Yellow-legged
Gull Larus
cachinnans michahellis ![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/textbanner04.jpg) |
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- calendar year |
Adult
photographed at Eakring Flash on October 11th 2008 |
![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull20.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull21.jpg) |
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Adult
Yellow-legged Gull (possibly female) photographed at
Church Hill on September 3rd 2007, later present with two
other adults and a 3cy bird and a flock of 30 Lesser
Black-backed Gulls. The lower right photograph of this
group of four, shows the difference in height and
structure between Yellow-legged Gull and the Lesser
Black-backed Gull in front. |
![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull19.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull18.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull19b.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull19c.jpg) |
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Male
Yellow-legged Gull photographed in a different field at
Church Hill on September 3rd 2007. The top of the head is
typically flat, with a sharp angle towards the nape of
the neck. This bird was with 62 Lesser Black-backed Gulls
and was one of two seen initially, before most birds left
towards Eakring Field Farm. |
![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull16.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/yellowleggedgull16b.jpg) |
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2cy
Yellow-legged Gull with a Lesser Black-backed Gull in
front, photographed near Eakring Flash on August 18th
2007 |
![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/yellowleggedgull12.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/yellowleggedgull13.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/yellowleggedgull14.jpg) |
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![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/yellowleggedgull15.jpg) |