Lesser Black-backed or Yellow legged Gull (UK) (1 Viewer)

[Dave Smith]

Taken recently at the Prom in Maldon Essex.

Could someone please explain the difference between Lesser Black-backed and Yellow Legged Gull please and which is this?

Thank you

Dave

 

[Cristian Mihai]

The back is too dark for Yellow-legged. Looks like a LBBG (Larus fuscus graellsii).

 

[Dave Smith]

Thank you Cristian.

Dave

 

[Brian2]

The back is too dark for Yellow-legged. Looks like a LBBG (Larus fuscus graellsii).

agree

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

Hi guys,

Do you call it graellsii because of range, or for some other reason? IMO it is dark enough to be potentially intermedius...

Cheers

 

[Cristian Mihai]

It is almost impossible to separate graellsii and intermedius in the field...Most likely graellsii, but rather hard to rule out intermedius.