Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Cachinnans - nest Lelystad n-F|6

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 n-F|6 positioned on dam 1: at T-split, eastside, between Spoonbills.
  • ID certain in 2023: male is 4CY n-F|6 and partner is adult female cachinnans. Caspian n-F|6 found dead on July 8th, 2023.
location June 18th, 2023: both parents with g-7|B. June 18th, 2023: n-F|6 with g-7|B. .
   
partner 1 April 9th, 2023: 4CY n-F|6. April 9th, 2023: 4CY n-F|6. July 8th, 2023: dead after storm Poly.
 
partner 2 May 13, 2023: partner is Caspian Gull. May 13, 2023: partner is Caspian Gull. .
   
pullus Fledged juvenile r-8.6. Fledged juvenile g-7|A. Fledged juvenile g-7|B.
 

Visits and data:

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 cach nF|6 0 0 0,00 0 0 0,00 0 0 0,00 0,00 new nest
ring pulli: -- laying A egg: -- hatch A egg: --
 
catch: date: metal: darvic: mass: wing: head+bill:      
Pullus 18-05-2023 5.556.492 R-86 174 -- 65,2
Pullus 18-05-2023 5.556.493 G-7|A 139 -- 61
Pullus 18-05-2023 5.556.494 G-7|B 205 -- 67
Pullus 27-05-2023 5.556.492 r-86 466 -- --
Pullus 27-05-2023 5.556.493 g-7|A 452 -- --
Pullus 27-05-2023 5.556.494 g-7|B 599 -- --
Pullus 25-06-2023 5.556.493 g-7|A 1137 341 124,4
 
n-F|6
dam: dam 1 T-split.
location: On east side of T, between Spoonbills, at start of section.
breeders: cach x cach
OBSERVATIONS:
04-04-2023 adult: n-F|6 on bread at multiple locations in colony.
05-04-2023 adult: n-F|6 on bread at multiple locations in colony.
09-04-2023 adult: n-F|6: bird landed here, after feeding on bread. Between dense trees.
11-05-2023 nest: nest found among spoonbills on T-junction dam 1 halfway up. Near water red arrow, and red dot near nest. 
1 small chick, not ringed. 2 eggs.
13-05-2023 adult: n[F|6] & partner present.
18-05-2023 pulli: 3 chicks ringed.
18-06-2023 adult: n-F|6 sub-ad + partner with 3x chicks on blocks westside T-split.
25-06-2023 pulli: 3x chicks + n-F|6  present, g-7|A caught and measured.
08-07-2023 adult: n-F|6  found dead, <7 days, at T-split dam 1, 30 mtrs from territory. (victim storm Poly?)