lusitanius Yellow-legged Gull

(last update: 10-12-2013)

Yellow-legged Gull lusitanius 2cy 6A1G February-August 2013, Angeiras, Portugal. Pictures: Inocêncio Oliveira.

Ringed as pullus on June 23 2012 at Ulia, Donostia-San Sebastián (43° 20' N 01° 57' W).

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G February 05 2013.

Scaps replaced except probably for the longest rear feathers (look at the image of the bird flying away and notice two brown feathers on top of the white rump feathers); tertials and coverts still juvenile.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G March 20 2013.

With his best friends.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G April 22 2013.

Not much progress.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G June 27 2013.

Obvious in moult, P7-P10 old, central primaries growing, many coverts replaced.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G July 16 2013.

Obvious in moult, P8-P10 old, central primaries growing, many coverts replaced, gap in GC now closing.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G July 29 2013.

Obvious in moult, P9-P10 old, central primaries growing, many coverts replaced, gap in GC now closing.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G July 31 2013.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G August 05 2013.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G August 10 2013.

below: lusitanius 2cy 6A1G August 23 2013.