Herring Gull- Zilvermeeuw (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: 7-3-2007)

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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 2cy March
hg 2cy April
hg 2cy May
hg 2cy June
hg 2cy July
hg 2cy August
hg 2cy September
hg 2cy October
hg 2cy November
hg 2cy December

hg 3cy January
hg 3cy February
hg 3cy March
hg 3cy April
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
hg sub-ad September
hg sub-ad October
hg sub-ad November
hg sub-ad December

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hg ad December

Herring Gull 4cy H-112039 (argenteus), August 15 2003, Westkapelle, the Netherlands (51.33N - 03.25E).

A bird with a Belgian ring: Bruxelles H-112039, ringed as pullus on July 14 2000 at Zeebrugge, Belgium (51.20N 03.11E). Primaries P7-P10 are still old third generation, with a hint of a mirror on P10. Most of the median and lower lesser coverts, the inner greater coverts, some lesser coverts and the upper tertials have been replaced in the complete moult. The outer greater coverts are old third generation feathers, bleached and worn, only the shaft is left. The tail-feathers are still old third generation, second-generation in pattern.