nominate Lesser Black-backed Gull (L. f. fuscus)

(last update: 14-11-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 9cy C0 62, July 09-17 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E).

C0 62 was ringed in Kuopio, Finland (62,80N 27,69E); ringed as pullus on July 08 1995. Hand when ringed: 195 mm.
Ring recorded, most at Tampere landfill:
1998-04-04 (Israel 31,96N 34,73E), 1998-06-19 (Kuopio 62,83N 27,54E) 
1999-06-16, 1999-06-18, 1999-07-28, 1999-08-07, 
2000-04-30, 2000-05-11, 2000-05-13, 2000-05-14, 2000-06-05, 2000-06-07, 2000-06-10, 2000-06-16, 2000-06-20, 2000-07-09, 2000-07-17, 2000-07-18, 2000-07-21, 2000-07-29, 
2001-04-29, 2001-04-30, 2001-05-02, 2001-05-04, 2001-05-05, 2001-05-10, 2001-05-11, 2001-05-12, 2001-06-02, 2001-06-04, 2001-06-07, 2001-06-16, 2001-07-05, 2001-07-11, 2001-07-18, 2001-07-19, 2001-07-20, 
2002-04-26, 2002-04-27, 2002-04-28, 2002-04-30, 2002-05-03, 2002-05-09, 2002-05-26, 2002-06-02, 2002-06-04, 2002-06-15, 2002-06-16, 2002-06-22, 2002-06-26, 2002-06-29, 2002-06-30, 2002-07-01, 2002-07-06, 2002-07-08, 2002-07-09, 2002-07-10, 2002-07-12, 2002-07-14, 2002-07-16, 2002-07-18, 2002-07-19, 2002-07-21, 2002-07-25, 
2003-05-11, 2003-05-13, 2003-05-15, 2003-05-17, 2003-06-03, 2003-06-14, 2003-06-18, 2003-06-28, 2003-06-29, 2003-07-01, 2003-07-05, 2003-07-06, 2003-07-09, 2003-07-11, 2003-07-12, 2003-07-14, 2003-07-15, 2003-07-16, 2003-07-17, 2003-07-20, 2003-07-24, 2003-07-31, 2003-08-02, 2003-08-05, 2003-08-09.

Ringed as pullus at Kuopio, Finland on July 08 1995, now in 9cy. A representative for the adult fuscus by mid-July. Most striking are the small size (probably a female), the slender bill, the red gonydeal spot which normally doesn't exceed on the upper mandible, the dark upper-parts which turn brown hued when older and worn, the lack of moult in the scapulars, wing-coverts and the primaries and the small white tips on the outer primaries, which wear away quickly.