Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

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Caspian Gull cachinnans 8|9 1CY, May 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

Tibia ring R-7.7 and metal NLA 5.556.454, ringed as pullus Larus cachinnans on May 11 2023 in nest y-X60J at Lelystad, the Netherlands. Ringed by Roland-Jan Buijs ringing team.

egg sizes & volume 2023
SPECIES NEST A_length A_width A_volume B_length B_width B_volume C_length C_width C_volume TOTAL NEST: known parents?
cach x cach X60J-2023 71,6 49 86,56 71,5 49,2 87,14 69,5 47,7 79,62 253,32 X60J & cach
ring pulli: 14-mei laying A egg: 9-apr hatch A egg: 7-mei
     
catch: date: metal: darvic: mass:    
pullus 11-05-2023 5.556.454 r 7.7 -- very small
pullus 27-05-2023 5.556.454 r-7.7 649
pullus 27-05-2023 5.625.256 g-8|9 755
 
X60J-2023
dam: dam 2 west
location: 2 mtr E of lighthouse.
breeders: cach x cach
OBSERVATIONS:
09-04-2023 nest: 1 egg measured. No watertest, ring chicks in 1st session. Parent is yX60J 5CY.
26-04-2023 nest: 3 eggs. Measured, no water test, date of A-egg known.
27-04-2023 adult: 4CY cach at nest = partner 2.
30-04-2023 adult: X60J at nest.
11-05-2023 pulli 1 chick ringed, 2 other chicks?
27-05-2023 pulli 2x chicks measured: r-77 & g-8|9.
adult: patrolling overhead in this area: w[482:U]. 
25-06-2023 adult: X60J present in water north of dam 2, with 1 unringed chick. Result: 3 chicks fledged (?) at nest X60J.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 8|9 1CY, May 11 2023, Lelystad colony, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.