Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

Coordinators:
Albert de Jong
Leon Kelder
Roland-Jan Buijs
Thijs Horst
Merijn Loeve
Mars Muusse

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Cachinnans - nest Lelystad 022

General remarks:

  • Eggs: Volume measured by Stonehouse (1964) and Spaans & Spaans (1975), which make comparison possible with data from Texel (Camphuysen pers comm 16.04.2020).
  • Nest 022 positioned on artificial breakwater 1 at T-split. Location is "Nest with Black Shoe", 7 mtr east of nest 21.
  • Uncertainty on ID in 2024, likely Caspian Gull cachinnans.
nest April 12th, 2024: full clutch (3 eggs). April 12th, 2024: full clutch (3 eggs). .
   
partner 1 May 14 2024: Caspian Gull adult. May 14 2024: Caspian Gull adult. .
   
       

Visits and data 2024.

NEST code parent 1 parent  2 A_length A_width A_volume B_length B_width B_volume C_length C_width C_volume TOTAL NEST:
      77,6 50,7 100,43 75,6 50 95,16 75,3 51,5 100,56 296,15
022-2024 # eggs A-egg hatch # ringed chicks # all chicks # fledged chicks comments
  3 8-4-2024 15-5-2024
   
dam: dam 1 T-split
location: Nest "black shoe". 4 mtr east of nest 21.
parents? New
   
ring pulli: 09-May
date darvic metal location / nest# species sexe age wing mass head+ bill bill tarsus gonys greyscale
                           
OBSERVATIONS:
12-04-2024 eggs: 3 eggs, measured. 
21-04-2024 eggs: 3 eggs, not measured. 
02-05-2024 eggs: 3 eggs.
07-05-2024 eggs: 3x.
14-05-2024 eggs: 3x, hatching tomorrow. Note: long incubation period!
  adult: 1x Caspian Gull at nest.
31-05-2024 nest: seems abandoned.
04-06-2024 nest: seems abandoned; failed season 2024.