Common Gull (Kamchatka)

Common Gull standing in shallow water along a shoreline

Brace Cove, Gloucester. Photo by Rick Heil.

20 records

MARC numberDecisionCountLocationCountyArrivalDepartureObserversNotesReport
2007-002A1Jodrey State Fish Pier, GloucesterEssex1/2/20071/3/2007E. Enbody* (ph), D. Pavlik* (ph), R. Heil. (ph), P. Brown (ph)originally accepted as Kamchatka/heinei (16th report); revised to Kamchatka in Packet 27_3 (Mew Gull special packet). SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"13
2009-055A1Harbor and Brace Cove, East GloucesterEssex11/26/200912/7/2009Rick Heil* (ph), Phil Brown (ph)originally accepted as Kamchatka/heinei (16th report); revised to Kamchatka in Packet 27_3 (Mew Gull special packet). SAME BIRD ISSUES: 2009-055 and 2009-056 and 2010-082 clearly stated to pertain to same bird in 16th report; Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"16
2009-056A1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex12/8/200912/8/2009Devin Bosler, Margo Goetschkes (ph)originally accepted as Kamchatka/heinei (16th report); revised to Kamchatka in Packet 27_3 (Mew Gull special packet). SAME BIRD ISSUES: 2009-055 and 2009-056 and 2010-082 clearly stated to pertain to same bird in 16th report; Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"16
2010-082A1Niles Pond, GloucesterEssex1/20/20102/26/2010Nick Bonomo* (ph), James P. Smith* (ph), Rick Heil (ph)originally accepted as Kamchatka/heinei (16th report); revised to Kamchatka in Packet 27_3 (Mew Gull special packet). SAME BIRD ISSUES: 2009-055 and 2009-056 and 2010-082 clearly stated to pertain to same bird in 16th report; Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"16
2011-032A1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex2/24/20113/5/2011J. Quigley*, Erik Nielsen (ph), Marshall Iliff (ph), Matt Garvey (ph), Suzanne Sullivan (ph)originally accepted as Kamchatka/heinei (16th report); ; revised to Kamchatka in Packet 27_3 (Mew Gull special packet). SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"16
2013-068A1Codfish Park, SiasconsetNantucket12/30/20131/1/2014P. Dugan* (ph), F. Gallo (ph), et al.SAME BIRD ISSUES: adult bird showing diagnostic wing pattern, structure, and face pattern across all five years of occurrence (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021); accepted as same bird unanimously by MARC in packet 27-228
2013-069A1King’s Beach/Lynn BeachEssex1/10/20131/20/2013Tom Murray* (ph), m. ob.)SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"28
2014-085A1Low Beach, SiasconsetNantucket12/28/201412/28/2014J. Trimble* (ph) et al.SAME BIRD ISSUES: adult bird showing diagnostic wing pattern, structure, and face pattern across all five years of occurrence (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021); accepted as same bird unanimously by MARC in packet 27-228
2015-085A1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex3/1/20153/15/2015S. Sullivan* (ph), m. ob.dubbed "Kammonster"; this bird was structurally large, large billed, and very distinct from the other frequently returning Kamchatka Gull that has been present in many years at Kings Beach, ynn28
2015-086A1King’s Beach/Lynn BeachEssex3/7/20153/11/2015Hans Bucht* (ph), Nathan Dubrow* (ph), Ryan Doherty* (ph), m.ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"28
2018-015RA1Siasconset Beach, NantucketNantucket1/15/20181/15/2018Trish Pastuszak*, Peter Trimble*, Jeremiah Trimble* (ph), Harvey Young*originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (Kamchatka) Larus canus kamtschatschensis with vote in packet 27-2. SAME BIRD ISSUES: adult bird showing diagnostic wing pattern, structure, and face pattern across all five years of occurrence (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021); accepted as same b28
2018-018RA1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex2/19/20182/19/2018Peter Vale* (ph), Marshall Iliff (ph), v. o.originally accepted as Mew Gull; revised to Common Gull (Kamchatka) Larus canus kamtschatschensis with vote in packet 27-2. SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"28
2019-159A1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex1/5/20192/5/2019Suzanne Sullivan* (ph), m. ob.photos from 5 Jan, 9 Jan, 5 Feb; 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) formally treated as the returning banded bird, "Akila". SAME BIRD ISS28
2020-008RA1King's Beach, Lynn/SwampscottEssex1/31/20202/16/2020Andy Sanford* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"28
2020-031RA1Quidnet Village, NantucketNantucket3/28/20203/28/2020Skyler Kardell* (ph)SAME BIRD ISSUES: adult bird showing diagnostic wing pattern, structure, and face pattern across all five years of occurrence (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021); accepted as same bird, dubbed "SconsetKam", unanimously by MARC in packet 27-228
2021-026A1Codfish Park, SiasconsetNantucket2/25/20213/3/2021SAME BIRD ISSUES: adult bird showing diagnostic wing pattern, structure, and face pattern across all five years of occurrence (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021); accepted as same bird, dubbed "SconsetKam", unanimously by MARC in packet 27-225
2023-068A1King’s Beach/Lynn BeachEssex1/18/20232/10/2023Marjorie Watson* (ph), Peter Vale*, Suzanne Sullivan (ph)SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"28
2024-008A1King’s Beach/Lynn BeachEssex1/26/20242/18/2024Susanne Sullivan* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"28
2024-025A1SiasconsetNantucket12/29/202412/31/2024Jeremiah Trimble* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: adult bird showing diagnostic wing pattern, structure, and face pattern across all five years of occurrence (2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021); accepted as same bird, dubbed "SconsetKam", unanimously by MARC in packet 27-229
2025-002A1King's BeachEssex1/26/20251/29/2025Suzanne Sullivan* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"Considered to pertain to the long-returning adult dubbed "Old Reliable"29