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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Caspian Gull cachinnans hybrid 6.8 1CY, May - September 2022, Lelystad & Almere, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst, Mars Muusse & Eric Roeland.

Red tibia ring r[6.8] and metal NLA 5.625.150, ringed as pullus Larus cachinnans hybrid at nest 244 on May 30 2022 in colony Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringer: Jeroen Nagtegaal - Roland-Jan Buijs ringing team.
ID certain in 2022: one parent is adult Herring Gull argenteus and other parent is sub-adult Caspian Gull cachinnans.

Recoveries:
30-05-2022 Lelystad (Bataviahaven), Flevoland, NL 5.230,00 N 525,00 E captured by ringer Albert de Jong
02-07-2022 Almere (De Vaart), Flevoland, NL 5.224,00 N 514,00 E colourring read Thijs Horst
19-08-2022 Almere (De Blocq van Kuffeler), Flevoland, NL 5.225,00 N 513,00 E colourring read Eric Roeland
23-09-2022 Almere (Dashorstdijk), Flevoland, NL 5.225,00 N 512,00 E colourring read Thijs Horst
23-09-2022 Almere (De Vaart), Flevoland, NL 5.224,00 N 514,00 E colourring read Thijs Horst
24-09-2022 Almere (De Vaart), Flevoland, NL 5.224,00 N 514,00 E colourring read Eric Roeland
10-04-2023 Westerslag (Strand), Texel, NL 5.302,00 N 442,00 E colourring read Job ten Horn

Bird from nest 244, data for this nest:

4-May-22 3 eggs A egg 65,4 51 floating - 4 mm
B egg 67,8 49 floating - 4 mm
C egg 63,4 47,6 floating - 4 mm
sub-adult cachinnans at this nest.
metal darvic mass wing H+B age
22-May-22 pullus .5625150 - 73 27 50,8 2 days, too small for darvic ring.
pullus .5625151 - 68 24 50,2 2 days, idem.
pullus .5625152 - 60 22 47 1st day, idem.
metal darvic mass wing H+B bill
30-May-22 pullus .5625150 r-68 267 45 67,6 26
pullus .5625151 r-67 258 46 68,1 24
pullus .5625152 r-65 244 38 63,6 23
02-Jun-22 probably Herring Gull at this nest? But be aware of other nest close by.
17-Jun-22 adult Herring Gull neat nest.
21-Jun-22 pullus darvic mass H+B Bill Tarsus Wing
r-68 888 111 42,2 77,5 255

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans hybrid 6.8 1CY, September 24 2022, Almere (De Vaart), the Netherlands. Picture: Eric Roeland.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans hybrid 6.8 1CY, August 19 2022, Almere, the Netherlands. Picture: Eric Roeland.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans hybrid 6.8 1CY, June 21 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

r[6.8] cachinnans x argentatus hybrid from nest 244. Picture: May 30th, 2022.
r[6.8] fledged. Sibling r[6.5] & r[6.7] ringed on May 30th. No observations since for these two birds.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans hybrid 6.8 1CY, May 30 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.