Gulls in NW Europe
(last update: September 25, 2011
Herring Gull 1cy-2cy J1490 (argentatus) November 2011 & 2012, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture Jean-Michel Suavage.
Bird ringed in far NE Norway, at the island Hornoya, Vardo; it travelled a record distance of 2662 KM, which is even further than the Russian white K-rings we see in NW Europe (islands in the White Sea, 2663 KM)!
15.06 2011 Hornøya, Vardø, Finnmark, Norway 70°23'16"N 031°09'21"E
27.11 2011 Boulogne-sur-Mer harbour, Pas-de-Calais, France 50°43'34"N 001°35'04"E (photo)
01.12 2011 Boulogne-sur-Mer harbour, Pas-de-Calais, France 50°43'34"N 001°35'04"E
29.03 2012 Blaringhem, Nord, France 50°41'00"N 002°24'00"E
09.05 2012 Hanstholm havn, Nordjylland, Denmark 57°07'28"N 008°35'36"E
07.08 2012 Mehamn, rivermouth, Gamvik, Finnmark, Norway 71°01'53"N 027°50'11"E
08.08 2012 Mehamn, fish-factory, Gamvik, Finnmark, Norway 71°02'05"N 027°50'23"E (photo)
17.11 2012 Boulogne-sur-Mer harbour, Pas-de-Calais, France (photo)
below: 1cy J1490 (argentatus) November 27 2011, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture Jean-Michel Suavage.
Most scapulars still juvenile.
below: 2cy J1490 (argentatus) November 17 2012, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture Jean-Michel Suavage.
No grey adult-like feathers yet.
