Larus fuscus fuscus 2cy

Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus 2cy. July 2010.

Note the 'Caspian-like' head pattern, including a tiny brown line on rear neck.

Larus fuscus fuscus. White CHM2

Baltic Gull, July 2010. 8cy ringed in Finland in July 2002.

Larus argentatus argentatus

Scandinavian Herring Gull, juvenile. Note the plain scapulars and whitish overall looking. Stout and heavy structure. Note also the bird on the background.

Larus fuscus fuscus. White C20C

Baltic Gull, Larus fuscus fuscus, adult. July 2010. Ringed in Finland, 28 June 1996. Hence, this beauty has 14 years and one month...

Larus argentatus White CCC14

Scandinavian Herring Gull, Larus argentatus argentatus. Juvenile, August 2010. Ringed in Finland in 2010. W[CCC14]

BALTIC GULL. ADULT

Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus. Tampere dump, Finland. Aug 19, 2010.

Note the small white subterminal mark on P9 (only in the left wing).

Starting

This journey has begun. My time there was brief, but intense. 3 days enjoying gulls in Tampere with Hannu Koskinen (30 July to 2 August, 2010). A total amount of 3.000 photographs were taken to fill this blog with Baltic, Herring and other amazing gulls. Let's begin!

My sincere thanks to Hannu Koskinen, who made it all possible.