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

GY39645

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
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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

GY40086

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

GE18149

N:87D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2026 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 110km ESE 0y 6m 15d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2026 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 110km ESE 0y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 22 Feb 2026 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 110km ESE 0y 7m 13d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2026
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22 Feb 2026
Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 110km ESE 0y 7m 13d

GY40074

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

GY40113

N:36G

1 Ringed 30 Jun 2025 Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool
Colour marks read 18 Feb 2026 Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool 0km 0y 7m 19d

GY40031

N:3E7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 26km SSE 0y 6m 26d
Colour marks read 10 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 5d
Colour marks read 03 Feb 2026 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 26km SSE 1y 6m 29d
Colour marks read 30 Jan 2026 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 0y 6m 14d

GE18090

N:44D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2026 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 6m 8d

GV58459

N:52B

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2026 Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire 63km SE 6y 6m 0d

GE18200

N:74L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria 9km NE 0y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2026 Allerton , Liverpool , Merseyside 80km SSE 0y 5m 25d

GY04492

N:14L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2022 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km WNW 0y 6m 23d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2022 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km WNW 1y 1m 4d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2022
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12 Aug 2022
Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km WNW 1y 1m 4d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 2y 5m 4d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2026 Sale Water Park, Sale, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 4y 5m 29d

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