Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)(last update: May 17 2015) |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NLA 5.417.298 adult, May & June 2015 & March 2016, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.Ringed as breeding adult female at Vlissingen-Oost (Quarleshaven), Zeeland, the Netherlands, on July 04 2006. Female. Observations at Boulogne-sur-mer: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NLA 5.417.298 adult, March 26 2016, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.En couple sur le bassin Loubet. Partner seems to be same male as last year (on bill - head shape). Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NLA 5.417.298 adult, June 26 2015, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.Female, now busy constructing a nest at a ruderal area in the harbour of Boulogne-sur-Mer (this area was cleared in 2014). No data on why the breeding site in the Netherlands was abandoned, and if this is a new partner in France (but not very likely the pair left together and restart together at a new location?). With two chicks. Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NLA 5.417.298 adult, May 02 2015, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.Female with partner. |