Larus fuscus fuscus 2cy, April 08 2011, Ashdod. Picture Amir Ben Dov.
Nominate fuscus by early April. Wing-covert moult in last phase, with only outer greater coverts still juvenile. Lower tertials also juvenile. Pattern on 2nd gen feathers with broad pale fringe. Active moult in gc and rectrices, secondaries and primaries still juvenile.
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