Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Herring Gull 3cy VDC June 08 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands.

Hatched as Herring Gull Larus argentatus argenteus in the UK. London GG78181. This bird was ringed by Landguard Ringing Group as age nestling, sex unknown on 10-Jul-2011 at Havergate Island, Suffolk (OS Map reference TM4147, co-ordinates 52deg 4min N 1deg 31min E. Colour marks left below knee: RW(VDC), right below knee: M. It was found 700 days after it was ringed, 200 km from the ringing site, direction E.

Outer primaries and tail still 2nd generation.