Herring Gull- Zilvermeeuw (argentatus & argenteus)(last update: December 15, 2011
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Herring Gull - 3cy JuneIntroduction This website deals with the Herring Gulls of the taxa argentatus and argenteus. Argenteus is an abundant breeding species on Iceland, Britain, NW France, Belgium, the Netherlands and N Germany. The taxon argentatus breeds in NE Europe, from Denmark, the coast of the Baltic Sea, Scandinavia and coast of the White Sea. In the centre of the breeding range (Denmark and the NW German coast), birds show intermediate characteristics, indicating there is a cline in argenteus-argentatus. Argenteus in Western Europe is pale-backed, slightly smaller and with relatively much black in the wing-tip; argentatus in the NE Europe is larger, slightly darker on upper-parts and show less black in the wing-tip. |
rings argenteus: U.K. |
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Herring Gull A5UW 3cy (argenteus), June 29 2010, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,1.34E). Picture: J-M Sauvage. | ||
Herring Gull VDC 3cy (argenteus), June 08 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull VX7T 3CY-4CY, June 2013 & November 2014, Koksijde & Oostende, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. | ||
Herring Gull argenteus Z3YT 3CY, June 02 2017, Heemskerk, the Netherlands. | ||
rings argenteus: Belgium |
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Herring Gull (argenteus) CGAC 3CY & 5CY (3rd & 5th cycle), June 2010 & November 2012, De Panne, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. | ||
Herring Gull (argenteus) FLAH 3cy, June 07 2009, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,1.34E). Picture: J-M Sauvage. | ||
Herring Gull H-105381 3cy (argenteus), June 13 2002, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,1.34E). | ||
rings argenteus: the Netherlands |
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Herring Gull (argenteus) 9||+ 3CY-4CY, April 2018 - February 2019, Katwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull (argenteus) 7U 3CY, June 02 2017, Heemskerk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 5.429.447 3cy (argenteus), June 08 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
rings argentatus: N Germany |
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Herring Gull HL31 3cy (argentatus), June 08 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
unringed 3cy Herring Gulls |
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Herring Gull 3cy June 10 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 10 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 09 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 10 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. | ||
Herring Gull 3cy June 10 2013, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. |