Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Coordinators:
Jean-Michel Sauvage (France)
Mars Muusse (the Netherlands)

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Herring Gull plumages:

HG 1cy July
HG 1cy August
HG 1cy September
HG 1cy October
HG 1cy November
HG 1cy December

HG 2cy January
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HG 2cy March
HG 2cy April
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HG 2cy June
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HG 2cy November
HG 2cy December

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HG 3cy June
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HG 3cy September
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HG 3cy November
HG 3cy December

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Herring Gull (argenteus) CGAC 3CY & 5CY (3rd & 5th cycle), June 2010 & November 2012, De Panne, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

Ringed as pullus in July 2008, at Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (51°21'0''N 3°11'0''E).

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) CGAC 5CY (5th cycle), November 17 2012, Oostduinkerke, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

Male. No signs of immaturity.

Herring Gull (argenteus) CGAC 3CY (3rd cycle), June 27 2010, De Panne, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

Complete moult started: new 3rd gen P1-P2 fully grown, P3 growing. P5-P10 old 2nd gen. Secondaries and tail old 2nd gen. Note dark iris.