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It appears to have one foot on the grass and the other on the sand but the sand is actually approx 40 feet down a bank (possibly more) I was nervous being this close to the edge!
This is a Tarapunga, a Red Billed Gull which is native to New Zealand and is now classed as an endangered species. There seem to be millions of them about but what do I know !They are smaller than some other types and live for up to 30 years.