IJmuiden Project - Fred Cottaar, José Verbeek, Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse

(last update: January 01, 2023)

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S.AAC
NLA 5.474.047
Lesser B-backed Gull
male, adult
ringed: May 28 2015
Zaandam, now:
Forteiland IJmuiden, Centrale Vlak
Relations:
Y.DSD offspring 2023
female unringed, partner 2023
Y.DHL female, partner 2022
Y.DHL female, partner 2021
female unringed, partner 2020
female unringed, partner 2019
female unringed, partner 2018

Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsiiS.AAC adult, April 2017 & April 2019, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse.

Ringed as breeding adult (hatching 3 eggs) on 28 May 2015 at Zaandammer polder, Zaandam. Ringed by Fred Cottaar ringing team.
Location was destroyed in 2016 and g-SAAC decided to move to Forteiland.

Trapped at the nest in season 2020 as breeding adult male at Forteiland, when logger #5654 was attached.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsiiS.AAC >10CY, April 19 2021, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsiiS.AAC >8CY, April 23 2019, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Mars Muusse.

below: Lesser Black-backed Gull (graellsiiS.AAC >6CY, April 10 2017, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Male Green SAAC has been visiting the colony since 2016 after loosing its colony in nearby Zaandam in 2015 due to construction work. Initial signs are that it may start breeding in IJmuiden this year.
P1 falling short in both wings, but (brownish) condition of feather does not support active moult.