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4cy, March 2011, Warwickshire


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Progression of an individual Yellow-legged Gull from 2W (3cy) to Adult


Yellow-legged Gull, 4cy, March 2011

Yellow-legged Gull, 4cy, March 2011

© A. R. Dean

Images 22 & 23.  3W (4cy), mid March 2011.

(Image 1 in the series is at 20/01/2010).

At rest on water, could easily be taken as an adult but in flight the pattern of the spread wing reveals true age (3W and 4cy). Legs now developing a fuller yellow hue but still less rich than in adult summer.

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