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:11R |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2021 | Ribble Estuary, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2021 | Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester | 54km ESE | 0y 3m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Jan 2022 | Gann Estuary, Pembrokeshire | 268km SW | 0y 5m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Oct 2024 | Skippool Creek, Lancashire | 16km NNW | 3y 2m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Mar 2026 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 38km ESE | 4y 7m 24d | |||
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N:45G |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Mar 2026 | Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire | 62km SE | 0y 7m 24d | |||
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N:86A |
1 | Ringed | 28 Jun 2025 | Hestan Island, Auchencairn, Dumfries and Galloway | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jan 2026 | Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria | 31km SE | 0y 6m 22d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Mar 2026 | Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria | 31km SE | 0y 8m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jan 2026 to 04 Mar 2026 |
Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria | 31km SE | 0y 8m 4d | ➕ | ||
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N:90L |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Feb 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 85km ESE | 0y 7m 12d | |||
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N:96M |
1 | Ringed | 28 Jun 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2026 | Barrow Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC), Cumbria | 7km NNW | 1y 7m 27d | |||
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N:24J |
1 | Ringed | 11 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 0y 9m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 0y 10m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2025 to 13 May 2025 |
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 0y 10m 2d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2026 | Park Road Industrial Estate, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria | 9km N | 1y 7m 13d | |||
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N:18P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 | Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside | 70km S | 0y 2m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Sep 2025 | Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside | 62km S | 0y 2m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2026 | Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside | 70km S | 0y 8m 0d | |||
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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 | |||
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N:24B |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2019 | Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2020 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 3km ENE | 1y 2m 9d | |||
| 11 Apr 2021 | Aldingham Beach, Cumbria | 7km NE | 1y 9m 8d | ||||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2021 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 3km ENE | 2y 2m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Aug 2024 | Newbiggin outfall, Cumbria | 5km ENE | 5y 1m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria | 5km NE | 6y 1m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Feb 2026 | Barrow Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC), Cumbria | 5km NW | 6y 7m 15d | |||
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N:11P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Feb 2026 | Slake Terrace, Hartlepool, Durham | 132km NE | 0y 7m 25d |