First pure pairs of yellow-legged gull Larus [cachinnans] michahellis along the North Sea coasts

Vercruijsse Stienen E.W.M. & Van Waeyenberge J. 2002. First pure pairs of Yellowlegged Gull Larus [cachinnans] michahellis along the North Sea coasts, Atlantic Seabirds 4(3): 127-129. In 2002, two pure pairs of Yellow-legged Gull Larus [cachinnans] michahellis were found breeding in the outer harbour of Zeebrugge (51°21’N, 3°11’E), Belgium. These are the first pure pairs breeding along the North Sea coast. Pellets found in