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

(last update: 14-11-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 9cy C120, August 06-07 2002 & July 16 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E).

C120 was ringed in Pälkäne, Finland (61,35N 24,12E); ringed as pullus on July 02 1995 by Risto Juvaste. Hand when ringed: 150 mm. 
Ring recorded at Tampere landfill:
1998: 4 records from 1998-07-03 until 1998-08-11,
1999: 2 records from 1999-06-28 until 1999-07-04,
2000: 14 records from 2000-04-27 until 2000-07-24,
2001: 37 records from 2001-04-07 until 2001-08-16, 
2002: 29 records from 2002-04-13 until 2002-08-07,
2003: 18 records from 2003-05-18 until 2003-08-12.

Ringed as pullus at Pälkäne, Finland on July 02 1995, now in 9cy. A representative for the adult fuscus by mid-July. Fuscus features: the small size, 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.