Gulls in NW Europe

(last update: September 25, 2011 )

Herring Gull 1cy M.XAC (argenteus) September 20 2009, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.

Ringed as pullus on June 29 2009 at Zeebrugge, Belgium. Metal: Bruxelles H153947.
First-calendar Herring Gull, moulting to winter plumage. A few mantle feathers and scapulars have been replaced by second-generation feathers.