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

(last update: 16-11-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 11cy CE05, July 09-17 2003, Tampere, Finland (61.33N 24.59E).

CE05 was ringed in Korpil, Finland (61,94N 25,57E); ringed as pullus on July 02 1993. Hand when ringed: 185 mm. 
Ring records at Tampere landfill:
1999: 4 records from 1999-04-23 until 1999-07-24,
2000: 17 records from 2000-04-19 until 2000-08-23,
2001: 23 records from 2001-04-22 until 2001-07-21,
2002: 20 records from 2002-04-21 until 2002-08-03,
2003: 13 records from 2003-05-28 until 2003-08-09.

Ringed as pullus at Korpilahti (25 km south of Jyväskylä, 115 km NE of Tampere), Finland on July 02 1993, now in 11cy. Primaries P1-P10 are still old. One of the older individual present at Tampere dumping site. Note the very neat secondaries and the division between P4 and P5, but beware of the fact that the P5 tip normally slightly exceeds the tertials and is more vulnerable to wear and tear. Note the brown primary coverts not showing such a division.