Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: 28-12-2010)

Lesser Black-backed Gull intermedius V3PJ 3CY & 9CY, September 2010 & October 2016, the Netherlands & Portugal. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee & José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT
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RINGS
Color ring - Y[V3PJ]
Metallic ring - 4285653
EURING code - 05926 - www.cr-birding.org/node/1202
Right leg (tarsus) - Metallic ring
Left leg (tarsus) - Yellow ring with a black four alpha-numeric code
Ringer - Lars Hansen
Age at first ring - Pullus - Date - 2008.06.25
Place where ringed - Sprogø, Korsør, Denmark
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SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus
Age & Sexe - Ad. - unknown
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OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 06.10.2016 - Time - morning
- my sightings/2016 - 1 - total of my sightings: 1
Place - Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.176885 – 8.693382
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LIFE HISTORY
Date - Location - Observer
15.08.2008 – Vejers Strand, Varde, Denmark – Matthias Haupt
21.09.2008 – Oostende, Denmark, Denmark – Patrick van Gele
21.09.2208 – Oostende Visserijdok, Denmark – Roland Francois
24.09.2011 – Zeedijk, Westkapelle, Denmark – Maarten van Kleinwee
06.10.2016 – Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull intermedius V3PJ 9CY, October 06 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Colonies in Denmark hold birds with broad spectrum of upper-part grey tone, according to Barth's findings in the 60's and 70's: HERE & HERE.
Moult: P5/P7.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull intermedius V3PJ 3CY, September 24 2010, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Picture Maarten van Kleinwee.