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 - Lelystad nest y-0:1 (2026)

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 "y-0:1": positioned on artificial breakwater 2 west, underneath Blue sign. Location nest 012 in 2021-2022.
  • ID in 2026: female ringe din 2026, now y-0:1.
nest April 22 2026: nest "y-0:1". April 22 2026: 3 eggs (full clutch). .
   
parent 1      
       
parent 2      
       

Visits and data 2026.

2026 parent 1 parent 2 A_length A_width A_volume B_length B_width B_volume C_length C_width C_volume
TOTAL NEST:
# eggs
y-0:1 cach ? 69,9 49,4 68,0 50,3 65,0 48,0  
 
ringed:
date darvic metal location / nest# species sexe age wing mass head+ bill bill tarsus gonys barcode
26-04-2026 Y-0:1 5.641.185 Blue Sign dam 2 cach F 5CY 436 788 123,5 54,6 66,8 17,6 26B02651
               
OBSERVATIONS:
22-04-2026 nest

3 eggs, measured. Small eggs.

  location 1 mtr S of Blue Sign. Old location for "nest 012".
26-04-2026 nest 3 eggs.
  parents Female trapped and ringed, now Y-0:1.