Gulls in NW Europe

(last update: September 25, 2011 )

Herring Gull 1cy PDA.P (argenteus) September 20 2010, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Ringed as pullus on July 02 2010 at Zeebrugge, Belgium. With metal Brussels H900775.

below: 1cy PDA.P September 16 2010, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.

US: 1-25%, LS: 1-25%, TOT SCAPS: 1-25%.

below: 1cy PDA.P (argenteus) September 20 2010, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.

First-calendar year (1st cycle) European Herring Gull, moulting to first-winter plumage (first prebasic moult). Some upper, middle, and lower scapulars have been replaced by second-generation feathers.