photo 1337: Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2cy,
June 14 2002, Etaples, NW France.
This
individual's primary moult stage: P6 has been shed and P7-P10 are still juvenile.
Note that P7 is broken at the tip. P5 is still growing. Most of
the median coverts have been renewed. The upper tertials are replaced as well.
The lesser coverts and most of the greater coverts are still old. Most of
the upper
scapulars and some lower scapulars have been moulted to grey feathers with
a pronounced black shaft streak. The tail is still juvenile and the bare parts
still look immature; the iris and
bill are black, the legs are pale flesh pink, as can be seen in most 2cy michahellis.

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