Gulls in NW Europe
(last update: September 25, 2011
Herring Gull 2cy C.PAA (argenteus) September 19 2009, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.
Ringed as pullus on July 09 2008 at Zeebrugge, Belgium. Metal: Bruxelles H152958.
Second-calendar year Herring Gull, moulting to second-winter plumage. Many of the scapulars have been replaced by adult-looking gray feathers. The iris is dark, the base of the bill pale pink. Inset: P9 is almost fully grown, P10 is half-size.
