Herring Gull- Zilvermeeuw (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: December 15, 2011 )

Herring Gull adults September

Introduction

This website deals with the Herring Gulls of the taxa argentatus and argenteus. Argenteus is an abundant breeding species on Iceland, Britain, NW France, Belgium, the Netherlands and N Germany. The taxon argentatus breeds in NE Europe, from Denmark, the coast of the Baltic Sea, Scandinavia and coast of the White Sea. In the centre of the breeding range (Denmark and the NW German coast), birds show intermediate characteristics, indicating there is a cline in argenteus-argentatus. Argenteus in Western Europe is pale-backed, slightly smaller and with relatively much black in the wing-tip; argentatus in the NE Europe is larger, slightly darker on upper-parts and show less black in the wing-tip.
Due to the large breeding range, there is much intra-specific variation in argentatus, with most large, powerful birds in the northern populations, showing the most darkest upper-parts, longest wing and most white in the outer-wing. In this region, some populations may hold substantial number of yellow-legged argentatus. (referred to as "Finnmark yellow-legged argentatus"). In adult plumage, the black sub-terminal spot on P5 is often lacking or strongly reduced to a diffuse streak, broken at the centre. Sometimes P6 lacks black as well. 
In the Baltic region, other yellow-legged argentatus populations occur ("Baltic yellow-legged argentatus"), with adults showing even brighter yellow legs in summer and the upper-parts only slightly darker than West European argenteus, still much paler than Yellow-legged Gull (michahellis). Those Baltic argentatus often show a black sub-terminal spot on P5 in adult plumage.
On these web-pages, we largely follow P.J. Grant: "Gulls, a guide to identification" and E.K Barth's publication as Contribution No. 86, Zoological Museum, University of Oslo: "The circumpolar systematics of Larus argentatus and Larus fuscus with special reference to the Norwegian populations".

adult Herring Gull in September

Adults are in active moult. Simultaneously,most birds are in the last phase of the wing-covert moult: the central greater coverts and lesser coverts are replaced.

 

Tables & Graph

remaining AUTUMN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

starting date:

13 Aug

20 Aug

27 Aug

03 Sep

10 Sep

17 Sep

01 Oct

15 Oct

05 Nov

12 Nov

week no:

33

34

35

36

37

38

40

42

45

46

0

0

0

0

0

 

4

170

54

32

105

1

0

0

1

6

 

13

24

10

1

1

2

0

3

22

35

1

4

9

2

 

 

3

9

71

103

63

 

1

 

1

 

 

4

30

99

34

4

 

0

 

 

 

 

5

11

29

5

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

6

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

7

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

8

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

9

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

10

0

0

0

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n=

50

202

165

108

1

22

203

67

33

106

average REM P:

4.0

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.1

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.0

95% CID =

0.18

0.10

0.11

0.12

 

0.33

0.07

0.14

0.06

0.02

inverse =

2.01

1.97

1.97

1.98

 

2.08

1.97

2.00

2.04

1.98

Variantie (s2) =

0.41

0.50

0.47

0.43

 

0.56

0.25

0.34

0.03

0.01

SD (s) =

0.64

0.71

0.69

0.65

 

0.75

0.50

0.59

0.17

0.10

SE (sx) =

0.09

0.05

0.05

0.06

 

0.16

0.04

0.07

0.03

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

84

81

97

99

1

0

0

1

6

0

59

12

15

3

1

2

0

1

13

32

100

18

4

3

0

0

3

18

35

62

58

0

5

0

1

0

0

4

60

49

21

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

22

14

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% control:

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

  Table above, data for the Netherlands (2000-2010), results for spring & summer (aggregated week): number of remaining old primaries in adults.
0 = 0 old primaries left (P10 dropped); 10 = all 10 primaries still old and present.

