Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus x Herring Gull Larus argentatus hybrid
This hybrid is reasonably frequent although not always easy to detect. Some can closely resemble Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis and this one has been reported as such. Some can have brighter yellow legs than this individual, although this bird seems to show pinkier legs in the photos than they appeared in the field (where they looked more yellowish grey).
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Lesser Black-backed Gull x Herring Gull hybrid, Blakeney (Norfolk, UK), 13th February 2016 |
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This bird was sound-recorded too - I'm not very good at creating sonograms so excuse these poor attempts! If you click on them you should be able to access the mp3 recording itself.
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Lesser Black-backed Gull x Herring Gull hybrid, Blakeney (Norfolk, UK), 13th February 2016
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This bird reappeared the following winter - and on this occasion I can say that the legs did not look any more yellow in the field than they do in the photos!
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Lesser Black-backed Gull x Herring Gull hybrid, Blakeney (Norfolk, UK), 13th February 2016 |
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