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

GY38848

N:19K

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 25 Nov 2025 Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire 62km SE 1y 4m 28d

GY40075

N:12P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 2m 16d
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 4m 18d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025
to
11 Nov 2025
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 4m 18d

GY38945

N:46J

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 1y 3m 10d

GY39631

N:13J

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2024 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 0y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 3m 20d

GE18165

N:97D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2025 Attercliffe Waste Recycling Centre, Sheffiled, South Yorkshire 137km ESE 0y 3m 21d

GY38949

N:47J

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 1y 3m 5d

GE06575

N:55K

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 159km S 1y 3m 27d

GY40116

N:37G

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025
to
23 Oct 2025
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 3m 19d

GE18677

N:50P

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2025 Knockinelder Bay, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, Down 193km WNW 0y 3m 21d

GE18225

N:85L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 0y 3m 1d

Map of recoveries

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