Larus fuscus fuscus 3cy, March 12 2011, Ashdod, Israel. Picture Amir Ben Dov.
Active primary and wing-covert moult. Moult stage of primaries hard to determine, but P5 missing (the print / shadow of P5 is obvious at P6, showing nicely the effect of bleaching) and the outer primaries are old and abraded. Obvious black on bill is classic for this age.
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