Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)
Coordinators:
Kjeld Tommy Pedersen (Denmark)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Frank Majoor (Netherlands)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

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1cy June - August
1cy September - October
1cy November - December

2cy January - February
2cy March - April
2cy May - August
2cy September - October
2cy November - December

3cy January - February
3cy March - April
3cy May - August
3cy September - December

adult January - February
adult March - April
adult May - August
adult September - October
adult November - December

Mew Gull canus DEH IA 052611 12cy, February 02-09 2013, Calais, France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Species: Mew Gull (Larus canus)
Sex: not given
Age: Not fledged / pullus
Date: 23.06.2002
Place: NSG INSEL LANGENWERDER
Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
54°02'00"N 011°30'00"E
Germany
Recovery 779 km WSW (251,0°) from place of ringing place.

Recoveries:
Calais,quai de la loire le 02-09.02.2013 & 01.12.2012

below: canus DEH IA 052611 12cy, February 09 2013, Calais, France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Classic winter bird: fine streaking on head, most white in neck and side of breast, dark iris, black on bill in winter, large mirror on P10.

below: canus DEH IA 052611 12CY, February 02 2013, Calais, France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Mew Gull in winter, note very dark iris, band on bill, bill colour rather greenish yellow, not vivid, same for leg colour, very delicate 'pencil streaking' on head, concentrated on crown and not in hindneck or running down to sides of breast, much white in wingtip with very large mirror on P10 and large mirror on P9.