Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

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Caspian Gull cachinnans 8.6 1CY, May - July 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

Tibia ring R-8.6 and metal NLA 5.556.492, ringed as pullus Larus cachinnans on May 11 2023 in nest n-F|6 at Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringed by Roland-Jan Buijs ringing team.

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 n-F|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?)

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 8.6 1CY, July 08 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 8.6 1CY, June 25 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 8.6 1CY, June 18 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 8.6 1CY, May 18 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst.