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

(last update: 21-12-2009)

Larus fuscus fuscus 4+cy male J130, July 2006 & June 2007, Horsvær, Nordland (65.19.09 N - 11.38.02 E), Norway. Picture: Morten Helberg.

J130, ringed as adult on the nest, in 2005. Jet-black adult nominate fuscus, breeding on Horsvær, Nordland. This Archipelago contains a pure population of such dark fuscus birds. Picture illustrates type of breeding habitat for this colony.

More information about migration strategies in Norwegian fuscus and the ringing programme in the three northern counties of Norway: Nordland, Troms and Finnmark, can be found here: The summary for juveniles can be found in the fuscus 1cy October section, the summary for adults can be found in the fuscus adult October section.
Morten Helberg, Geir Systad, Ingve Birkeland, Nils Lorentzen & Jan Bustnes published an article about this research in Ardea 97, 2009, titled: Migration patterns of adult and juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus from northern Norway. The complete PDF can be found HERE.

above: 4+cy male J130, July 25 2006, Hortavær, Nordland, Norway. Picture: Morten Helberg.

below: 4+cy male J130, June 19 2007, Hortavær, Nordland, Norway. Picture: Morten Helberg.