Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

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Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8C1:C 1CY-2CY, October 2016 - August 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT

RINGS
Color ring - W[8C1:C]
Metallic ring - GR83500
EURING code - 05910 www.cr-birding.org/node/1067
Right leg (tarsus) Metallic ring
Left leg (tarsus) - White ring with red 4 alpha-numeric code
Ringer - Iain Livingstone
Age at first ring - Pullus - Date - 2016.06.25
Place where ringed - Horse Isle Ardrossan ,Scotland

SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
Age & Sexe - immature - unknown

OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 24.11.2016 - Time - morning
- my sightings/2016 - 2 - total of my sightings: 2
Place - Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.176885 – 8.693382

LIFE HISTORY
Date Location Observer
06.10.2016 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
16.11.2016 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – A. Mota
24.11.2016 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
24.01.2017 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
31.08.2017 - Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8C1:C 2CY, August 31 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Partial autumn moult started in MC and upper TT.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8C1:C 2CY, January 24 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8C1:C 1CY, November 24 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Visible flight feathers and tertials juvenile. Almost all scaps replaced and post-juvenile moult in several coverts. Fast moult pace when compared to last month.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8C1:C 1CY, October 06 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Visible flight feathers and tertials juvenile. Upper scaps replaced and post-juvenile moult in single covert, 1x LLC, and 1x LLC missing.