Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii & intermedius)

(last update: May 17 2015)

Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 2G 1CY, October & December 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

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OBSERVATION REPORT
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RINGS
Color ring - G[2G]
Metallic ring - 6177991
EURING code - 05910 - www.cr-birding.org/node/1079
Right leg (tibia) - Green ring with a white 2 alpha-numeric code
Left leg (tarsus) - Metallic ring
Ringer - Hans Keijser
Age at first ring - pullus - Date - 2016.07.06
Place where ringed - Europoort (Tennesseehaven), Zuid-Holland, Holland
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SPECIES
Type of bird - Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
Age & Sexe - immature - Unknown
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OBSERVATION
Date of the sighting - 07.12.2016 - Time - morning
- my sightings/2016 - 3 - total of my sightings: 3
Place - Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal
Coordinates: - 41.176885 – 8.693382
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LIFE HISTORY
Date Location Observer
29-08-2016 IJmuiden (Strand Zuidpier), Noord-Holland, NL - Maarten van Kleinwee
24-09-2016 IJmuiden (Strand Zuidpier), Noord-Holland, NL - Klaas Zwaan
25-10-2016 Matosinhos Beach Matosinhos, Portugal - José Marques
31.10.2016 Espinho Beach, Espinho, Aveiro, Portugal - Peter Rock, Inocêncio Oliveira & José Marques
07-12-2016 Matosinhos Beach Matosinhos, Portugal - José Marques

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 2G 1CY, December 07 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

All coverts and tertials juvenile. Visible flight feathers also juvenile. Most scaps replaced.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 2G 1CY, October 31 2016, Espinho Beach, Espinho, Aveiro, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Most scaps replaced.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull graellsii 2G 1CY, October 25 2016, Matosinhos beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.

Most scaps replaced.