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:18G |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2021 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2022 | Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire | 19km S | 1y 5m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Mar 2023 | Preston, Lancashire | 17km S | 1y 8m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jun 2023 | Fulwood, Lancashire | 16km S | 1y 10m 30d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Feb 2024 | Fulwood, Lancashire | 16km S | 2y 7m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2026 | Fulwood, Lancashire | 16km S | 5y 2m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jun 2023 to 17 Sep 2026 |
Fulwood, Lancashire | 16km S | 5y 2m 9d | ➕ | ||
|
N:46J |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Nov 2025 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 1y 3m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2026 | Sowerby Wood Business Park, Barrow, Cumbria | 9km N | 2y 1m 25d | |||
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N:12P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 43km SE | 0y 2m 16d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 43km SE | 0y 3m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Nov 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 43km SE | 0y 4m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 |
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 43km SE | 0y 4m 18d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2026 | Parsonage Reservoir, Lancashire | 40km SE | 1y 2m 24d | |||
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N:76B |
1 | Ringed | 06 Jul 2021 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 32km SSE | 4y 10m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Sep 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 5y 2m 9d | |||
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N:87E |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jul 2022 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 May 2026 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 3y 9m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Aug 2026 | Birkrigg Common, Ulverston, Cumbria | 12km NE | 4y 1m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Sep 2026 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 4y 2m 0d | |||
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N:57G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 0y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Sep 2026 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 0y 1m 24d | |||
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N:79G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 0y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 15 Sep 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 to 15 Sep 2026 |
Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 24d | ➕ | ||
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N:15P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Aug 2025 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 0y 1m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 7m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Apr 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 9m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 |
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 9m 10d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2026 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 0km WSW | 0y 11m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 May 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 3km NNE | 0y 11m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2026 | Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire | 25km SSW | 1y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Aug 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 2m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 to 14 Sep 2026 |
Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 2m 21d | ➕ | ||
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N:89G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 47km SSE | 0y 1m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 0y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Aug 2026 | Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 2026 |
Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria | 4km NNW | 0y 1m 6d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2026 | HBP Barrow, Cumbria | 8km N | 0y 1m 22d | |||
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N:53G |
10 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Sep 2026 | Sowerby Wood Business Park, Barrow, Cumbria | 9km N | 0y 1m 20d |