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

(last update: 14-11-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 8cy C103, August 06 2002, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E).

C103 was ringed in Pälkän, Finland (61,35N 24,38E); ringed as pullus on July 01 1995 by Risto Juvaste. Hand when ringed: 175 mm. 
Ring recorded at Tampere landfill:
1998: 2 records from 1998-06-11 & 1998-07-16
1999: 3 records from 1999-05-17, 1999-05-18, 1999-08-07,
2000: 5 records from 2000-04-26 until 2000-05-30,
2001: 23 records from 2001-04-21 until 2001-08-12,
2002: 39 records from 2002-04-13 until 2002-08-10,
2003: 23 records from 2003-05-18 until 2003-08-12.

Ringed as pullus at Pälkäne, Finland on July 01 1995, now in 8cy. All primaries still present and moulted in one wave. Although there is an obvious mirror on P10, P9 has only a very limited white line near the shaft. Probably a female.