Gulls in NW Europe

(last update: September 25, 2011 )

Herring Gull 2cy H-153830 (argenteus) September 19 2009, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Ringed in Belgium, no data yet.
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 Many of the scapulars have been replaced by adult-looking gray feathers.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 light, the bill is starting to show more pink.