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

GY38912

N:29J

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2025 Sarah’s Beck outfall, Lancashire 5km NE 1y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Scarborough south bay harbour, North Yorkshire 184km E 5y 1m 15d

GY40110

N:35G

1 Ringed 30 Jun 2025 Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire 0km SW 0y 1m 30d

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

GV58272

N:01E

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Aug 2023 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 35km N 4y 0m 30d
Colour marks read 11 Apr 2025 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 35km N 5y 9m 5d
Colour marks read 05 Aug 2023
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11 Apr 2025
Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 35km N 5y 9m 5d
Colour marks read 30 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 38km N 6y 0m 24d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 38km N 6y 1m 15d
Colour marks read 30 Jul 2025
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21 Aug 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 38km N 6y 1m 15d

GY38836

N:20K

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria 9km NE 1y 1m 24d

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

GY40103

N:28G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 21d

GY40085

N:17P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 1m 22d

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

GY38920

N:34J

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 19d
Colour marks read 07 Aug 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 1y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2025
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07 Aug 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 1y 0m 15d

Map of recoveries

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