Lesser Black-backed Gull 2cy, June 24 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
Bird without ring, hence no provenance on origin. Typical intermedius-like moult: extensive moult on winter grounds, including almost all wing-coverts (but note juvenile feathers in carpal edge), and tertials.
Complete moult just started in primaries, which is indicated by missing row of central LLC, which will now moult to 3rd generation while this bird is only one year old.
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