Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

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Caspian Gull cachinnans 0:1 5CY, 2026, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

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Tibia ring Y-0:1 and metal NLA 5.641.185, ringed as breeding 5CY female Larus cachinnans on April 26 2026 in nest y-0:1 at Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringed by Roland-Jan Buijs ringing team).

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.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0:1 5CY, April 26 2026, colony Lelystad, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

Metal Darvic Species Date Sex Age wing tarsus head+ bill bill gonys mass barcode Comments Nest
.5641185 Y-0:1 PONT 26-4-2026 F 5CY 436 66,8 123,5 54,6 17,6 788 26B02651 Trapped by ringer. Breeder on 3 eggs. Blauwe bord dam 2