Gulls in NW Europe

(last update: September 25, 2011 )

Herring Gull 1cy RH (argenteus) September 23 2009, Barneveld, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Ringed as pullus by Roland-Jan Buijs, on July 04 2009, Moerdijk, The Netherlands. Metal: Arnhem 6149810.
First-calendar Herring Gull, moulting to winter plumage. One second-generation scapular is visible. Note the tail pattern and the pattern of the tail coverts. Note the dark under-wing coverts and axillaries.