Gulls in Europe

(last update: November 16, 2012)

Short index:

Herring Gulls

Yellow-legged Gulls

Lesser Black-backed Gulls

Great Black-backed Gulls

Yellow-legged Gull (michahellis) 19cy & 21cy C 53597 August, September & November, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Ringed as pullus on 06 June 1992 at Isola del giglio (ile de 23 Km2) in Itay. Metasl ring: C53597; distance: 1187 Km.

History:
Boulogne sur mer le 13.09.2001.(JMS)
Boulogne sur mer le 27.08.2010.
Boulogne sur mer le 12.11.2010 (JMS)
Boulogne sur mer le 28.08.2011.
Boulogne sur mer le 26.09.2012.(JMS)

below: michahellis 21cy C 53597 September 26 2012, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

P7 fully grown.

below: michahellis 19cy C 53597 November 12 2010, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Note upperpart grey tone and compare to argenteus, and argentatus (far background).

below: michahellis 19cy C 53597 August 27 2010, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

P5/P9. Note missing central GC.