Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 1CY-4CY, September 2014 - June 2017, Den Haag - Scheveningen - Heemskerk, the Netherlands. 

Green K.BMF, ringed as pullus on July 16 2014 at Kelderhuispolder, Texel (53,01 N; 4,72 E). Project run by Kees Camphuysen.

Recoveries:

Year
Mm
Dd
Location
Lat
Long
2014
7
16
Valley ridge/receiver Kelderhuispolder, Texel
NL
53,01
4,72
2014
7
29
Trail and depot area Kelderhuispolder Texel
NL
53,01
4,72
2014
8
28
Scheveningen, Noorder havenhoofd
NL
52,1
4,27
2014
9
22
Scheveningen, strand noordpier.
NL
52,1
4,27
2015
2
1
Scheveningen, visafslag
NL
52,1
4,27
2015
2
10
Scheveningen, strandsuppletie noordstrand
NL
52,13
4,32
2015
2
10
Scheveningen, strandsuppletie noordstrand
NL
52,13
4,32
2015
2
10
Scheveningen, strandsuppletie noordstrand
NL
52,13
4,32
2015
5
1
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
5
6
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
5
9
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
5
9
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
7
7
Strekdam 2 strand Julianadorp-Huisduinen
NL
52,89
4,71
2015
8
21
Katwijk aan Zee
NL
52,22
4,4
2015
8
25
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
8
26
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
8
30
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2015
9
16
Scheveningen, binnenhavens
NL
52,10
4,27
2015
9
22
Scheveningen havenhoofd zuid; Strand Paal 10
NL
52,08
4,25
2015
11
3
Kijkduin, strand paal 105
NL
52,08
4,23
2016
3
4
Zuiderpark, Den Haag
NL
52,06
4,29
2016
5
6
Koekamp, Den Haag
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
5
9
Katwijk aan Zee uitwatering paal 86
NL
52,21
4,40
2016
5
26
Koekamp, Den Haag
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
5
26
Den Haag, Centraal Station
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
6
24
Kijkduin, strand tussen Scheveningen en -
NL
52,08
4,25
2016
6
25
Kijkduin, strand tussen Scheveningen en -
NL
52,08
4,25
2016
6
30
Kijkduin, strand tussen Scheveningen en -
NL
52,08
4,25
2016
7
5
Koekamp, Den Haag
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
7
10
Kijkduin, strand tussen Scheveningen en -
NL
52,08
4,25
2016
7
18
Scheveningen Westerduinpark; Strand Paal 104
NL
52,08
4,23
2016
7
23
Koekamp, Den Haag
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
7
28
Koekamp, Den Haag
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
7
31
Kijkduin, strand tussen Scheveningen en -
NL
52,08
4,25
2016
8
8
Scheveningen Westerduinpark; Strand Paal 104
NL
52,08
4,23
2016
8
15
Den Haag, Centraal Station
NL
52,08
4,32
2016
9
9
Kijkduin
NL
52,07
4,22
2016
9
11
Ter Heijde, strand paal 110
NL
52,05
4,18
2016
9
12
Ter Heijde, strand paal 110
NL
52,05
4,18
2016
9
26
Kijkduin, strand paal 105
NL
52,08
4,23
2017
1
21
Scheveningen, strand
NL
52,12
4,27

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 4CY, June 02 2017, Heemskerk, the Netherlands.

P1 growing, P2 missing. Small mirror on P10 and thayeri pattern on P9. Note more mature colours when compared to images from January.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 4CY, January 20-23 2017, Scheveningen, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.

Note white tipped outer primaries. Obvious mirror on P10.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 3CY, March 04 2016, Den Haag, the Netherlands. Picture: Ronald van Oosteroom.

Grey saddle.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 2CY, September 16 2015, Scheveningen, the Netherlands. Picture: Ted van der Knaap.

P7/P10.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 2CY, August 21 2015, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.

Bird in complete moult: P6/P8. P1-P6 fully grown, P7 length at P2, P8-P10 old juvenile. Secondaries: S1 replaced 2nd gen, other secs old juvenile. Old juevnile tail-feathers heavily worn, soem missing. Moult gap in central GC almost closed.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 2CY, May 06 2015, Den Haag, the Netherlands. Picture: Ronald van Oosteroom.

Half a year later: all scaps replaced for 2ndf gen. Almost starting the complete moult in summer.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BMF 1CY, September 22 2014, Scheveningen, the Netherlands. Picture: Leo Snellink.

Completely juvenile plumage.