Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Coordinators:
Jean-Michel Sauvage (France)
Mars Muusse (the Netherlands)

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Herring Gull plumages:

HG 1cy July
HG 1cy August
HG 1cy September
HG 1cy October
HG 1cy November
HG 1cy December

HG 2cy January
HG 2cy February
HG 2cy March
HG 2cy April
HG 2cy May
HG 2cy June
HG 2cy July
HG 2cy August
HG 2cy September
HG 2cy October
HG 2cy November
HG 2cy December

HG 3cy January
HG 3cy February
HG 3cy March
HG 3cy April
HG 3cy May
HG 3cy June
HG 3cy July
HG 3cy August
HG 3cy September
HG 3cy October
HG 3cy November
HG 3cy December

HG sub-ad Jan.
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HG sub-ad May
HG sub-ad June
HG sub-ad July
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Herring Gull argentatus BTO GG20689 32CY, January 15 2015, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.

Herring Gull with metal BTO ring GG20689, ringed as 2CY bird in England on February 22 1986 (hatch year: HY1985). Ringed at Pitsea Marsh, Basilton, Essex, UK.

Note the obvious darker grey tone than the bird in front. Front bird also obvious white-headed, ready for courtship, as can be expected for typical local argenteus (paler on back, white-headed from January on, smaller bird, less 'hefty overall'). Ringed bird is darker and heavily streaked on head, typical argentatus from Scandinavia. Bird in the far background argentatus as well.