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

GY04631

N:26R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 18d
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 22d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 28d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2022
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07 Jul 2022
Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 28d

GY04544

N:00R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 44km E 0y 11m 2d

GV82677

N:62C

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2019 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 1m 24d
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2019 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2019
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17 Sep 2019
River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2020 Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire 110km SE 1y 0m 17d
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2020 Viridor recycling Centre, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 98km SE 1y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 28 May 2022 Preston Docks, Lancashire 21km SSW 2y 10m 24d

GY04542

N:40L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 19 May 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 10m 11d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2021
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19 May 2022
Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 10m 11d

GY04545

N:01R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 44km E 0y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 14 May 2022 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 0y 10m 5d

GV58306

N:11E

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2020 Altham, Lancashire 38km ENE 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2020 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 427km SSW 1y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2022 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 10km NNW 2y 8m 0d
Colour marks read 24 Apr 2022 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 10km NNW 2y 9m 18d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2022
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24 Apr 2022
Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 10km NNW 2y 9m 18d

GY04601

N:05R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Aug 2021 Rishton Reservoir, Lancashire 32km E 0y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 26 Mar 2022 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 10km NNW 0y 8m 17d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2021 Roosebeck, Cumbria 45km NNW 0y 1m 8d
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2021 Roosebeck, Cumbria 45km NNW 0y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2021
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28 Sep 2021
Roosebeck, Cumbria 45km NNW 0y 2m 8d

GY04616

N:15R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2021 Camel Estuary, Cornwall 378km SSW 0y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2022 Camel Estuary, Cornwall 378km SSW 0y 8m 1d
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2021
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10 Mar 2022
Camel Estuary, Cornwall 378km SSW 0y 8m 1d

GY04528

N:29L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 0y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2022 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 59km SSW 0y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2022 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 59km SSW 0y 6m 28d
Colour marks read 19 Feb 2022 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 59km SSW 0y 7m 11d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2022
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19 Feb 2022
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 59km SSW 0y 7m 11d

GV58473

N:62B

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 18 Feb 2022 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 68km S 0y 7m 17d

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