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

(last update: January 01, 2023)

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Y.BRB
NLA x.xxx.xxx
Herring Gull
female, adult
ringed: 2014
Forteiland IJmuiden, -
 
Relations:
Y.CPK male, partner 2014-2021
 
 
 

Herring Gull (argenteusY.BRB adult, July 2016 - April 2021, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Ringed as breeding adult in season 2014 at Forteiland, IJmuiden. Ringed by Fred Cottaar ringing team.

Plesae visit: GULLS TO THE HORIZON, for more images.

below: Herring Gull (argenteusY.BRB >11CY, April 12 2021, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

YCPK (left) is currently the oldest colour-ringed Herring Gull in the colony and is at least 21 years old.
Its partner since at least 2014 is g-YBRB which lost the colour ring over the last couple of months.

below: Herring Gull (argenteusY.BRB >8CY, April 23 2018, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

below: Herring Gull (argenteusY.BRB >7CY, April 10 2017, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Female Green YBRB at her nest location with metal ringed partner to her left.

below: Herring Gull (argenteusY.BRB >6CY, July 04 2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee.

One of Maarten's favorite photos of this breeding season is that of adult Herring Gull ringed as Green YBRB, taken in the gull colony of IJmuiden Forteiland on 4 July 2016.