Rudy's Gull-index

with pictures of several less well-known plumages of large gulls likely to be encountered in NW-Europe. Most pictures were taken in the North-eastern part of the Netherlands.

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Rudy Offereins

Last updated February 2005

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{Herring Gulls} {Caspian Gulls} {Yellow-legged Gulls} {Great B-b Gulls} {Common Gulls}

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an overview of 60+ gull-related websites updated 06 June 2008

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Comparison Pages

• Pictures of several different individuals of 1st winter Caspian Gull
• Pictures of several different individuals of 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull
• Comparison of 1^st winter Herring, Caspian, Lesser Black-backed and Yellow-legged Gull
• Comparison of pale-headed juvenile/1^st winter large headed gulls (including Herring Gull)

Large Gulls (general)

• Large Gulls in the province of Drenthe in the winter of 98-99 with pictures of Caspian, Yellow-legged and Glaucous Gull. In Dutch with English captions.

Glaucous Gull L. hyperboreus

• Pictures of a 1st winter in January
• Pictures of a 2nd winter in January
• Pictures of a 3rd winter from March 2001, (courtesy of Rik Winters)

 Herring Gull L. a. argenteus. Moulting juvenile. Dunquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland. 28 August 2001 - ->

Herring Gull L. argentatus

• Pictures of juvenile argentatus-types in Nov./Dec.  
• More pictures of argentatus in December
• Pictures of adult and fresh juvenile argentatus in Jan./Feb.
• Pictures of juvenile argentatus in January
• Pictures of three 1st winters with pale primaries
• Pictures of two colorringed 1st winter birds
• Pictures of an 'omissus' -type Herring Gull
• Pictures of another 'omissus'-type in January

Hybrid

Picture of a possible cachinnans X michahellis

2nd winter Caspian Gull. Lauwersoog, 9 Nov. '00 -->

Caspian Gull L. cachinnans

• Pictures of a juvenile in July
• Pictures of a juvenile in August (Courtesy of Brian Small)
• Pictures of a moulting juvenile in August (Courtesy of Martijn Bot)
• Pictures of a juvenile early September
• Pictures of 1^st winter and a 1st summer
• Pictures of a classic 1^st winter in October
• Pictures of two different 1^st winters in November
• Pictures of a 1^st winter in November
• Pictures of an abraded 1^st winter
• Pictures of a very typical 1^st winter!
• Pictures of a 1^st winter in Jan/Feb
• Pictures of a 1^st winter in January
• Pictures of a 1^st winter in January
• Pictures of a rather dark 1^st winter in February
• Pictures of two 1^st winter birds in March
• Pictures of a first-summer bird in August
• Picture of another 1^st summer in August (courtesy of Rik Winters)
• Pictures of several 2^nd winters on several dates (courtesy of Andreas Buchheim)
• Pictures of a 2^nd winter in November
• Pictures of a 2^nd winter bird in November (courtesy of Dusan Brinkhuizen)
• Pictures of two 2^nd winter birds in January
• Pictures of a 2^nd winter in February
• Pictures of a 3^rd winter in November
• Pictures of an adult in December (courtesy of Bas v/d Boogaard)
• Pictures of an adult in February (courtesy of Rik Winters)
• Pictures of two adults (courtesy of Rik Winters)

First winter Yellow-legged Gull L. michahellis. Wijster, 3 November 2001 --->

Yellow-legged Gull L. michahellis

• Pictures of juvenile/1st winter
• Pictures of juveniles
• Pictures of a 1st winter in December
• Pictures of a 1st winter in January
• Pictures of a dark 1st winter in March
• Pictures of two 1st summer birds
• Pictures of two 2nd winter birds
• Pictures of a 2nd cj bird in April

Armenian Gull L. (m) armenicus

• Pictures of several ages from Israel in March

Baltic Gull L. fuscus

• Fuscus in the province of Drenthe with two pics from Finland. In Dutch

Juv. Great Black-backed Gull L. marinus, Eemshaven 28 August 1999 -->

Great Black-backed Gull L. marinus

• Pictures of various ages
• More pictures of various ages

Common Gull L. canus

• Pictures of a juvenile in January
• Pictures of 1st winter birds
• Pictures of 2nd winter birds
• Pictures of two adult birds
• Pictures of a very old ringed bird

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Recommended literature

• Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America. Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson 2004. ISBN 0-691-11997-X.
• Gulls, a guide to identification. P.J. Grant. 1982. ISBN 0-12-295640-0
• Identification of Yellow-legged Gulls in Britain. M. Garner (ill. by D. Quinn). British Birds 90/1997: 25-62
• Yellow-legged Gulls and yellow-legged Herring Gulls in the Baltic. Lars Jonsson. Alula 3/1998: 74-100
• Kennzeichen und Mauser von "Baltischen Herringmöwen" L. (f) fuscus und "Tundramöwen" L. (f) heuglini. Visa Rauste. Limicola 13:3/1999: 105-128 (general, ad. and juv.); Limicola 13:4/1999: 153-188 (immatures). In German with English summary in vol. 13:4/1999
• Caspian Gull Gallery. Theo Bakker, Rudy Offereins and Rik Winters. Birding World 13:2/2000 60-74. With many pictures from this site and new ones.

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