nominate Lesser Black-backed Gull (L. f. fuscus)(last update: |
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Amir Ben Dov (Israel) Hannu Koskinen (Finland) Mars Muusse (the Netherlands) fuscus 1cy July fuscus 2cy Jan fuscus 3cy Jan fuscus 4cy Jan fuscus ad Jan |
Larus fuscus fuscus 3cy C2A8, July 12 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E). C2A8 was ringed in Pälkän, Finland (61.21N 24.23E); ringed as pullus on June 25 2001. Larus fuscus fuscus in 2cy often returns with completely replaced primaries and secondaries. In 3cy, fuscus more often shows a clear division between fresh inner primaries and older outer primaries, the inner primaries often showing neat white tips and the outer primaries often second generation-like with rounded tips and paler bleached brown. The arrested moult in the primaries is often reflected in the secondaries and (to a less extend) in the tail-feathers as well. The older tail-feathers (often R5 is older) still show a broad dark sub-terminal band. C2A8 was ringed in Finland, now in 3cy. This 3cy fuscus has all outer primaries of one generation, dark brown without white tips and no mirror on P10. Note the black markings on the rectrices, limited dark markings on the bill and the retained bleached wing-coverts, typical for 3cy birds. See also: C2A5, present on Tampere dump in July 2003. |