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Nature photography by Frode Falkenberg

Bright 1cy Lesser Black-backs in western Norway

Every autumn a few bright first calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gulls show up western Norway. Di they belong to the local intermedius population?

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Such bright, small and slender Lesser Black-backed Gulls are typically occuring rather late in the season, usually from mid September onwards. This supports the idea of them being migrants. These are a few examples of first year Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Bergen

12 September 2008

27 September 2010

1 October 2010

2 October 2010

Not a very bright individual, but is included because of the pale underwing pattern.

25 August 2012

Photos from Oslo, southeastern Norway by Sindre Molværsmyr.

21 August 2013

Photos from Oslo, southeastern Norway by Sindre Molværsmyr. This bird was ringed as a chick nearby.

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