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Mediterranean gull · Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
E948726
This bird has stayed within a few kilometres since 15 Feb 2026 — it may be resident, or the tag may have failed
- Distance
- 77 kmalong recorded positions
- Tracked for
- 9 days15 Feb 2026 – 24 Feb 2026
- Positions
- 300GPS fixes stored
- Latest fix
- 24 Feb 202650.74°N, 1.59°E
Where E948726 has been
About Mediterranean gulls
Look twice at a flock of black-headed gulls on a Dutch or German coast and you may find something better: a gull with a jet-black hood, a blood-red bill and legs, and wingtips of pure unbroken white. It is only a shade larger than the birds it hides among, which is exactly why most people walk straight past it. It is also a newcomer — a Black Sea species not recorded breeding in Germany until 1951, and now nesting in the Dutch delta by the thousand.
Data: MEDGULL_ANTWERPEN Mediterranean gulls near Antwerp (Movebank study 1609400843, CC 0) via Movebank. Tracking identifier E948726.