A seagull that is more usually found in China, Japan and Australia, has been spotted in Bermuda during the past few days.The bird, a Black-tailed Gull, was identified in Somerset by Peter Hopkin of the Bermuda Audubon Society.It has since been photographed by a number of other birdwatchers to verify that the Island was treated to a visit by a species of bird never seen in this region before.“It is a fairly common bird in East Asia, with a range centred on China and Japan. The species is migratory with birds being regularly recorded as far south as Hong Kong and vagrants reaching as far south as Australia,” said Audubon Society president Andrew Dobson.“It is a great wanderer and although birds are recorded almost annually in Alaska, some are even flying via a likely northern route and appearing on the East Coast of North America. There are more than 200 gulls in Bermuda at the moment but this medium-sized grey-backed gull can be distinguished by its pale yellow legs and a red and black spot at the end of the bill.“As the name suggests, it has a black tail. The bird has a cat-like call, giving it its Japanese name Umineko, or sea cat, and its Korean name, Gwaeng-yi gull, which means cat gull.”