Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis

(last update: October 08 2013)

Coordinators:
Delfín González
Gabriel Martín
Antonio Gutierrez
Amir Ben Dov
Mars Muusse

Larus michahellis - 2CY February

This website deals with the Yellow-legged Gull taxon michahellis, which is a common migrant from July to December in NW Europe. After extensive expansion of the breeding population during the last three decades, it nowadays can be found breeding in Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain in mixed couples with both Herring Gull (argenteus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsii). There are subtle differences between the populations from the Mediterranean, Atlantic coast of Portugal and Morocco and from the islands in the Atlantic. Most pronounced differences can be found in the taxon atlantis, now regarded as full species by some authors and birds along the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsular: lusitanius. Both atlantis and lusitanius are treated in their own sections on this website.

2cy michahellis in February, ringed in S France. (65347 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY 071Z February 06 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France. Present for several months.
ad LBBG in winter, ringed in the Netherlands. (65647 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY HX98 February 11 2012, Germany. Picture: Thomas Brandt.
adult michahellis in April. (61415 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis U0AB 2CY, 4CY & 5CY, February 2011, May 2013 & April 2014, Israel. Picture: Amir Ben Dov.

2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY 040H February 06 2011, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia. Picture: ringing team Luka Jurinovic.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY S72U February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull lusitanius ZR6H 2CY, February 01 2015, Angeiras beach, Matosinhos, Portugal. Picture: José Marques.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull lusitanius 2CY 333M February 25 2011, Arteixo, A Coruña, Spain. Picture: Xabi Varela.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
2cy michahellis in August, ringed in Switzerland.Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 18-19 2012, Jakuševec landfill, Zagreb, Croatia.
adult michahellis in July. (62792 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 15 2012, Gibraltar, UK. Picture: Sarfraz Hayat.
2cy michahellis in February. (71458 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 02 2003, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2cy michahellis in February. (43638 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 06 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France.
2cy michahellis in February. (57171 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 06 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France.
2cy michahellis in February. (58120 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 09 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France.
2cy michahellis in February. (65420 bytes)Yellow-legged Gull michahellis 2CY, February 09 2003, Boulogne/Mer, France.