| Sighting Ref : |
IB89173 |
| Sighting Date : |
18 Jun 16 |
| Common Name : |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
| Scientific Name : |
Larus fuscus |
| Location : |
Great Saltee Island |
| County : |
Wexford |
| Number Seen : |
1 |
| Principal Observer(s) : |
Killian Mullarney
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| Reported By : |
Not Specified
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| Comments : |
While darker backed Lesser Black-backed Gulls are not so exceptional among late autumn and winter flocks, it was surprising to find one in the midst of a colony of breeding graellsii in June. In addition to the strikingly blackish upperparts (very close in tone to Greater Black-backed Gulls alongside and clearly darker than any of the graellsii) this bird was distinctly smaller, proportionately smaller-headed and slimmer overall than the graellsii, its appearance being suggestive of so-called Baltic Gull L f fuscus. Early onset of primary moult however indicative of intermedius. The bird was observed displaying to graellsii but it did not appear to be attached to any other bird.
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Killian Mullarney
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