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

GE18147

N:90D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 8d
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2025 South Walney Caravan Park, Cumbria 0km SSE 0y 1m 29d

GE06528

N:51K

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2025 Parton, Cumbria 55km SW 1y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Scarborough south bay harbour, North Yorkshire 177km ESE 5y 1m 15d

GY40091

N:32P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 1m 29d

GY40174

N:49P

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 23d

GY40154

N:90K

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 17d

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

GY04496

N:17L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire

GY39003

N:04S

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Jan 2024 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 28km SW 0y 6m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 10m 30d
Colour marks read 20 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 16d
Colour marks read 03 Jun 2025
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20 Jul 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 16d

GV58415

N:83B

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 32km SSE 2y 6m 1d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2024 Newbiggin outfall, Cumbria 8km NE 3y 1m 4d
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 4y 0m 10d

GY39172

N:17S

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 2d

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