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 131

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 131 positioned on dam 1 blocks T-split, 5 mtr west of nest 34 (east side in blocks area).
  • ID uncertain in 2022: might have been LBBG nest. Nest not monitored.
  • ID uncertain in 2023: one parent is male Caspian Gull. Mother unknown. Nest in dense cluster between bolders hampers monitoring.
location April 27th, 2022: location of nest. April 27th, 2022: 2 eggs. April 26th, 2023: 3 eggs.
 
nest April 26th, 2023: 3 eggs. June 18th, 2023: adult male Caspian Gull. May 18th, 2023: 3 chicks.
 
pullus July 8th, 2023: chick r[8.A]. June 18th, 2023: chick r[8.B]. May 18th, 2023: father & chick r[8.M].
 

Data for nest 131-2022:
Estimation egg laying: A-egg = April 25 2022. Estimating hatching = May 23 2022.

27-Apr-22 2 eggs A egg 73,3 46,2 tip bottom - 25 gr Possible LBBG nest?
B egg 69,2 46,4 flat
   
17-May-22 2 eggs
 
egg sizes & volume 2023
SPECIES NEST A_length A_width A_volume B_length B_width B_volume C_length C_width C_volume TOTAL NEST: known parents?
cach x ? 131-2023 69 47,1 77,07 68,5 49,4 84,17 67,4 46,7 74,01 235,25 n.n.
ring pulli: May 11 laying A egg: hatch A egg: May 10 2023
 
catch: date: metal: darvic: mass: wing: head+bill:
pullus 11-5-2023 5556480 r-8M   nest with 3 chicks, between micha-nest and nest 'branch with 2 stripes'. Halfway blocks, on top of dam.
pullus 11-5-2023 5556482 r-8A
pullus 11-5-2023 5556481 r-8B
pullus 18-6-2023 r-8M  
pullus 18-6-2023 r-8B together with r-8A, dam 1 blocks east (branch with 2 stripes after all?)
pullus 18-6-2023 r-8A together with r-8B, dam 1 blocks east (branch with 2 stripes after all?)
 
131-2023
dam: dam 1 blokken
location: is nest 131-2022? 8 m east of PU60. 
breeders: cach x ?
OBSERVATIONS:
26-4-2023 eggs: 3x egg, measured. No water test. Nest in dense cluster between boulders at dam 1.
11-5-2023 pullus: 3 chicks ringed here: r-8A, r-8B & r-8M. Uncertainty about adults, about nest, and uncertainty about ID.
27-5-2023 nest: The branch with 2 stripes taken away, and placed vertically at (new nest) 26.
18-6-2023 pullus: r-8M, r-8A & r-8B present together. With adult cachinnans parent.
25-6-2023 pullus: r-8M, r-8A & r-8B present together. 3 chicks fledged.