Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: 27-2-2011)

LBBG graellsii 2cy WC4F February 14 2007, harbour Agadir, Morocco. Picture: Morten Helberg.

PVC black WC4F and metal BTO ringed at S Walney colony in 2006 by David Sowter.
The South Walney Nature Reserve (54°03'N/03°12'W): With permission of Cumbria Wildlife Trust and the warden(s) of the reserve, there has been ringing of gulls on this dune site at the south end of Walney island since at least the early 1960's. The ringing was continued led by Ian Spence and Rob Shaw through the 1980's and 1990's.

Scapulars replaced. Most wing-coverts and tertials still juvenile, but upper tertials, inner gc, inner mc and some lc replaced. Central gc seem to be missing.