When checking my local gull patches today, a notable increase in individuals in full juvenile plumage could be observed, typical of Norwegian Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus intermedius.
The following photos were all taken at the same location in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gull. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Conspicuois Intermedius-type 1st-calendar year Lesser Black-backed Gulls between graellsii-types and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-calendar year Herring Gulls. Leiden, The Netherlands, 9 October 2013.
Gulls to the Horizon 
Nice pictures. They look so deceptively gentle in still photos at that age, don’t they? 🙂