Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Argenteus - nest Lelystad r-6.A

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 r-6.A positioned on breakwater dam 1 south, small bush at edge of tarmac.
  • ID certain in 2022: both parents are adult Herring Gull argenteus, one of the parents trapped as breeder in 2022 and ringed r[6.A].
location April 27th, 2022: nest. May 4th, 2022: nest. .
   
nest April 27th, 2022: 1 egg in nest. May 4th, 2022: 3 eggs in nest. May 9th, 2022: 3 eggs in nest.
 
partner 1 May 4th, 2022: Herring Gull. May 22nd, 2022: Herring Gull ringed r[6.A]. .
   
pullus May 30th, 2022: pullus r-6.=. Two siblings dead. . .
     

Visits and data:
Estimation egg laying: A-egg = April 26 2022. Estimating hatching = May 24 2022.

date            
27-04-2022 1 egg egg no: width (mm) length (mm) volume (cm3):  water test on April 27th: 
    A egg 49,3 68,3 -- 0 - flat bottom
04-05-2022 code '121' sprayed on tarmac.
  3 eggs egg no: width (mm) length (mm) volume (cm3):  water test: 
    A egg 49,5 68,4 -- --
    B egg 45,6 68,6 -- --
    C egg 48,5 66,6 -- --
09-05-2022 3 eggs.
17-05-2022 3 eggs.
22-05-2022 3 eggs. Adult Herring Gull trapped at the nest.
  metal: darvic: wing: Head + Bill: Gonys: Mass: Greytone:
  NLA 5625153 r-6.A 417 116,4 18,4 848 4.0-5.0
30-05-2022 2 chicks dead in nest. One pullus ringed.
  metal: darvic: wing: Head + Bill: Bill: Mass:  
  NLA 5625181 r-6.= 35 60,2 30,5 180