Above: Scatter Plot for PMS in adult Herring Gulls. Number of remaining old primaries throughout the year. Sample size is 1.329 birds.

new: AUTUMN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

starting date:

17 Sep

24 Sep

01 Oct

08 Oct

15 Oct

22 Oct

29 Oct

05 Nov

12 Nov

19 Nov

26 Nov

03 Dec

week no:

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

1

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

2

3

0

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

3

1

0

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

4

10

0

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

5

98

26

2

1

1

 

 

0

0

 

0

 

6

138

100

127

9

4

 

1

0

0

 

0

 

7

44

55

391

175

65

24

10

2

20

 

0

 

8

6

1

104

98

83

87

71

54

222

31

20

2

9

0

0

3

4

4

18

23

49

256

60

76

13

10

0

0

0

0

0

 

3

15

39

36

222

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

n=

300

182

627

287

157

129

108

120

537

127

318

74

average NEW P:

5.7

6.2

7.0

7.3

7.5

8.0

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.6

9.8

95% CID =

0.10

0.10

0.05

0.07

0.10

0.10

0.13

0.13

0.06

0.13

0.07

0.11

inverse =

1.97

1.97

1.96

1.97

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.98

1.97

1.99

Variantie (s2) =

0.81

0.44

0.40

0.33

0.39

0.33

0.43

0.52

0.46

0.53

0.36

0.23

SD (s) =

0.90

0.66

0.63

0.58

0.63

0.57

0.66

0.72

0.68

0.73

0.60

0.48

SE (sx) =

0.05

0.05

0.03

0.03

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.03

0.06

0.03

0.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% class:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

33

14

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

46

55

20

3

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

7

15

30

62

61

41

19

9

2

4

0

0

0

8

2

1

17

34

53

67

66

45

41

24

6

3

9

0

0

0

1

3

14

21

41

48

47

24

18

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

13

7

28

70

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% control:

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Table above, data for the Netherlands (2000-2010), results for autumn & winter (aggregated week): number of new, fully grown primaries in adults.
0 = no new primaries visible. So either P1 still old, or P1 dropped, but the very tip still not visible.
1 = P1 longest new primary. Range between "at least the tip of P1 is visible" until "tip of P2 still shorter than P1".
2 = P2 longest new primary. 3 = etc.

Above: Scatter Plot for PMS in adult Herring Gulls throughout the year. Longest new primary is classified "fully grown". Sample size is 3.271 birds. Birds scored on NEW primaries.

The first date in our analysis on adult Herring Gulls is 02 May 2006 (week 18 - starting 30 April), on which we already found birds with missing primaries (some birds had already shed 3 primaries). This group of actively moulting birds, 43% of the sample, must have started the complete moult somewhere around mid-April and probably several birds may have started earlier.

The last scoring day has been 03 December, when still 20% of the sampled birds had to grow P10. The final stage of the complete moult for all birds has to be somewhere after mid-December. On 03 December we scored 59 birds with P10 fully grown, 13 birds with P9 fully grown and 2 birds with P8 fully grown. They all had no old primaries left.

The first time a new primary (P1) was visible, was also on 02 May 2006 (week 18 - starting 30 April). In this week, 90% of the sample did not show new primaries, but 9% did. Four birds in the sample of 115 birds alreday had P2 as longest primary (fully grown). As soon as the tip of P1 was visible, this was automatically scored "fully grown", and this was the case in 7 birds. For the other primaries to be scored fully grown, they had to exceed the previous primary in length (so P2 fully grown, only from when it is longer than P1).

LINEAR REGRESSION

Onset of primary moult can best be illustrated by a sinusoid for the first few weeks and last weeks, but there appears to be linear dependency over much of the central moult period.

LINEAR REGRESSION FOR OLD REMAINING PRIMARIES

Complete sample: Linear regression (n = 1329, R2= 0.935, sign: P<0,000)
PMS = -0,379* WEEK + 16,324.

LINEAR REGRESSION FOR NEW FULLY GROWN PRIMARIES

Complete sample: Linear regression (n = 3271 R2= 0.927, sign: P<0,000)
PMS = 0,322* WEEK - 6,071.

