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Lesser Black-backed Gull? (1 Viewer)

AdamR

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Please help me identify. It looks like a Lesser black-backed gull (graellsii/intermedius). But I wonder if it's not a dusky herring gull. Władysławowo, Poland, November.
 

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Hello too. Thank you, of course I will publish it if I have any interesting photos.
So you think it's LBBG? It is a rare subspecies in Poland. I've never dealt with him before. However, I saw Scandinavian herring gulls, which looked quite dark. This one looks quite stocky, hence my doubts. There are dark transverse striations on the shins, which may indicate LBBG.
 
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