Lesser black-backed gull – Dragon goes Wild https://padfoot.org.uk Thu, 18 May 2017 14:50:39 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://padfoot.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-512a-32x32.jpg Lesser black-backed gull – Dragon goes Wild https://padfoot.org.uk 32 32 Seagulls https://padfoot.org.uk/2017/05/seagulls/ https://padfoot.org.uk/2017/05/seagulls/#respond Wed, 10 May 2017 14:02:57 +0000 http://padfoot.org.uk/?p=1316

The gull below is definitely a juvenile, although I’m not too sure which type of gull is actually is.

I am pretty sure however, that this gull would be a Lesser Black Backed Gull as I’ve seen a similar one before (or maybe it’s the same gull).

 

 

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]]> https://padfoot.org.uk/2017/05/seagulls/feed/ 0 Identifying Seagulls https://padfoot.org.uk/2017/04/identifying-seagulls/ https://padfoot.org.uk/2017/04/identifying-seagulls/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:00:31 +0000 http://padfoot.org.uk/?p=1248 I’ll be honest and admit that I tend to just ignore ‘seagulls’ and ‘pigeons’ when I’m taking photos of wildlife. However, as I was taking some photos today, I decided to actually take some of the gulls, and try to identify them.

This one had me stumped until I asked a local wildlife group – they decided it was a Lesser Black-Backed Gull, as the Great variety isn’t commonly spotted away from coastal areas.

The RSPB say that the Lesser black-backed gull is smaller than a Herring Gull, and has a dark grey / black back and wings. The only real difference between the Lesser and the Great is the size.

 

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