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
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HG 3cy May
HG 3cy June
HG 3cy July
HG 3cy August
HG 3cy September
HG 3cy October
HG 3cy November
HG 3cy December

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Herring Gull (argenteus) KSAV 10CY-11CY, April 2010 - December 2011, Koksijde, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

Ringed metal BLB as pullus in July 2001 at Zeebrugge. Then trapped again as breeding adult male and ringed blue KSAV in May 2008 at colony of Zeebrugge (Voorhaven), West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (51°21'0''N 3°11'0''E).

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) KSAV 11CY, December 10 2011, Koksijde, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

Again there is some black in the tail!

Male.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) KSAV 11CY, April 10 2011, Koksijde, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

There remains black in the tail!

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) KSAV 10CY, April 05 2010, Koksijde, Belgium. Picture: Peter Adriaens. 

This bird still has remnants of a tail band!