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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Fishguard (Pembrokeshire)

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Taken: Sat, 25 Mar 2017

Fishguard (Pembrokeshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 08 Apr 2017

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Fri, 10 Feb 2017

Trowbridge (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 10 Feb 2017

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at North Shields (Northumberland)

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Taken: Fri, 03 Feb 2017

North Shields (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Fri, 03 Feb 2017

Photo: Alan Jack

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

North Shields (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Tue, 17 Jan 2017

Photo: Alan Jack

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Steeple Langford (Wiltshire)

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adult

Taken: Wed, 11 Jan 2017

Steeple Langford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 12 Jan 2017

- intermedius

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Chew Valley Lake (Somerset and Bristol)

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third-winter

Taken: Sat, 17 Dec 2016

Chew Valley Lake (Somerset and Bristol)

Uploaded: Tue, 20 Dec 2016

Present at Heron's Green Bay on Saturday.

Photo: Christopher Teague

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Fri, 09 Dec 2016

Steeple Langford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 09 Dec 2016

One of 700 in the late afternoon roost

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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second-winter

Taken: Thu, 03 Nov 2016

Spalford (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 03 Nov 2016

possible Baltic Gull: overall small size, rounded dove-like head and small bill, short legs and long prims, mature looking plumage looking more like a 3w, scattered fresh adult-type scaps black

Photo: Dean Nicholson

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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second-winter

Taken: Thu, 03 Nov 2016

Spalford (Nottinghamshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 03 Nov 2016

possible Baltic Gull: overall small size, rounded dove-like head and small bill, short legs and long prims, mature looking plumage looking more like a 3w, scattered fresh adult-type scaps black

Photo: Dean Nicholson

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Thu, 01 Sep 2016

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Thu, 01 Sep 2016

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Steeple Langford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Norton Disney (Lincolnshire)

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juvenile

Taken: Thu, 25 Aug 2016

Norton Disney (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Aug 2016

Very small and pale LBB this afternoon, showing features of fuscus.... (pale underwing)

Photo: Dean Nicholson

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Thu, 25 Aug 2016

Norton Disney (Lincolnshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 25 Aug 2016

very small and pale LBB this afternoon showing features of fuscus....(pale underwing)

Photo: Dean Nicholson

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Mon, 22 Aug 2016

Amble (Northumberland)

Uploaded: Mon, 22 Aug 2016

Possible.

Photo: Jonathan Farooqi

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Sun, 14 Aug 2016

Walberswick (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 15 Aug 2016

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Sun, 14 Aug 2016

Walberswick (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Mon, 15 Aug 2016

A striking individual.

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sat, 01 Aug 2015

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Thu, 20 Aug 2015

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sun, 26 Oct 2014

Walberswick (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 26 Oct 2014

A very striking and beautiful bird

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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juvenile

Taken: Wed, 10 Sep 2014

Cromer (Norfolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 11 Sep 2014

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sun, 03 Aug 2014

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Wed, 20 Aug 2014

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Thu, 26 Jun 2014

Salisbury Plain (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Fri, 27 Jun 2014

One of the several species feeding on the rodents running from the blades of a grass cutting machine

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

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Taken: Sun, 09 Mar 2014

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 Mar 2014

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sun, 09 Mar 2014

Minsmere RSPB (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Sun, 23 Mar 2014

Mmmm...if I was in Stockholm...

Photo: Sean Nixon

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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first-winter

Taken: Fri, 13 Dec 2013

Telford (Shropshire)

Uploaded: Sat, 14 Dec 2013

Leucistic large gull sp.believed to be lbbg seen at other Midlands sites recently - more images on blog

Photo: Jim Almond

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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first-winter

Taken: Wed, 27 Nov 2013

Steeple Langford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Thu, 28 Nov 2013

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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first-winter

Taken: Wed, 27 Nov 2013

Steeple Langford (Wiltshire)

Uploaded: Wed, 27 Nov 2013

Photo: Michael Trew

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Mon, 12 Aug 2013

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Tue, 20 Aug 2013

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Thu, 20 Jun 2013

Island of Mull (Argyll and Bute)

Uploaded: Tue, 02 Jul 2013

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sat, 25 Aug 2012

Middleton Moor (Derbyshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Aug 2012

race 'intermedius'

Photo: Ray Scally

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sun, 12 Aug 2012

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Tue, 14 Aug 2012

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Richmond Bank (Cheshire and Wirral)

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adult

Taken: Sat, 17 Mar 2012

Richmond Bank (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Fuscus-type

Photo: Tim Vaughan

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Sat, 17 Mar 2012

Richmond Bank (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Fuscus-type

Photo: Tim Vaughan

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Sat, 17 Mar 2012

Richmond Bank (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Certainly no normal LBBG, putatively Heuglin's

Photo: Tim Vaughan

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Sat, 17 Mar 2012

Richmond Bank (Cheshire and Wirral)

Uploaded: Mon, 02 Apr 2012

Certainly no normal LBBG, putatively Heuglin's.

Photo: Tim Vaughan

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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immature

Taken: Thu, 29 Sep 2011

Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Sep 2011

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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immature

Taken: Thu, 29 Sep 2011

Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk)

Uploaded: Thu, 29 Sep 2011

4th year plumage

Photo: Barry Woodhouse

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

All photos of Lesser Black-backed Gull at Skomer Island (Pembrokeshire)

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Taken: Sun, 26 Jun 2011

Skomer Island (Pembrokeshire)

Uploaded: Tue, 28 Jun 2011

Photo: Richard Stonier

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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adult

Taken: Sat, 26 Feb 2011

Carlingwark Loch (Dumfries and Galloway)

Uploaded: Sun, 27 Feb 2011

Photo: Chris Baines

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Lesser Black-backed Gull

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Taken: Sun, 08 Aug 2010

Scilly pelagic (Isles of Scilly)

Uploaded: Mon, 09 Aug 2010

Photo: Richard Stonier

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