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 kamtschatschensis 2nd cycle (2CY), December 30 2009, Choshi, Japan. Picture: Akimichi Ariga.

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Obvious dark spots in the tertials and very small white spots on the new (brownish) primaries. Black spots in the tail. Note the brown cast on several of the wing-coverts.