Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)
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lbbg 1cy May
lbbg 1cy June
lbbg 1cy July
lbbg 1cy August
lbbg 1cy September
lbbg 1cy October
lbbg 1cy November
lbbg 1cy December
lbbg 2cy January
lbbg 2cy February
lbbg 2cy Mar-April
lbbg 2cy May
lbbg 2cy June
lbbg 2cy July
lbbg 2cy August
lbbg 2cy September
lbbg 2cy October
lbbg 2cy Nov - Dec
lbbg 3cy Jan-April
lbbg 3cy May
lbbg 3cy June
lbbg 3cy July
lbbg 3cy August
lbbg 3cy September
lbbg 3cy October
lbbg 3cy Nov - Dec
lbbg sub-ad Jan-April
lbbg sub-ad May
lbbg sub-ad June
lbbg sub-ad July
lbbg sub-ad Aug
lbbg sub-ad Sept
lbbg sub-ad Oct
lbbg sub-ad Nov
lbbg sub-ad Dec
lbbg adult January
lbbg adult February
lbbg adult March
lbbg adult April
lbbg adult May
lbbg adult June
lbbg adult July
lbbg adult August
lbbg adult September
lbbg adult October
lbbg adult Nov - Dec
L. f. graellsii KD March 2008 - March 2009, Landfill VRSU de Pinto, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
Ringed graellsii, ringed in the Netherlands by Roland-Jan Buijs in SW Netherlands, summer 2007 at Moerdijk as pullus.
below: KD 2cy March 24 2008, Landfill VRSU de Pinto, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
Scapulars replaced, wing-coverts and tertials still juvenile.
below: KD 2cy September 21 2008, Landfill VRSU de Pinto, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
Still 2cy. End of the partial autumn moult. Upper tertials, inner gc, inner and central mc, several llc and lc replaced again this autumn, looking more adult-like grey than adjacent feathers.
below: KD 2cy October 05 2008, Landfill VRSU de Pinto, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
Gc2, which was growing in previous image, now fully grown. Partial autumn moult finished, no moult gaps anymore.
below: KD 3cy March 15 2009, Landfill VRSU de Pinto, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
3cy spring, not much of a difference compared to last autumn.
below: KD 3cy March 29 2009, Landfill VRSU de Pinto, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
In all respects typical plumage for 3cy in spring, with grey 'saddle' and adult-like mc from the partial autmn moult.
