Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

Coordinators:
Albert de Jong
Leon Kelder
Roland-Jan Buijs
Thijs Horst
Merijn Loeve
Mars Muusse

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Herring Gull argenteus 5.= 1CY, May 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

Red tibia ring r[5.=] and metal NLA 5.625.147, ringed as pullus Larus argentatus at nest 117Z on May 22 2022 in colony Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringer: Jeroen Nagtegaal.
ID uncertain in 2022, one parent is Herring Gull. Other not photographed, but most likely Herring Gull too.

Visits and data for nest 117Z:

27-Apr-22 3 eggs A egg 68,8 48,3 tip bottom - 35 gr
B egg 70,1 48,1 tip bottom - 80 gr
C egg 68,5 48 tip bottom - 50 gr
01-May-22 adult Herring near nest
04-May-22 3 eggs with Herring Gull
09-May-22 3 eggs
17-May-22 2 eggs male is Herring, female possibly Caspian?
metal darvic mass wing Head+Bill
22-May-22 pullus 5625146 r-5+ 205 44 64,4
pullus 5625147 r-5= 98 29 54,2
1 egg intact          
metal darvic mass wing H+B Bill
30-May-22 pullus 5625146 r-5+ 375 72 78 30,5
pullus 5625147 r-5= 336 51 72,3 25,8
  1 egg infertile
  food: r[5.=] threw up sausage
17-Jun-22 adult present

below: Herring Gull argenteus 5.= 1CY, May 30 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.

r[5.=] argenteus from nest 117Z. Picture: May 30th, 2022.
Ringed May 22nd and observed again on May 30th. No observations since. Same for sibling r[5.+] from this 2-egg nest (3rd egg infertile).

Food item: r-5= threw up sausage.

below: Herring Gull argenteus 5.= 1CY, May 22 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.