Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland

All photos have been taken in east Finland and most likely represent nominate fuscus, but while the birds appear from the photographs to almost certainly be fuscus, they do not ‘have’ to be such. The problem of separating fuscus, graellsii and intermedius is complicated by the recent discovery that graellsii and intermedius occur occasionally in Finland. This has been proven by the arrival in Finland of birds ringed as pulli in England, the Netherlands and Norway. Thus, it could be argued even though it is a rather extreme stance that none of the adult Finnish “fuscus” pictured here can be considered as proven.




Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 4 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos



Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 1 photo




Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 2 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos





Baltic Gull (Larus fuscus fuscus), ad, 14.6.2009, Kuusamo Rubbish Dump, Oulu Province, Finland, 3 photos