Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)
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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
LBBG 3cy PV9 October 21 1999 Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Picture Pim Wolf.
3cy LBBG ringed at Maassvlakte, the Netherlands as a pullus on July 12 1997.
This represents the average 3cy plumage by October, with all the wing-coverts, tertials and scapulars pretty adult-like. The fresh third generation primaries show only small tips and the p10 mirror is largely confined to the outer web. The tail is all white. Note the bill colour and the extensive streaking on ear-coverts and breast, creating an executioner's hood, typical for fresh 3cy plumage in October.
