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

GE06808

N:54G

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 22 Oct 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 3m 0d
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2026
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22 Oct 2026
Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 3m 0d ➕

GE06814

N:70G

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 24 Sep 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 2m 2d
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 3m 0d
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2026
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22 Oct 2026
Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 3m 0d ➕

GE06828

N:81G

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 28 Aug 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 1m 6d ➖
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 3m 0d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2026
to
22 Oct 2026
Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 3m 0d ➕

GV58462

N:53B

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 5y 3m 18d

GY04395

N:33L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 36km WNW 5y 3m 11d

GY39724

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 19 Oct 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2026
to
19 Oct 2026
Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 3m 22d ➕

GY40182

N:17G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 3m 22d

GE06877

N:88P

3 Ringed 14 Aug 2026 North Barrow, Cumbria
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2026 Princess Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside 82km SSE 0y 1m 8d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2026 Brighton Rd, Waterloo L22 5NG, Merseyside 74km S 0y 2m 3d

GE26611

N:52J

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2026 Kepak abbatoir, Merthyr Tydfil 353km S 0y 3m 12d

GV82543

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
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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

Map of recoveries

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