Hallo,
Last spring I photographed some Armenian Gulls in early April at Magan Michael in Israel, whose moult confused me a lot. Quite a big percentage of the birds had moulted the tail, some (or all) secondaries and up to 5 primaries (which showed very adult-like pattern in some birds).
I wonder; is this a moulting scheme that is known (or published?) of Armenian Gull?
Some examples:
http://www.pbase.com/gullpix/image/142760226
http://www.pbase.com/gullpix/image/142759908
http://www.pbase.com/gullpix/image/142759911
http://www.pbase.com/gullpix/image/142760147
http://www.pbase.com/gullpix/image/142760144 (the same bird as the previous one)
The full gallery can be viewed here: http://www.pbase.com/gullpix/armenian_gull
I would like to thank Hans and Jörgen for their help on these birds
Best regards,
Oskar Nilsson, Sweden