(2 images) Larus fuscus fuscus 11cy CA15, July 11 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59).
CA15 was ringed in Hauho, Finland (61,30N
24,16E); ringed as pullus on July 01 1993 by Risto Juvaste. Hand when
ringed: 205 mm.
Ring
records at Tampere landfill:
1995: 1 winter record from Israel (31,96N 34,73E) on 1995-10-13,
1999: 2 records from 1999-05-06 until 1999-06-30,
2000: 2 records from 2000-06-12 until 2000-06-17,
2000: 1 winter record from Israel (31,85N 34,66E) on 2000-09-29,
2001: 4 records from 2001-04-20 until 2001-08-26,
2002: 3 records from 2002-04-28
until
2002-06-30,
2003: 13 records from 2003-05-24 until 2003-07-13.
Ringed as pullus at Palkan, Finland on July 01 1993, now in 11cy. A representative for the adult fuscus by mid-July. Most striking are the small size, the slender bill, the red gonydeal spot which normally doesn't exceed on the upper mandible, the dark upper-parts which turn brown hued when older and worn, the lack of moult in the scapulars, wing-coverts and the primaries and the small white tips on the outer primaries, which wear away quickly.