Lesser Black-backed Gull intermedius NOS 4178002 14CY, October 21 2004, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Picture by Pim Wolf.
An adult intermedius ringed in Norway, ringed as pullus on 15 July 1991 at Mandal, Vest-Agder, NO (58° 0' 0 , 7° 19' 48).
About average primary moult
score for mid October: P6
full-grown, P9-P10 are old primaries. The pale-yellow iris shows no speckling and the orbital ring is
dark red. The legs are yellow, the bill is yellow with the red gonydeal spot on both
mandibles. There is a stripe on both mandibles. Jizz suggests a female.
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