A Flickr-based weblog concerning sightings of colourringed gulls, illustrated with photo's from an international group of readers and ringers.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Lesser Black-Backed Gull - GREEN [F.AHP] / white
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus graellsii - Dutch integrade), 18th calendar year
Texel, Kelderhuispolder, Gull colony, May 7, 2011. Green F.AHJ. Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull in full summer (alternate) plumage. P10 has a large mirror which slightly bleeds into the primary tip, P9 has a medium mirror across both the inner and outer web.
(Ring info: ringed May 29, 2009, Kelderhuispolder, Texel, The Netherlands. Sex: female. Age: unknown, after 4th calendar year.)
Kleine Mantelmeeuw (Larus fuscus graellsii - Dutch integrade), 18de kalenderjaar
Meeuwenkolonie Kelderhuispolder Texel, 7 mei 2011. Groen F.AHJ. Adulte Kleine Mantelmeeuw in volledig zomerkleed. P10 heeft een grote spiegel die net in de punt doorloopt, P9 heeft een medium spiegel over de binnen- en buitenvlag.
(Ringdatum: 29 mei 2009, Kelderhuispolder, Texel. Geslacht: vrouw. Leeftijd: onbekend, na 4de kalenderjaar.)