Mew Gull Larus canus canus; heinei; kamtschatschensis; brachyrhynchus

(last update: March 12, 2012)
Coordinators:
Kjeld Tommy Pedersen (Denmark)
Chris Gibbins (Scotland)
Frank Majoor (Netherlands)
Mars Muusse (Netherlands)

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PDF's Larus canus

1cy June - August
1cy September - October
1cy November - December

2cy January - February
2cy March - April
2cy May - August
2cy September - October
2cy November - December

3cy January - February
3cy March - April
3cy May - August
3cy September - December

adult January - February
adult March - April
adult May - August
adult September - October
adult November - December

Mew Gull heinei adult, December 15 2014, Aktau, W Kazakhstan. Picture: Askar Isabekov.

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Latitude location 49.56.00 N. Clean white head and underparts, except for 'boa' in the neck adding to the 'Asia look'. Broken band on P5 and white primary-tips are relatively small. Base of wing-tip is entirely black, up to the primary coverts.