Gulls in Europe(last update: October 10, 2012) |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull (intermedius) 2cy J3KC October 25 2007, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.Blue with white code J3KC Ringing Centre Stavanger Ringnumber 4250963 Ringer Nils Helge Lorentzen Inner gc growing, indicating partial autumn moult started. Still difficult to tell the exact extent of this partial moult, as plain grey feathers may also be replacements of old 2nd gen feathers, which were moulted in late winter. Often, such 2nd gen feathers (post-juvenile moult) are left out of the complete moult sequence in the initial stage, only to be replaced late in the process. |