Gulls in NW Europe

(last update: September 25, 2011 )

Herring Gull (argenteus) 2cy SCA.Z July & October 2012, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Ringed as pullus in Belgium, July 06 2011, at Oostende (Vismijn), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (51°14'0''N 2°56'0''E). Recoveries:

27-09-2011 Calais (Haven), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Dumont, P
30-09-2011 Calais (Haven), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Dumont, P
03-10-2011 Calais (Haven), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Dumont, P
30-10-2011 Calais (Haven), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Dumont, P
01-11-2011 Calais (Haven), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Verne, H
20-11-2011 Calais (Haven), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Dumont, P
17-07-2012 Calais (Strand), Pas-de-Calais, France 50°57'0''N 1°50'0''E Sauvage, J-M
11-10-2012 Boulogne sur mer,Pas-de-Calais,France 50.42N 01.35E Sauvage JM

below: 2cy argenteus SCA.Z October 11 2012, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Complete moult finished. Upper tertials dropped again.

below: 2cy argenteus SCA.Z July 17 2012, Calais beach, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

P7/P10. Last stage of complete moult, but central secondaries still juvenile.