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 175Z

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 175 positioned on artificial breakwater 1 at blocks. Location is only visible from south, but behind huge bush.
  • Uncertainty on ID in 2024, probably one Herring Gull argenteus.
location April 21st, 2024: 3 eggs clutch. . .
     
       

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:
  teus 68,7 50 86,48 69 49,6 85,47 67 49,6 82,99 254,94
175Z-2024 # eggs A-egg hatch # ringed chicks # all chicks # fledged chicks comments
  3 15-4-2024 10-5-2024
   
dam: dam 1 blocks
location: new, 3 mtr S of blue bucket, only visible from south, but behind huge bush
parents? New?
   
ring pulli: 14-May
date darvic metal location / nest# species sexe age wing mass head+ bill bill tarsus gonys greyscale
                           
OBSERVATIONS:
21-04-2024 eggs: 3 eggs, measured.
adults: 2 adult Herring Gulls.
14-05-2024 eggs: 3x, hatching.