Photo 6: 3cy LBBG, October 14 2001 Westkapelle, the Netherlands.

P6 is full-grown with a clear white tip, but this doesn't mean the outer primaries (once moulted, here they are still old) from p7 outwards will have clear white tips. P8-p10 are old and dark brown-black, without tips and no mirror on p10. These outer primaries are still 2^nd generation remiges. The primaries are moulted from 2^nd generation to 3^rd generation. This is supported by the brown outer primary coverts with the small white tips, seen in many old 2^nd generation primary coverts. But how do the secondaries fit in this picture? They seem to be old abraded 3^rd generation secondaries and this is combined with an old abraded white tail. Both secondaries and tail were moulted a while ago (and maybe already one year old?).