Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)

(last update: July 12, 2015)

Coordinators:
Jean-Michel Sauvage (France)
Morten Helberg (Norway)
Nils Helge Lorentzen (Norway)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 1KH 2CY-3CY, September 2012 & November 2013, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland. Picture: Stephen Lawlor.

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Ringed on island Irelands Eye, near Dublin, summer 2011 by Chris Honan.

below: Larus marinus 1KH 2CY, September 02 2012, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland. Picture: Stephen Lawlor.

Bird moulting into 2nd winter plumage. P8 fully grown, outer primaries still growing.

below: Larus marinus 1KH 3CY, November 17 2013, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland. Picture: Stephen Lawlor.

P10 has to grow just an inch to finish the complete moult.

below: island Irelands Eye, near Dublin.