Larus cachinnans

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Larus cachinnans 1CY-2CY PCTN October 2012 - March 2013, Deponie Pohlsche Heide - Minden, Germany (52°23'05N, 08°46'45E). Picture: Armin Deutsch.

Yellow PCTN and metal (PLG) DN28028, ringed as pullus on May 10 2012 at Wyspa na Wisle, Kepa Nadbrzeska, Poland, (50°01' N,  21°13' E). This is a breeding colony in S Poland (near Tarnów), with most birds breeding here cachinnans, but in this area also single records of few michahellis are possible (see PDF). PCTN is classic cachinnans. Probably male.

Recoveries:

Date Rings Species Place Informer 10/05/2012 DN 28028 Caspian Gull colony Larus cachinnans kolonia WYSPA NA WIŚLE,KĘPA NADBRZESKA,KARCZEW POLAND (MAZOWIECKIE) Marcin Sidelnik 07/06/2012 DN 28028 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull colony Larus cachinnans kolonia WYSPA NA RZ.WISŁA,KĘPA NADBRZESKA,OTWOCK POLAND (MAZOWIECKIE) Marcin Sidelnik 08/10/2012 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 10/10/2012 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Pohlsche Heide Rubbish dump GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Jörg Hadasch 06/11/2012 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 19/11/2012 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 20/11/2012 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Minden:Hafen GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Jörg Hadasch 22/11/2012 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Minden:Hafen GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Jörg Hadasch 15/02/2013 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Osnabrück GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Axel Degen 20/02/2013 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Osnabrück GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Axel Degen 07/03/2013 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Osnabrück GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Axel Degen 21/03/2013 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 12/11/2013 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Lake Dümmer,Hüde, Diepholz GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Micha Arved Neumann 20/11/2013 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 12/01/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Dümmer GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Jörn Clausen 17/04/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Okołowice POLAND (ŚLĄSKIE) Grzegorz Kaczorowski 29/06/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans JEZIORO MALTAŃSKIE,POZNAŃ POLAND (WIELKOPOLSKIE) Grzegorz Walicht 24/10/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 24/10/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Minden, Osthafen GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 02/11/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Minden:Hafen GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Jörg Hadasch 06/11/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Dümmer GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Juergen Linnhoff 07/11/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Deponie Pohlsche Heide GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: DETMOLD) Armin Deutsch 07/12/2014 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Lembruch:Dümmer Harbour GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (ohne inseln)) Jörn Clausen 03/01/2015 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Osnabrück GERMANY (NIEDERSACHSEN: WESER-EMS (OSTFRIESISCHE INSELN mit MELLUM)) Axel Degen 04/03/2015 YEL PCTN Herring Gull Larus argentatus Europareservat Rieselfelder Münster GERMANY (NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN: MÜNSTER) Holger Lauruschkus no 26/04/2015 YEL PCTN Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Kępa Nadbrzeska POLAND (MAZOWIECKIE) Marcin Sidelnik Bogusław Lontkowski

below: cachinnans 1CY PCTN October 08 2012, Deponie Pohlsche Heide - Minden, Germany (52°23'05N, 08°46'45E). Picture: Armin Deutsch.

Extensive moult in coverts.

below: upper TT, inner GC, many MC and LC now moulted in post-juvenile moult. Probably male, together with Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull.

below: note dark pattern on inner primaries, lacking venetain blind effect, as inner webs are also relatively dark.

below: classic tail for cachinnans.

below: very dominant, probably male.

below: cachinnans 1CY PCTN November 19 2012, Deponie Pohlsche Heide - Minden, Germany (52°23'05N, 08°46'45E). Picture: Armin Deutsch.

Extensive moult in coverts and upper tertials now finished. Together with 1CY Herring Gull.

below: cachinnans 2CY PCTN March 21 2013, Deponie Pohlsche Heide - Minden, Germany (52°23'05N, 08°46'45E). Picture: Armin Deutsch.

Now primaries are older and more bleached, still no obvious venetian blind effect in inner primaries in this cachinnans.