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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Lesser Black-Backed Gull GREEN [PPO] / white
Photo: by Van Kleinwee.
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), adult
Leiden, Maresingel, August 28, 2010. Green (?) PP0. Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, moulting to winter (basic) plumage. The ring it carries is a Dutch ring, very from most probably green. P1 is mostly grown, P2 has been shed.
Primary moult score: 5 (P1=4, P2=1, P3=0, P4=0, P5=0, P6=0, P7=0, P8=0, P9=0, P10=0).
(Ringinfo: not available, probably ringed in the 1990's.)
Kleine Mantelmeeuw (Larus fuscus), adult
Maresingel, Leiden, 28 augustus 2010. Groen (?) PP0. Adulte Kleine Mantelmeeuw, ruiend naar winterkleed. De ring is een zeer verkleurde Nederlandse ring, de oorspronkelijke kleur was zeer waarschijnlijk groen. P1 is 3/4 volgroeid, P2 mist.
Handpenruiscore: 5 (P1=4, P2=1, P3=0, P4=0, P5=0, P6=0, P7=0, P8=0, P9=0, P10=0).
(Ringinfo: niet beschikbaar, waarschijnlijk geringd in de jaren 1990.)