Lesser Black-backed Gull 2cy-3cy H3E2 March 04 2012 & January 13 2013, Landfill VRSU de Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
Ringed 2cy bird from transition zone between graellsii and intermedius, ringed as pullus in N Germany in 2011.
below: 2cy H3E2 March 04 2012, Landfill VRSU de Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.

below: 3cy H3E2 January 13 2013, Landfill VRSU de Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain. Picture: Delfín González.
Typically, feathers replaced in the partial autumn moult look fresh, but do not necessarily have to show a different pattern.

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