Larus cachinnans in the Netherlands

(last update: August 16, 2020)

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Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, 2023-2025, Almere & De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Leon Kelder.

Tarsus ring y-0.05 and no logger, ringed as breeding adult Larus cachinnans on April 22 2023 at De Kreupel - nest M5, Holland (5247.00 N 513.00 E). Ringer Kees Camphuysen & Leon Kelder.

Recoveries:

Year Mm Dd Location   Observer   NOTES
2023 4 22 De Kreupel eiland M NL C.J. Camphuysen Nest M5 13:20-14:18, HPAIV swab, blood, moult, ringed, GPS attached but stressed , GPS removed and flew away ok
2023 4 22 De Kreupel eiland M NL C.J. Camphuysen Released after attachment failure, probably returned to nest site
2023 4 23 De Kreupel eiland Q NL Camera Trap observation Photo provided, nest M5, Geel 0.05 met ongeringde partner
2023 4 24 De Kreupel eiland M NL Camera Trap observation Photo provided, nest M5, Geel 0.05 met ongeringde partner
2023 8 10 De Kreupel (noordelijk IJsselmeer, gem. Andijk) NL Thijs Horst Photo provided, evidently unwell, trembling wings
2024 1 16 De Vaart, vuilverwerking, Almere NL Mars Muusse Photo provided, met Thijs Horst
2024 4 27 De Kreupel eiland M NL Camera Trap observation Photo provided, attending full clutch 2024 M3 with unringed male bird
2024 4 30 De Kreupel eiland M NL Camera Trap observation Photo provided, attending full clutch 2024 M3 with unringed male bird
2024 7 19 De Kreupel (noordelijk IJsselmeer, gem. Andijk) NL Thijs Horst No further remarks
2024 7 30 De Kreupel (noordelijk IJsselmeer, gem. Andijk) NL Thijs Horst No further remarks
2024 8 5 De Kreupel (noordelijk IJsselmeer, gem. Andijk) NL Thijs Horst No further remarks
2025 4 8 De Kreupel (noordelijk IJsselmeer, gem. Andijk) NL Thijs Horst Gelokt met brood, geen plaats
2025 7 18 De Kreupel (noordelijk IJsselmeer, gem. Andijk) NL Thijs Horst Gelokt met brood, geen plaats
2025 12 9 Eteignières landfill area (Ardennes, France) F Philippe Deflorenne Photo provided, at dump with multiple Caspian Gulls
2026 2 20 De Vaart, vuilverwerking, Almere NL Thijs Horst op een van de bulten van De Vaart in Almere, niet zien foerageren

In 2023:
Nest is M5, partner is unringed adult Larus cachinnans.
Offspring are: g-0|9, g-0|A & g-0|B.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, July 18 2025, colony De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult & K.+ 5CY, April 08 2025, colony De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, August 05 2024, colony De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, July 30 2024, colony De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, July 19 2024, colony De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst & Mars Muusse.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, January 16 2024, Almere - De Vaart, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, August 10 2023, De Kreupel, the Netherlands. Picture: Thijs Horst.

Bird looked terribly ill today. But she made it, as we observed it half a year later again at a small landfill.

below: Caspian Gull cachinnans 0.05 adult, April 23-24 2023, De Kreupel - M, the Netherlands. Picture: Leon Kelder - camera trap.