Larus fuscus fuscus 2cy, June 24 2011, Ashdod, Israel. Picture Amir Ben Dov.
2cy in June. P8-P10 still old juvenile. Several secondaries also still juvenile, and in the left wing some secondaries still missing (active moult, at about S16/S17). Tail completely 2nd gen. Pattern of inner primaries also typical for 2nd gen, but in left wing P3 missing. Note also the relatively better condition of P1-P2, hence it is uncertain if an ordinary moult strategy was followed by this individual.
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