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

GE26624

N:54J

3 Ringed 23 Aug 2026 Christy Pool, Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria 0km E 0y 0m 24d

GV58404

N:76B

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 May 2026 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 32km SSE 4y 10m 3d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2026 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 9d

GY04896

N:87E

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 06 May 2026 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 3y 9m 21d
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2026 Birkrigg Common, Ulverston, Cumbria 12km NE 4y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2026 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 4y 2m 0d

GE06826

N:79G

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 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria 0km 0y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 1m 24d

GY40083

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 ➖
Colour marks read 03 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 64km S 0y 9m 10d
Colour marks read 21 Feb 2026
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03 Apr 2026
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 64km S 0y 9m 10d ➕
Colour marks read 28 May 2026 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 11m 4d
Colour marks read 31 May 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 3km NNE 0y 11m 7d ➖
Colour marks read 18 Jun 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 3km NNE 0y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 31 May 2026
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18 Jun 2026
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 3km NNE 0y 11m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2026 Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire 25km SSW 1y 0m 28d
Colour marks read 24 Jul 2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 42km S 1y 1m 0d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Aug 2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 42km S 1y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 42km S 1y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 42km S 1y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 24 Jul 2026
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14 Sep 2026
Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 42km S 1y 2m 21d ➕

GE06806

N:53G

10 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2026 Sowerby Wood Business Park, Barrow, Cumbria 5km N 0y 1m 20d

GY40079

N:14P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Jul 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 1m 7d
Colour marks read 06 Aug 2026 Parton, Cumbria 74km NW 1y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 3km NNE 1y 2m 16d

GE18082

N:43D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 1y 2m 0d
Colour marks read 17 Jun 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 0m 21d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2026 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 1m 13d

GY39331

N:89V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 08 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 6d
Colour marks read 17 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 15d
Colour marks read 28 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 26d
Colour marks read 04 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 2d
Colour marks read 06 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 4d
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 8d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 4d
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 30d
Colour marks read 26 May 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 10m 24d
Colour marks read 06 Sep 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 07 May 2025
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06 Sep 2026
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 2m 4d ➕

GE06823

N:78G

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2026 Birkrigg Common, Ulverston, Cumbria 11km NE 0y 1m 13d

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