(3 images) Larus fuscus fuscus 11cy CH08, July 09-15 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59).

CH08 was ringed in Ylöjär, Finland (61,60N 23,71E); ringed as pullus on July 17 1993.
Ring records at Tampere landfill:
1996: 2 records from 1996-08-14 until 1996-08-15,
1998: 3 records from 1998-05-11 until 1998-09-03,
1999: 7 records from 1999-05-12 until 1999-08-14,
2000: 5 records from 2000-05-20 until 2000-08-19,
2001: 35 records from 2001-04-18 until 2001-08-31,
2001: 1 record from Ethiopia (07,91N 38,71E) on 2001-12-09,
2002: 20 records from 2002-05-12 until 2002-08-31,
2003: 19 records from 2003-05-28 until 2003-08-09.

Probably a male. Ringed as pullus at Ylojar, Finland on July 17 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. The basic moult may have started, as primary P4 seems to be missing. Note also the fresh lower tertials and several fresh median and lower lesser coverts, which were moulted in a rather 'jumpy' sequence.