 year old thought it was a penguin, naturally. Google lens came up with some obviously dumb ideas but also suggested a young razorbill or guillemot which, from the online pictures, did look like possible contenders. Not birds I would expect to see in Kent though.
I'd be very grateful of some help identifying it.
Cheers
Richard
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.