Common Gull (European)

Common Gull taking flight from the shoreline.

Provincetown, 4/15/2017. Photograph by Alan Kneidel

17 records

MARC numberDecisionCountLocationCountyArrivalDepartureObserversNotesReport
1908-004A1Pleasant Bay, ChathamBarnstable2/8/19082/8/1908collected by N. A. Eldridge (ph. Jeremiah Trimble)16
1980-005RNA1Revere BeachSuffolk5/9/19805/9/198029
2003-002RA1Cashman Park, NewburyportEssex3/8/20033/10/2003Jim Berry*, Paul Baicich*, Steve Mirick (ph), Erik Neilsen (ph), m. ob.originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-228
2013-071A1Revere BeachSuffolk12/19/201312/19/2013Andrew Vitz*, Louis BevierSAME BIRD ISSUES: Accepted as same bird as 2018-020R; both were banded with leg band 74J29
2016-060A1Race Point, ProvincetownBarnstable3/13/20163/19/2016R. Veit*, K. Charles (ph), m.ob.new record reviewed in 27-2; bird present for about a week and dubbed "Whitetip"28
2016-061A1Race Point, ProvincetownBarnstable3/13/20163/27/2016M. Iliff* (ph), R. Doherty*, m. ob. new record reviewed in 27-2; bird present for about two weeks and dubbed "Darktip" or "Darktip 1"28
2017-003RA1Lynn BeachEssex2/25/20172/28/2017John Quigley* (ph), Joe Bourget (ph), Dan Primaoriginally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2 and treated as returning banded bird ("Akila"). SAME BIRD ISSUES: "banded (right leg band 581641) in Iceland as chick (pullus) near Akureyri Airport on 23 Jun 2013 dubbed Akila. Seen in Lynn28
2017-005RA1Race Point, ProvincetownBarnstable3/26/20173/26/2017Blair Nikula* (ph)originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2; vote in 28-1 also formally considered 2017-005 and 2017-007 to pertain to the same individual28
2017-007RA1Race Point, ProvincetownBarnstable4/15/20174/15/2017Alan Kneidel*, Nathan Marchessault* (ph)originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2; vote in 28-1 also formally considered 2017-005 and 2017-007 to pertain to the same individual28
2018-016RA1Lynn BeachEssex1/20/20181/21/2018Suzanne Sullivan* (ph), John Keeley*originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2 and treated as returning banded bird ("Akila"). "SAME BIRD ISSUES: banded (right leg band 581641) in Iceland as chick (pullus) near Akureyri Airport on 23 Jun 2013 dubbed Akila. Seen in Lynn28
2018-017RA1Lynn BeachEssex2/18/20182/24/2018Dan Burton* (ph), Sean Williams* (ph), m. ob.originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2 and treated as returning banded bird ("Akila"). "SAME BIRD ISSUES: banded (right leg band 581641) in Iceland as chick (pullus) near Akureyri Airport on 23 Jun 2013 dubbed Akila. Seen in Lynn28
2018-020RA1Sandy Beach, CohassetNorfolk4/15/20184/16/2018Marshall Iliff* (ph), v.o.banded bird with color band 74J on left leg and metal band) faded and unreadable) on right; originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2. SAME BIRD ISSUES: Accept as same bird as 2018-020R; both were banded with leg band 74J28
2018-021RA1Race Point, ProvincetownBarnstable4/12/20184/26/2018Maili Waters* (ph), Will Sweet* (ph), Jacob Socolar*, Sean Williams* (ph)originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to L. c. canus and formally treated as the returning bird “Darktip 2”28
2018-074RA1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex11/24/20182/6/2019Suzanne Sullivan* (ph), m. ob.more specific date range would be 24 Nov, 23 & 28 Dec 2018, 5, 9, & 26 Jan, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 Feb 2019; originally accepted as two Mew Gulls (2018-074; 23rd report), but now split into 2019-159 for the Common Gull (Kamchatka); 2018-074R is now restricted to the returning banded Common Gull (European) fo28
2020-007RA1Gooseberry Neck, WestportBristol1/20/20201/20/2020Joel Eckerson* (ph), Matthew Eckerson* (ph)originally accepted as Mew Gull (24th report); revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-228
2020-009RA1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex1/31/20202/23/2020Andy Sanford* (ph), m. ob.originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (European) Larus canus canus with vote in packet 27-2 and treated as returning banded bird ("Akila"). "SAME BIRD ISSUES: banded (right leg band 581641) in Iceland as chick (pullus) near Akureyri Airport on 23 Jun 2013. Seen in Lynn/Swampscott a28
2023-067A1King’s Beach/Lynn BeachEssex1/7/20233/18/2023Susanne Sullivan* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: banded (right leg band 581641) in Iceland as chick (pullus) near Akureyri Airport on 23 Jun 2013 dubbed Akila. Seen in Lynn/Swampscott and right leg band read or present on: 25-28 Feb 2017 (age 4); 20-21 Jan 2018 & 18-24 Feb 2018 (age 5); 24 Nov 2018 (age 6); 31 Jan-4 Feb, 23 Feb 228