Yellow-legged
Gull- Geelpootmeeuw (L. michahellis): 2cy May
(last update: 08 december 2003)
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(2 images) Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2cy, May 04 2001, Etaples, NW France (50.42N,1.34E).
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2cy michahellis which is probably a female, with many third
generation grey scapulars (95%); only a few scapulars are still
second generation. The most recently moulted scapulars show a
blue-grey hue.This michahellis shows a unique tail-pattern, in it being almost as in second winter GBBG (L. marinus): a broad white fringe with very thin black sub-terminal markings (hardly a tail-band). The upper-tail coverts are white in most second calendar year michahellis, but here they show chevrons. Active moult in the primaries has started: P1-P3 have been shed. In Etaples, many 2cy michahellis and graellsii/intermedius have started to moult their primaries by early May. Most of the wing-coverts (especially in the outer wing) are very abraded juvenile feathers. The inner 10 median coverts and 4 central lesser coverts are second generation, all the greater coverts are old. The tertials: #1 and #3 are second generation, #2 is missing and the lower 3 are juvenile. The outer median and lower lesser coverts have been dropped. |
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