North West England Gull Project

Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus recoveries

These birds ringed as part of the North West England Gulls Project have been recovered elsewhere, or have been ringed elsewhere and re-captured or re-sighted by us. Click on a ring number to see a life history for that bird and a map of its known movements.

Ring number Age / sex Activity Date Location Movement Duration

MA59654

N:1AS

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 18d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 2m 23d

MA59579

N:1AA

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 20d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2025
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18 Aug 2025
Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 2m 22d

HT69247

N:4G3

1 Ringed 20 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2023 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 1y 11m 17d
Colour marks read 11 Jul 2023 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 1y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 12 Jul 2024 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 2y 11m 22d
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2024 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 2y 11m 27d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2025 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 3y 7m 18d
Colour marks read 21 Jun 2025 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 3y 11m 1d
Colour marks read 22 Jun 2025 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 3y 11m 2d
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2025 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 4y 0m 3d
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2025 Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 4y 0m 24d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2023
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13 Aug 2025
Parton, Cumbria 60km NNW 4y 0m 24d

HT69252

N:1BR

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 0d

HT69253

N:1BN

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 0m 25d

MA59516

N:5G5

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 May 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 2y 10m 23d

MA59548

N:9G3

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Apr 2025 Port Haverigg Holiday Village, Cumbria , Cumbria 15km NNW 0y 9m 7d

MA59521

N:6G3

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2022 Caerbwdy Beach, Pembrokeshire 277km SSW 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2023 Coverack, Cornwall 467km SSW 0y 5m 17d
Colour marks read 17 Mar 2023 Coverack, Cornwall 467km SSW 0y 8m 2d
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2023
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17 Mar 2023
Coverack, Cornwall 467km SSW 0y 8m 2d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025 Port Haverigg Holiday Village, Cumbria , Cumbria 15km NNW 2y 7m 26d

MA05809

N:0G8

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2021 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 0y 5m 3d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2022 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 0y 6m 9d
Colour marks read 03 Feb 2022 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 0y 6m 28d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2023 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 1y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2023 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 2y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2021
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02 Oct 2023
Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 2y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2024 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 3y 1m 5d

MA59572

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Found dead 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 0m 12d

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