Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Albert de Jong
Merijn Loeve
Roland-Jan Buijs
Thijs Horst
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Cachinnans - nest Lelystad 011

General remarks:

  • Eggs: Volume measured by Stonehouse (1964) and Spaans & Spaans (1975), which make comparison possible with data from Texel (Camphuysen pers comm 16.04.2020).
  • Nest 011 positioned below red-white beacon 59 at head of breakwater 2. One parent (male) uses beacon as look-out. Many Spoonbills in this section of the colony.
  • Certainty on ID in 2020, both parents are Caspian Gull cachinnans.
  • Certainty on ID in 2021, both parents are Caspian Gull cachinnans.
    Female probably different bird from last year, it has less black in wingtip ( maybe due to ageing, though difference is obvious). Male is the same bird.
location Nest location on April 15th, 2020. March 30th, 2021. .
   
eggs Eggs April 15th, 2020: 2 eggs clutch. Eggs April 16th, 2021: 3 eggs clutch. Eggs April 16th, 2021: 3 eggs clutch.
 
eggs Eggs May 15th, 2021. Eggs May 15th, 2021. Eggs May 15th, 2021.
 
partner 1 May 7th, 2020: female near nest. May 7th, 2020: female cachinnans. May 7th, 2020: female cachinnans.
 
partner 1 June 8th, 2021: female. June 8th, 2021: female. .
   
partner 2 May 7th, 2020: male cachinnans. May 7th, 2020: male cachinnans. May 7th, 2020: male cachinnans.
 
  March 30th, 2021. March 30th, 2021. March 30th, 2021.
 
pulli May 21st, 2020 pullus n[F|8]. May 21st, 2020 pullus n[F|9]. .
   

Visits and data.

date: egg no: width (mm) length (mm) volume (cm3):  water test on April 27th:  
15-04-2020 A 51,5 70 93,48 50 - tip on bottom 3 eggs in nest.
  B 51,2 74,4 98,20 55 - tip on bottom
  C 51,2 75,2 99,26 85 - tip on bottom  
  sum nest: 290,93
07-05-2020 egg     Fully grown chick died inside the egg.
  pullus     Pullus 4 days old.
  pullus     Pullus 4 days old.
   
21-05-2020 pullus     Nest empty, but 2 chicks near nest and ringed. Pullus n[F|8].
  pullus     Nest empty, but 2 chicks near nest and ringed. Pullus n[F|9].
         
02-06-2020 --     No chicks present. Both parents present.
         
date:        
16-04-2021 A 51,9 73,7 99,95 50 - tip on bottom 3 eggs in nest.
  B 51 69,8 91,41 45 - tip on bottom
  C 52,9 73,4 103,42 85 - tip on bottom  
  sum nest: 294,79
         
26-04-2021 No visit. Camilla is trapping a Spoonbill.
         
15-05-2021 Many Spoonbill nests in this section, including an old empty nest close to flag 11. Have they hatched and do they already hide in vegetation?
  Camilla Dreef has placed flags for her Spoonbill nests in this section. Perhaps she has moved our flag a little?
  Also present: gull nest with 2 hatching eggs + 1 egg with small cracks. But is it the right cachinnans nest?
   
28-05-2021 Despite intensive search for ringing session, chicks not found in dense vegetation.
   
08-06-2021 Male present at his look-out: the tower. Female at blocks on northside of dam 2. No chicks visible.
   
26-06-2021 Despite intensive search for ringing session, chicks not found in dense vegetation. Nevertheless, constantly alarming parents overhead.