Lesser Black-backed Gull 2CY, June 01 2017, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Bird is not ringed, no provenance on origin. Intermedius-type 2CY bird.
Advanced post-juvenile moult in late winter / spring, including wing-coverts, tertials, rectrices and secondaries. And also primaries P1-P4 replaced last spring. P5 growing and several coverts missing (will now be replaced for 3rd gen).
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