Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: May 17 2015)

Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8E6:C 1CY-2CY, October 2016 & April 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT
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RINGS
Color ring - W[8E6:C]
Metallic ring - GV04797
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
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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 - 10.04.2017 - Time - morning
- my sightings/2017 - 1 - total of my sightings: 2
Place - Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.176885 – 8.693382
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LIFE HISTORY
Date Location Observer
25.06.2016 - Horse Isle, Ardrossan ,Scotland - Ringer
06.10.2016 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques
10.04.2017 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8E6:C 2CY, April 10 2017, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Graellsii-type 2CY bird, with some inner coverts replaced in the post-juvenile moult, last winter.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 8E6:C 1CY, October 06 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Many upper scaps replaced.