photo 4838: Yellow-legged
Gull michahellis adult, September 22 2002, Etaples, France
(50.44N,01.35E).
Primary P7 is fully grown. Note the fine dark
streaking around the eye, extending towards the crown and further towards the
nape. The moult gap in the greater coverts is closed and the partial autumn
moult has started in this individual: the outer median coverts are replaced
again. The new outermost medians are already visible, while the central feathers
are still missing. One central scapular in the lowest row is missing.
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