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

(last update: 16-11-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 6cy CAC6, July 09-12 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E).

CAC6 was ringed in Ylöjär, Finland (61,70N 23,63E); ringed as pullus on July 11 1998. Hand when ringed: 280 mm. 
Ring records at Tampere landfill:
2000: 9 records from 2000-05-20 until 2000-06-30,
2001: 24 records from 2001-04-28 until 2001-08-01,
2002: 32 records from 2002-04-28 until 2002-08-18,
2003: 17 records from 2003-06-14 until 2003-08-03.

Ringed as pullus at Ylojar, Finland on July 11 1998, now in 6cy. A typical adult fuscus by mid-July. Most striking are 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.