Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Merijn Loeve
Roland-Jan Buijs
Thijs Horst
Leon Kelder
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Herring Gull argenteus 6.= 1CY, May 30 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.

Red tibia ring r[6.=] and metal NLA 5.625.181, ringed as pullus Larus argentatus at nest r-6.A (121Z) on May 30 2022 in colony Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringer: Roland-Jan Buijs ringing team.
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].

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  

below: Herring Gull argenteus 6.= 1CY, May 30 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.

r[6.=] argenteus from nest 121 r[6.A]. Picture: May 30th, 2022.
Ringed May 30th. No observations since. Also, 2 dead chicks in nest on May 30th, hence r[6.=] only surviving chick for this nest.