Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)
(last update:
lbbg 1cy May
lbbg 1cy June
lbbg 1cy July
lbbg 1cy August
lbbg 1cy September
lbbg 1cy October
lbbg 1cy November
lbbg 1cy December
lbbg 2cy January
lbbg 2cy February
lbbg 2cy Mar-April
lbbg 2cy May
lbbg 2cy June
lbbg 2cy July
lbbg 2cy August
lbbg 2cy September
lbbg 2cy October
lbbg 2cy Nov - Dec
lbbg 3cy Jan-April
lbbg 3cy May
lbbg 3cy June
lbbg 3cy July
lbbg 3cy August
lbbg 3cy September
lbbg 3cy October
lbbg 3cy Nov - Dec
lbbg sub-ad Jan-April
lbbg sub-ad May
lbbg sub-ad June
lbbg sub-ad July
lbbg sub-ad Aug
lbbg sub-ad Sept
lbbg sub-ad Oct
lbbg sub-ad Nov
lbbg sub-ad Dec
lbbg adult January
lbbg adult February
lbbg adult March
lbbg adult April
lbbg adult May
lbbg adult June
lbbg adult July
lbbg adult August
lbbg adult September
lbbg adult October
lbbg adult Nov - Dec
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3cy, June 24 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
3cy LBBG which returned from the winter grounds with 2nd generation primaries and secondaries (tail not visible).
This bird started the complete moult: P1-P2 new, P3-P4 growing/missing, P5-P10 old. Now the new inner primaries are visible, new MC are coming through as well, but most are still missing. Old brown coverts contrast with grey 'saddle' (mantle+scapulars), which all together perfectly match classic graellsii.
