Herring Gull Larus argentatus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N:74A |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2019 | Ribble Estuary, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Apr 2021 | Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire | 15km SW | 1y 9m 13d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 01 May 2021 | Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire | 15km SW | 1y 9m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Mar 2022 | Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire | 15km SW | 2y 8m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Apr 2021 to 02 Mar 2022 |
Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire | 15km SW | 2y 8m 0d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 16 Nov 2022 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 9km SW | 3y 4m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Feb 2025 | Esplanade Car Park, Southport, Merseyside | 10km SW | 5y 7m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Aug 2025 | Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire | 15km SW | 6y 1m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2026 | Esplanade Car Park, Southport, Merseyside | 10km SW | 7y 3m 8d | |||
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N:50J |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jun 2026 | Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2026 | Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire | 0km SW | 0y 3m 18d | |||
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N:59G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km SSE | 0y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km SSW | 0y 1m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Aug 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km SSW | 0y 1m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026 |
Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km SSW | 0y 1m 6d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2026 | HBP Barrow, Cumbria | 4km N | 0y 1m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km SSE | 0y 1m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2026 | Biggar Bank, Walney Island, Cumbria | 1km SSE | 0y 2m 18d | |||
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N:89G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 51km SSE | 0y 1m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 51km SSE | 0y 2m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 |
Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 51km SSE | 0y 2m 18d | ➕ | ||
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N:04P |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Oct 2026 | Catbells Fell Lake District., Cumbria | 76km NNW | 5y 2m 9d | |||
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N:8V8 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Oct 2026 | Formby Point, Merseyside, Merseyside | 51km SSW | 2y 3m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Oct 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 28km SW | 1y 2m 25d | |||
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N:31P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2026 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 0km WSW | 0y 11m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Oct 2026 | Chanters Industrial Estate, Atherton, Greater Manchester | 63km SSE | 1y 3m 9d | |||
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N:36P |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2025 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 19km E | 0y 1m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 68km S | 0y 8m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Sep 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 2m 8d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Sep 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 2m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Sep 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 2m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Oct 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 3m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Sep 2026 to 03 Oct 2026 |
Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 3m 6d | ➕ | ||
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N:74K |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Sep 2026 | Newbiggin outfall, Cumbria | 8km NE | 2y 1m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Sep 2026 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 78km SE | 2y 2m 7d | |||
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N:20J |
1 | Ringed | 11 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2025 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 1m 29d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 2y 2m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2025 to 29 Sep 2026 |
Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 2y 2m 18d | ➕ |