nominate Lesser Black-backed Gull (L. f. fuscus)

(last update: 16-11-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 10cy CE10, August 2002 & July 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E).

CE10 was ringed in Korpil, Finland (61,91N 25,50E); ringed as pullus on July 03 1993. Hand when ringed: 230 mm. 
Ring records at Tampere landfill:
1996: 1 record from 1996-06-26,
1998: 1 record from 1998-08-06,
1999: 2 records from 1999-04-29 until 1999-08-03,
2000: 11 records from 2000-04-29 until 2000-08-23,
2001: 34 records from 2001-04-17 until 2001-09-06,
2002: 1 record from Germany (53,11N 08,23E) on 2002-04-11,
2002: 27 records from 2002-04-20 until 2002-08-31,
2003: 13 records from 2003-06-04 until 2003-08-13.

Ringed as pullus at Korpilahti (25 km south of Jyväskylä, 115 km NE of Tampere), Finland on July 03 1993, now in 10cy. Primaries P1-P2 have been replaced and moult in the primaries was then arrested at P3; P3-P10 are still old. One of the older individual present at Tampere dumping site. Note the very neat secondaries.

(image above) fuscus (10cy) CE10, August 07 - 12 2002, Tampere, Finland.

(image below) fuscus (11cy) CE10, July 09 - 16 2003, Tampere, Finland.

CE10 now in 11cy. Note the red gonydeal spot, which extends on the upper mandible. Probably a female.