Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Cachinnans - nest Lelystad 136

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 136 positioned on dam 1, 15 mtr west of nest 104. Blue foam placed near nest as marker. Only visible from north side.
  • ID certain in 2022: parents are Caspian Gull type (short tongue on P10 may indicate hybrid, otherwise nice cachinnans) and female Caspian Gull.
  • This location occupied by "pair y-PNED" in 2023.
location April 27th, 2022: nest location. April 27th, 2022: nest location. April 27th, 2022: 3 eggs.
 
pair May 1st 2022: partner 2, River Gull type breeding. April 27th, 2022: pair. May 4th, 2022: pair.
 
partner 1 May 1st 2022: partner 1 is cachinnans. May 4th 2022: partner 1 is cachinnans. May 4th 2022: partner 1 is cachinnans.
 
partner 2 May 1st 2022: partner 2 is River Gull type (hybrid HGxYLG). May 1st 2022: partner 2 is River Gull type (hybrid HGxYLG). May 4th, 2022: partner 2 is River Gull type (hybrid HGxYLG).
 
partner 2 May 4th, 2022: partner 2 is River Gull type (hybrid HGxYLG).    
     
pullus May 17th, 2022: 3x very small pulli. . .
     

Visits and data 2022 for nest 136:
Estimation egg laying: A-egg = April 16 2022. Estimating hatching = May 14 2022.

date:              
15-04-2022 empty nest, but adult Caspian Gull near nest.  
               
  egg no: width (mm): length (mm): volume (cm3):  water test April 27th:    
27-04-2022 A 51 71,5 -- 45 - tip bottom 3 eggs  
  B 51,2 73,8 -- 60 - tip bottom  
C 50,2 73,1 -- 90 - tip bottom
sum nest: --
   
29-04-2022 Adult Caspian Gull near nest.
   
04-05-2022 Cach at nest, and hybrid type "River Gull". Yellowish legs, red orbital ring, a HGxYLG type bird.
   
  metal darvic mass age      
17-05-2022 .5625123 -- 89,5 2 days
  .5625124 -- 68 1 day
  .5625125 -- 68 this day hatched