Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 6176773 1CY, 2CY & 4CY, October 2015, September 2016 & 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse.

Herring Gull ringed as pullus on June 19 2015 at Ritthem, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland ( 51° 27' 13 N, 3° 41' 34 E). Ringer RJ Buijs.

Recoveries:
25-09-2018 Hogeweg, 4361 Westkapelle, Nederland - Muusse
31-07-2018 N287 5, 4361 Westkapelle, Nederland - Zevenbergen
30-09-2016 N287 5-7, 4361 Westkapelle, Nederland - Muusse
31-08-2016 N287 5-7, 4361 Westkapelle, Nederland
24-10-2015 5-7 N287, Westkapelle, Nederland - Muusse
17-10-2015 5-7 N287, Westkapelle, Nederland - Zevenbergen
19-06-2015 Ritthem, Vlissingen, Nederland - Buijs

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 6.176.773 4CY, September 25 2018, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.

P8<P7.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 6.176.773 2CY, September 30 2016, Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Picture: Maarten van Kleinwee & Mars Muusse.

P8 fully grown. Interestingly, has an obvious mirror on 2nd gen P10 in the left wing, but not in the right wing.

below: Herring Gull (argenteus) NLA 6176773 1CY, October 24 2015, Westkapelle, the Netherlands.

Only few lower scaps still juvenile, upper scaps replaced.