Herring Gull (argentatus & argenteus)

(last update: February 11, 2013)

Coordinators:
Jean-Michel Sauvage (France)
Mars Muusse (the Netherlands)

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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
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HG 3cy June
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HG 3cy September
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HG 3cy November
HG 3cy December

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Herring Gull argentatus RUM ES 023507 4CY, March & October 2017, Katwijk & Maasvlakte, the Netherlands. Picture: Merijn Loeve & Mars Muusse.

Herring Gull 4CY, hatch year 2014 in Russia. Ringed metal RUM Moskwa ES023507. This record of the gull is the first after ringing.

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RING NUMBER Moskwa ES-023 507
SPECIES Larus argentatus
SEX -- AGE pullus
RINGING DATE 24.06.2014
PROVINCE Russia, Murmansk O.
RINGING PLACE Kandalakshskiy Nature Reserve, Porya guba, isl. Krestovyy
COORDINATES 66.40 N 33.55 E
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FINDING DATE 17.03.2017
PROVINCE Netherlands, Zuid-Holland
FINDING PLACE Katwijk beach
COORDINATES 52.13 N 4.24 E
FINDING Larus argentatus, 4cy
DETAILS sight record
COMMENT Photo with almost completely readable ring number sent.
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ref.           210/17  Netherlands
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DISTANCE 2259 km     DIRECTION 226 degrees     ELAPSED TIME 997 days
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below: Herring Gull argentatus RUM ES 023507 4CY, October 22 2017, Maasvlakte, the Netherlands.

No black on P5.

below: Herring Gull argentatus RUM ES 023507 4CY, March 17 2017, Katwijk, the Netherlands.

Dark grey upperparts and adult-like inner primaries, but still many immature markings on the coverts.