{"id":24354,"date":"2012-10-29T20:39:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:12:55","slug":"lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull which breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. It is also a regular winter visitor to the east coast of North America, probably from the breeding population in Iceland.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Lesser Black-backed Gull\u00a0<i>Larus\u00a0fuscus<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-125-24354\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-764\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-9.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-763\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-8.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-762\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-7.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-761\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-6.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-760\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-5.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-759\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-4.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-758\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-3.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-757\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-2.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-756\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-10.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-755\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-1.jpg\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) at  Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus\/thumbs\/thumbs_lesser-black_backed-gull-larus-fuscus-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Lesser Black_backed Gull (Larus fuscus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull which breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa. It is also a regular winter visitor to the east coast of North America, probably from the breeding population in Iceland. 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