Larus armenicus 2cy, 15 November 2010, Maayan Zvi eastern ponds, Israel. Picture: Amir Ben Dov.
Brown primaries without a mirror, broad tail-band and brown centres of tertials indicate 2cy age. Wing-coverts replaced in the complete moult last summer already start to look worn at the fringesd again (visible central medians); while feathers replaced in the partial autumn moult have neat fringes and grey base (inner medians).
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