(2 images) Larus fuscus fuscus 11cy CA28, July 09-15 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59).
CA28 was ringed in Pälkäne, Finland (61,36N
24,43E); ringed as pullus on July 01 1993 by Risto Juvaste. Hand when
ringed: 235 mm.
Ring
records at Tampere landfill:
1998: 1 record from 1998-08-19,
1999: 5 records from 1999-04-14 until 1999-08-07,
2000: 1 record from 2000-04-06,
2001: 24 records from 2001-04-13 until 2001-08-14,
2002: 24 records from 2002-04-13
until
2002-08-31,
2003: 18 records from 2003-05-17 until 2003-08-12.
Ringed as pullus at Pälkäne,
Finland on July 01 1993, now in 11cy. A representative for the adult fuscus by
mid-July. Fuscus features: 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.
CA28 primary moult stage: all 10 primaries still old by July 15 2003.