Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

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Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY-3CY, March - February 2018, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT
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RINGS
Color ring - O[3:CWT]
Metallic ring - EC10433
EURING code - 05910 - www.cr-birding.org/node/2783
Right leg (tarsus) – Orange ring with a black four alpha-numeric code: starting cipher '3'
Left leg (tarsus) - Metallic ring
Ringer - Matthieu Fortin
Age at first ring - 1A - Date - 2016.06.16
Place where ringed - Koh Kastell, Sauzon (56), France
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SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
Age & Sexe - immature - Unknown
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OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 06.09.2017 - Time - morning
- my sightings/2017 - 6 - total of my sightings: 6
Place - Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.176885 – 8.693382
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LIFE HISTORY
Date - Location - Observer
09.03.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
09.05.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
09.06.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
16.06.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
31.08.2017 Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
06.09.2017 Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
13.09.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
15.09.2017 Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
19.09.2017 Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
26.09.2017 Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
29.09.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
05.11.2017 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – Peter Rock
07.12.2017 Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
26/02/2018 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 3CY, February 26 2018, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, December 07 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, September 26 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, September 19 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, September 15 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, September 13 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Partial autumn moult in wing-coverts.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, September 06 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Partial autumn moult started.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, August 31 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Partial autumn moult started in MC and inner GC.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, June 16 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Complete moult started, reflected by the fresh coverts, obviously in better condition than the old juvenile coverts. P6 missing.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, June 09 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P6 missing.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 3:CWT 2CY, March 09 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.