rings argenteus: U.K.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) 4CY-5CY BTO GR-53691 March-July 2013 & September 2014, Calais, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.
Herring Gull (argenteus) GBT GR53830 adult, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
rings argenteus: France
Herring GullHerring Gull EA592432 adult (argenteus), September 16 2009, Boulogne/Mer, France. Picture: J-M Sauvage.
rings argenteus: Belgium
Herring GullHerring Gull AJAT 13cy (argenteus), September 20 2011, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull argenteus BZAB 18CY, September 12 2015, Equihen-Plage, Pas-de-Calais, France. Picture: Johan op den Dries.
Herring GullHerring Gull CAAX 12cy (argenteus), September 21 2011, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) CSA.X 2CY & 11CY, September 2009 & 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull CTAZ 4+cy (argenteus), September 20-21 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull CZAN 4+cy (argenteus), September 20 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) CZA.S 9CY-18CY, September 2009, 2011 & 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull FCAR 6cy (argenteus), September 11 2011, Boulogne/Mer, France. Picture: J-M Sauvage.
Herring GullHerring Gull GAAJ 4+cy (argenteus), September 20 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull GAAY 4+cy (argenteus), September 20 2011, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull GCAP 4+cy (argenteus), September 2009 & 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull KPAV 12cy (argenteus), September 20 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) L.CAM 19CY, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) YDA.G 7CY, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.XAH 6CY, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) adult BLB H-47720 2009-2013, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-50949 12+cy (argenteus), 2010-2011, Leiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) BLB H-66866 4CY-19CY, October 2003, January 2011 & August-September 2018, Brouwersdam, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull L-102351 adult (argenteus), September 30 2010, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,1.34E). Picture: J-M Sauvage.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-127051 adult (argenteus), September 25 2012, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-131099 9cy (argenteus), September 16 2011, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,1.34E). Picture: J-M Sauvage. Also as 6cy.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-132415 7cy (argenteus), September 30 2010, Boulogne/Mer, France (50.42N,1.34E). Picture: J-M Sauvage.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-136798 adult (argenteus), September 03 2011, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull argenteus BLB H-137037 adult, September 30 2016, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-137233 adult (argenteus), August & September 2012, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-1512xx adult (argenteus), September 22 2011, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) H-151443 adult, October 2009, August 2010 & September 2011, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-153256 adult (argenteus), September 25 & 28 2012, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) BLB H-152381 adult, September 20 2011 & January 31 2016, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) adult BLB H-167641 September 13 2013, Boulogne-sur-Mer, NW France. Picture: Jean-Michel Sauvage.
Herring Gull argenteus BLB H-170056 adult, September 30 2016, Brouwersdam, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) BLB H-176207 adult, September 18 2018, Neeltje Jans, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) BLB H-900156 adult, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) L-99798 11-12cy, 15cy, 2011-2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull H-xxxxxx adult (argenteus), September 05 2009, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Yellowish legs.
rings argenteus: the Netherlands
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.ACB 9CY-11CY & 16CY, 2008-2010 & 2015, IJmuiden & Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.ACL adult, August - September 2010 & 2018, Westkapelle & IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull Y.AFL adult (argenteus), March 2010 & September 2011, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull Y.AFM adult (argenteus), September 23 2010, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.ALB 1CY-8CY, 2009-2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. 
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.ASB adult, September 05 2010, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull Y.ASD adult (argenteus), September 23 2010, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.BAR adult, September 07 2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. 
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.BAX adult, April, September & November 2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. 
1cy argenteus in November, ringed in Belgium. (25637 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.BDS 1CY-5CY, September 2012 - September 2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Pictures: Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) Y.BKD adult, May 2014 & September 2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.BRD adult, September 2015 & June 2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands. 
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) Y.CAV adult, September 2016 & 2017, IJmuiden & Katwijk, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in November, ringed in Belgium. (25637 bytes)Herring Gull adult female FAJS February 2014, October 2015 & September 2017, Katwijk & Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) K.BJJ 5CY, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull M.ABB adult (argenteus), August-September 2011, Leiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull M.ABK adult (argenteus), September 21 2010, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in September (65624 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) M.AKX adult, September 06 2015, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in September (65624 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) adult M.APB September 17 2013, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in September (65624 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) MAPP adult, September 20 2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E). 
1cy argenteus in September (65624 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) MAVH adult, September 20 2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E). 
Herring GullHerring Gull DA 24-27cy (argenteus, 2009-2010, Leiden, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (52908 bytes)Herring Gull adult (argenteus) SA September 24 2002 & September 26 2003, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E).
