Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Cachinnans - nest Lelystad 137

General remarks:

  • Eggs: Volume measured by Stonehouse (1964) and Spaans & Spaans (1975), which make comparison possible with data from Texel (Camphuysen pers comm 16.04.2020).
  • Nest 137 positioned on dam 1, just next to nest 104. Wooden shelf with code 137 added. Only visible from north side + yellow/black flag with code 137.
  • ID certain in 2022: parents are both Caspian Gull cachinnans.
location April 27th, 2022: nest location. April 27th, 2022: nest location. April 27th, 2022: nest location.
 
nest April 27th, 2022: 3 eggs. April 27th, 2022: 3 eggs. April 27th, 2022: female cachinnans (partner 1) at nest.
 
partner 1 April 27th, 2022: female cachinnans = partner 1. May 1st, 2022: female cachinnans = partner 1. May 1st, 2022: female cachinnans = partner 1.
 
  May 1st, 2022: female cachinnans = partner 1. May 1st, 2022: female cachinnans = partner 1. .
   
partner 2 April 27th, 2022: male cachinnans = partner 2. April 27th, 2022: male cachinnans = partner 2. .
   
pullus May 17th: pullus r[5.Y]. May 17th: pullus r[5.Z]. September 21st, 2022: juvenile r[5.Y] in England.
 

Visits and data 2022 for nest 137:
Estimation egg laying: A-egg = April 12 2022. Estimating hatching = May 10 2022.

  egg no: width (mm): length (mm): volume (cm3):  water test April 27th:    
27-04-2022 A-egg 50 69,5 -- 2 mm - floating 3 eggs  
  B-egg 48,2 67,2 -- 1 mm - floating  
C-egg 49,8 68,8 -- 1 mm - floating
sum nest: --
   
01-05-2022 Cach at nest, female = partner 1.
   
  metal darvic mass head+bill      
17-05-2022 .5625126 r-5Z 137 62,5
  .5625127 r-5Y 202 72,7
         
22-05-2022 Nest empty, chicks not found in dense vegetation. 2 alarming partners.
         
17-06-2022 1 parent present, together with at least one chick. No good views on legs, no definite view for presence of rings.
         
21-06-2022 2 parents present, together with r-5Y. Also: 1x unringed sibling. Hence: all 3 eggs hatched. At least 2 chicks fledged from this nest; no fledging data for r-5Z.
         
28-06-2022 Picture of r-5Y. Fledged.
         
12-07-2022 Picture of r-5Y. Fledged.