North West England Gull Project

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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

GY39631

N:13J

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2024 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 0y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 3m 20d

GE18165

N:97D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2025 Attercliffe Waste Recycling Centre, Sheffiled, South Yorkshire 137km ESE 0y 3m 21d

GY38949

N:47J

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 1y 3m 5d

GE06575

N:55K

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 159km S 1y 3m 27d

GE18843

N:54P

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2025
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26 Oct 2025
Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 6m 26d
Colour marks read 10 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 21km WNW 0y 10m 5d

GE18677

N:50P

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2025 Knockinelder Bay, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, Down 193km WNW 0y 3m 21d

GE18225

N:85L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 0y 3m 1d

GY40173

N:39G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2025 Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside 66km S 0y 3m 18d

GY40183

N:16G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 110km ESE 0y 3m 8d

GY38820

N:10K

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2024 RSPB Conwy, Conwy 95km SSW 0y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2025 WSR Recycling Centre, Widnes, Cheshire 84km SSE 1y 3m 2d

Map of recoveries

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