Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: May 17 2015)

Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, November - December 2015 & September - December 2017, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT
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RINGS
Color ring - N[8AJ1]
Metallic ring - D6564
EURING code - 05910 - www.cr-birding.org/node/793
Right leg (tarsus) – Black ring with a white four-alpha numeric code
Left leg (tarsus) - Metallic ring
Ringer - Paul Veron
Age at first ring - Hatched four or more calendar years ago - Date - 22/05/2012
Place where ringed - Chouet Landfill, Guernsey
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SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus
Age & Sexe - Adult - Female
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OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 01.12.2015 - my sightings/2015 - 4
Place - Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.176885 – 8.693382
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LIFE HISTORY
Date - Location - Observer
22/05/2012-Chouet Landfill, Guernsey-Paul K Veron
03/12/2013-Matosinhos, Portugal-Inocêncio Oliveira
08/10/2014-Matosinhos, Portugal-Peter Rock
08/01/2015-Matosinhos, Portugal-José Marques
23/08/2015-Matosinhos Beach, PortoPORTUGAL-Mota, Armando
02/10/2015-Matosinhos Beach, PortoPORTUGAL-Oliveira, Inocencio
02/11/2015-Matosinhos,Portugal-Peter Rock, Inocêncio Oliveira & José Marques
20/11/2015-Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
01/12/2015-Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
29/05/2016-Cobo Beach, Casyel Guernsey – Julian Medland
01/01/2017-Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – Richard Bonser & José Marques
17/01/2017-Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
12/09/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
19/09/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
26/09/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
31/10/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
07/11/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal- Peter Rock
29/11/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques
05/12/2017 -Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos Portugal-José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, December 05 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P10 f.g. But distances between tips seems to be irregular.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, November 29 2017, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P10 f.g.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, September 26 2017, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P6/P10, P7>P5.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, September 12 2017, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P6/P9.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, September 12 2017, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P9-P10 old, P6>P5, which is recorded as fully grown.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, December 01 2015, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P10 fully grown.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8AJ1 adult, November 20 2015, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P9 f.g.