Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: May 17 2015)

Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY-3CY, March 2015 - March 2016, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT
Color ring - R[NDN’U]
Metalic ring - GR27160
EURING code-05910 - www.cr-birding.org/node/835
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SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus
Age & Sexe - immature
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RINGS
Right leg (tarsus)-Metallic ring
Left leg (tarsus)-Red ring with a white four alpha code
Ringer - Mike Marsh
Age at first ring - Pullus Date - 29.06.2014
Place where ringed-Havergate Island, Orford, Suffolk, England
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OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 08/03/2016 - my sightings/2016 - 2
Place - Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.1823988,-8.6970061
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LIFE HISTORY
Date - Location - Observer
29.06.2014- Havergate Island, Orford, Suffolk, England- Mike Marsh
03.12.2014- Matosinhos, Portugal- I. Oliveira
05.03.2015- Matosinhos, Portugal- L. Mota
07.03.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
15.03.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
19.03.2015- City Park, Porto, Portugal- J. Marques
21.03.2015- City Park, Porto, Portugal- J. Marques
06.04.2015- Matosinhos, Porto-L. Mota
08.04.2015- Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal-J.Marques
12.06.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
03.07.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
10.07.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
24.07.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
31.07.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
07.08.2015- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques
13.10.2015- Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal-J.Marques
27.11.2015- Eirol Landfill, Eirol, Aveiro – P. Moreira
31.12.2015- City Park, Porto, Portugal – Luis Mota
19.01.2016- Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal-J.Marques
08.03.2016- Leixões Harbour,Matosinhos, Portugal-J. Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 3CY, March 08 2016, Leixões Harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Few tail-feathers replaced.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 3CY, January 19 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Starting to develop a grey saddle, but moult pace is slow.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, October 13 2015, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Partial autumn moult underway.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, July 31 2015, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P7/P10.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, July 24 2015, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

P6/P9.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, July 10 2015, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Bird halfway the complete moult.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, July 03 2015, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Bird halfway the complete moult. P8-P10 old.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, June 05 2015, Leixões Harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Bird in complete moult: several coverts missing and new LLC, MC, inner GC and upper TT.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, April 08 2015, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Scaps replaced. Tertials and coverts juvenile.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, March 21 2015, Porto, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Coverts and tertials juvenile.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, March 19 2015, Porto, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii NDN.U 2CY, March 15 2015, Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

No moult in coverts nor in tertials.