Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: May 17 2015)

Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 097:F 1CY, October - November 2016, Portugal. Picture: José Marques & Carl Baggott.

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Orange colour ring 097:F (metal ring number GV38197), ringed as pullus at Inchcolm, an island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland (56.0293 N, -3.3034 W) by John Davies, Lothian Ringing Group on July 05 2016.
It has previously been re-sighted on 10/10/2016 at Praia da Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal; on 02/11/2016 at Vagueira, Portugal and on 03 & 04/11/2016 at Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal.

OBSERVATION REPORT
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RINGS
Color ring - O[097:F]
Metallic ring - GV38197
EURING code - 05910 - www.cr-birding.org/node/3735
Right leg (tarsus) – metal ring
Left leg (tarsus) - Orange ring with a black four alpha-numeric code
Ringer - John Davies,
Age at first ring - Pullus - Date - 2016.07.05
Place where ringed - Inchcolm,Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland
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SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus
Age & Sexe - Immature - unknown
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OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 10.10.2016 - Time - morning
- my sightings/2016 - 1 - total of my sightings: 1
Place - Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.1823988, -8.6970061
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LIFE HISTORY
Date Location Observer
05.07.2016 Inchcolm,Firth of Forth, Scotland – ringer
10.10.2016 Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal – José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 097:F 1CY, November 12-18 2016, Portimao Fish harbour, Portugal. Picture: Carl Baggott.

Many scaps replaced.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 097:F 1CY, October 10 2016, Leixões harbour, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Several scaps replaced. 2x central MC replaced, 1x GC growing.