Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Albert de Jong
Merijn Loeve
Roland-Jan Buijs
Thijs Horst
Leon Kelder
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Caspian Gull cachinnans 6.U 1CY, July - August 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands & Cotesbach - Leicestershire, England. Picture: Carl Baggott, Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

Red tibia ring r[6.U] and metal NLA 5.625.172, ringed as pullus Larus cachinnans hybrid at nest X540 on May 30 2022 in colony Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringer: Roland-Jan Buijs ringing team.
ID certain in 2022: one parent is adult cachinnans, other parent is German 5CY y[X540] which may have a bit of argentatus blood.

date            
19-04-2022 behind nest 17, landing Caspian Gull and Caspian (hybrid?) y-X540. Best viewed from north side.
29-04-2022 3 eggs egg no: width (mm) length (mm) volume (cm3):  water test on April 29th: 
    A egg 49,8 72,5 -- 50 - tip on bottom
    B egg 48,3 71,4 -- 90 - tip on bottom
    C egg 48,8 71,6 -- 65 - tip on bottom
04-05-2022 2 adults at nest, including y-X540.
09-05-2022 3 eggs.
17-05-2022 2 eggs and 1 chick. B egg and C egg are hatching.
  pullus ringed with metal NLA .5625133
30-05-2022 2 chicks metal darvic Mass Wing Head+Bill Bill
    .5625172 r-6U 421 70 79,1 33,7
    .5625133 r-6V 410 84 78,5 28,2
  3rd chick is dead in the nest.
02-06-2022 adult y-X540 present and aggressive.
17-06-2022 3 ringed chicks are standing in nest 17, club of nest 17 together with nets 223 most likely.
21-06-2022 both parents present.
28-06-2022 adult y-X540 present.
12-07-2022 adult male present with chick r-6.U.
17-07-2022 adult male present with both chicks r-6.U & r-6.V.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 6.U 1CY, August 2022, Cotesbach - Leicestershire, England. Picture: Carl Baggott.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 6.U 1CY, July 17 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 6.U 1CY, July 12 2022, Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

r[6.U] cachinnans from nest 223 y[X540]. Picture: July 12th, 2022.
Fledged. Sibling r[6.U] ringed on May 30th and that's the last positive ring reading from that bird.
However, June 17th, several ringed chicks present in neighbor nest 17, likely including chicks from nest 223.