'Fuscus-type' LBBG

I started early today, reaching Vestamager at around 0445. Along Kanalvej there were the usual gulls feeding in the meadows but one stood out - a very dark Lesser Black-backed Gull with tiny white spots for mirrors on the primaries and overall a sleeker looking bird compared with the 'normal' LBBG with which it was associating. Unfortunately it flew as I was reaching for my camera which meant that I was only able to get a very poor record flight shot of it moving away. The 'fuscus' subspecies (known as "Baltic Gull") is notoriously difficult to identify for certain due to the variability of 'intermedius', so it will have to go down as a 'fuscus-type'.

The other highlight included 5 Razorbills past Sydvestpynten, not something I expect in June. I had a good walk around Kongelunden on the off-chance that there might be a Greenish Warbler but to no avail. However the walk did produce at least 11 singing Wood Warblers, a good number.

Photo: 'fuscus-type' Lesser Black-backed Gull and Wood Warbler