LONDON — The Red Arrows have been upstaged by a seagull.

The RAF's aeronautical show-offs usually wow crowds when they fly past in formation, but one bird passing by the Llandudno Air Show on Saturday decided to steal the show.

The gull captured seemingly flying along to the display by photography student Jade Coxon. The image sees the bird take the place of the ninth aircraft in the group, apparently leaving its own vapour trail in its wake.

“It was mainly luck but I was really happy with it," the 18-year-old Chester University student said.

"I saw the seagull fly in the way of the picture before I took it. It is completely covering the plane so you can’t see it."

"I was there to take pictures of the air show, I was taking pictures of the planes and the seagulls as well and then both things joined together.”