Yellow-legged
Gull- Geelpootmeeuw (L. michahellis): 1cy October
(last update: 08 december 2003)
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7157 (2 images): YLG (L. michahellis) 1cy, October 13 2001, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
An odd individual with all scapulars moulted to
second generation, the tertials still juvenile and the wing-coverts still
juvenile as well. All these feathers show abraded fringes and the tips worn
away. Note the very dark black-brown centres of the tertials, which are the darkest
feathers on this bird, together with the primaries and tail-band of course.
The
scapulars are probably moulted quite some time ago (August) since most of these
scapulars have a faded colour and abraded fringes, except a few lower scapulars. Normally, michahellis
continues this moult with replacement of inner wing-coverts and sometimes
tertials. Here, all wing-coverts are still juvenile, except the central median
coverts, which have been shed and a few new second generation, which coverts are growing in
the median and lesser covert rows. Note the rather pale head (second generation
feathers) and pale shins.