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (47932 bytes)Herring Gull adult (argenteus) 7--, September 22 2003, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N - 04.33E).
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (85378 bytes)Herring Gull adult (argenteus) S---, September 26 2003, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N - 04.33E).
Herring Gull (argenteus) 8||2 adult, September 17 2017, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) C||G adult, September 25 2018, Brouwersdam, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) F3 12CY, September 18 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull 77 adult, September 30 2016, Brouwersdam, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse.
Herring Gull (argenteus) 7A adult, September 30 2016, Stellendam, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull 7+ adult, September 30 2016, Brouwersdam, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull TN adult, September 30 2016, Stellendam, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in September (65624 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) adult BT September 19 2013, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull argenteus D.R adult, September 30 2016, Stellendam, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) N.F 6CY, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull (argenteus) N.H adult, May 2015 & September 2016, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Picture: Merijn Loeve & Mars Muusse.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull E2 adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull EN adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull argenteus RN 8CY, September 30 2016, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull argenteus 12 10CY, September 30 2016, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull (argenteus) 5W 1CY-11CY, November 2007 - July 2017, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Picture: J-M Sauvage.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull A4 adult (argenteus), September 20 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull AA adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull AC adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull H1 adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull JA adult (argenteus), September 24 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull JZ adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull K9 adult (argenteus), September 19 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull MK adult (argenteus), September 24 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) PJ adult, September - October 2010, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull RJ adult (argenteus), September 2009 & 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) S7 adult, September 2010 & September 2011, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull SD adult (argenteus), September 20 2011, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull 3V adult (argenteus), September 22 2010, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull 49 adult (argenteus), September 21 2009, Westkapelle, Netherlands.
Herring GullHerring Gull 65 adult (argenteus), September 24 2009, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in November, ringed in Belgium. (25637 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) VR adult, October 2015 & September 2016, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull E096 adult (argenteus), September 05 2010, IJmuiden, Netherlands. Picture: M v Kleinwee.
adult argenteus in October, ringed in the Netherlands. (79042 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) E237 adult, September 20 2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E). 
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 6.169.304 5CY, September 08 2015, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull 6.126.721 5cy (argenteus), September 03 2011, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
Herring Gull NLA 5.468.476 adult, September 30 2016, Brouwersdam, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) 5.425.481 adult, September 2011, January 2012 & August 2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in April, ringed in the Netherlands. (79121 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 5.425.462 adult, September 2011 & April 2016, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 5.424.826 8CY, August -September 2015, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E).
sub-ad argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (97177 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 5.377.894 adult, August 2010 & September 2011, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
2cy argentatus in November. (81321 bytes)Herring Gull 11cy 5.352.700 (argenteus), September 23 2011, Scheveningen, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (85715 bytes)Herring Gull adult (argenteus) 5.360.695 September 18 2004, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E).
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (38722 bytes)Herring Gull 10+cy (argenteus) 5.362.516 September 01 2006, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E).
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (38722 bytes)Herring Gull 9+cy (argenteus) 5.369.341 September 19 2008, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E).
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (95123 bytes)Herring Gull 11cy (argenteus) 5.293.863 September 21 2004, Scheveningen, the Netherlands.
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (70332 bytes)Herring Gull adult (argenteus) 5.157.xxx, September 24 2002, Scheveningen, the Netherlands. A bird with yellowish legs.
adult argenteus in September, ringed in the Netherlands. (38722 bytes)Herring Gull adult (argenteus) 5.360.???, September 24 2002, IJmuiden, the Netherlands (52.27N 04.33E).
Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA x.x25.772 adult, September 18 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.
rings argentatus: Germany
1cy argenteus in August, ringed in Belgium. (90559 bytes)Herring Gull AB97 9cy (argentatus), September 25 2009, Barneveld, the Netherlands.
unringed adult Herring Gulls
sub-adult Herring Gull in September. (75836 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) adult, September 01 2015, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. 
sub-adult Herring Gull in September. (75836 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) adult, September 01 2015, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. 
2cy argentatus in Jan-Febr, ringed in Russia.Herring Gull adult, September 12 2012, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
2cy argentatus in Jan-Febr, ringed in Russia.Herring Gull adult, September 12 2012, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.
1cy argenteus in September (65624 bytes)Herring Gull (argenteus) adult, September 19 2013, Katwijk, the Netherlands.
2cy argentatus in Jan-Febr, ringed in Russia.Herring Gull adult, September 12 2012, IJmuiden, the Netherlands.