Herring Gull- Zilvermeeuw (argentatus & argenteus)
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Herring Gull plumages:
hg 1cy July
hg 1cy August
hg 1cy September
hg 1cy October
hg 1cy November
hg 1cy December
hg 2cy January
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hg 3cy January
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hg 3cy May
hg 3cy June
hg 3cy July
hg 3cy August
hg 3cy September
hg 3cy October
hg 3cy November
hg 3cy December
hg sub-ad January
hg sub-ad February
hg sub-ad March
hg sub-ad April
hg sub-ad May
hg sub-ad June
hg sub-ad July
hg sub-ad August
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hg sub-ad November
hg sub-ad December
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(2 images) Herring Gull 3cy (argentatus), April 25 2003, Scheveningen, the Netherlands.
A powerful 3cy argentatus
with sloping forehead and massive bill. Many scapulars and mantle feathers
are still old and barred. Note the replaced inner greater coverts and
inner median coverts, contrasting with the barred outer coverts. The tail
shows a typical 3cy spring pattern: a broad tail-band and abraded tips.
The iris is still dark and the base of the bill still hasn't turned pale
yellow but is pale pink. Note the short primary projection and the obvious
difference in bleaching between P6 and P7.
