Larus fuscus fuscus 5cy C3EX, July 15-17 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59).
C3EX was ringed in Luopio, Finland (61,37N
24,63E); ringed as pullus on July 05 1999 by Risto Juvaste. Hand when ringed:
275 mm.
Ring
records at Tampere landfill:
2001: 10 records from 2001-06-27 until 2001-08-16,
2002: 27 records from 2002-05-11
until
2002-08-03,
2003: 10 records from 2003-06-12 until 2003-07-26.
Ringed as pullus at Luopio, Finland on July 05 1999, now in 5cy. Adult fuscus features: small size, slender bill, dark upper-parts which turn brown hued when older and worn, lack of moult in the scapulars, wing-coverts and the primaries and small white tips on the outer primaries, which wear away quickly. Note the division between P6 and P7.