Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N:5Y2 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2026 | Rockcliffe, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1587km SSW | 0y 3m 23d | |||
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N:3DU |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 18d | |||
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N:8J1 |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2026 | Corrubedo, Coruna, Spain | 1439km SSW | 1y 3m 10d | |||
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N:5Y6 |
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 | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Sep 2026 | Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | 0km E | 0y 1m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Sep 2026 to 24 Sep 2026 |
Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | 0km E | 0y 1m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2026 | Near Barrow, Cumbria | 1km E | 0y 1m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2026 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1201km SSW | 0y 1m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Oct 2026 | Muxia, Coruna, Spain | 1298km SSW | 0y 1m 26d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2026 | Muxia, Coruna, Spain | 1298km SSW | 0y 2m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 |
Muxia, Coruna, Spain | 1298km SSW | 0y 2m 1d | ➕ | ||
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N:L75 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jun 2021 | Scaling Dam, North Yorkshire | 130km ENE | 1y 11m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2025 | Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire | 119km SE | 6y 0m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2026 | Seaia Beach, Malpica, Coruna, Coruna, Spain | 1264km SSW | 7y 3m 19d | |||
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N:D20 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Nov 2019 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 0y 4m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Mar 2021 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 1y 8m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Nov 2019 to 06 Mar 2021 |
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 1y 8m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jul 2022 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 3y 0m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2022 | Santona, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 3y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 4y 1m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Dec 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 4y 4m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 to 03 Dec 2023 |
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 4y 4m 28d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Feb 2024 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 4y 7m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jan 2025 | Santona, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 5y 5m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2025 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 5y 6m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 07 Mar 2025 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 5y 8m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jan 2026 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 6y 6m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2025 to 23 Jan 2026 |
Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 6y 6m 18d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jan 2026 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 6y 6m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Feb 2026 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 6y 7m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Feb 2026 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 6y 7m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jan 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 |
Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 6y 7m 10d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2026 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 7y 3m 18d | |||
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N:W03 |
1 | Ringed | 06 Jul 2021 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 May 2022 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 78km SE | 0y 10m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2024 | Beo beach, Coruna, Spain | 1263km SSW | 3y 3m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jun 2025 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 78km SE | 3y 11m 24d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2025 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 78km SE | 4y 2m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jun 2025 to 14 Sep 2025 |
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 78km SE | 4y 2m 8d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Apr 2026 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 4y 9m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2026 | Muxia, Coruna, Spain | 1295km SSW | 5y 3m 17d | |||
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N:1Y5 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 3m 18d | |||
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N:8S5 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Oct 2026 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 31km SSE | 0y 3m 17d | |||
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N:3ET |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2026 | Rio Arade estuary, Faro, Portugal | 1923km SSW | 0y 3m 6d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 16 Oct 2026 | Rio Arade estuary, Faro, Portugal | 1923km SSW | 0y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 |
Rio Arade estuary, Faro, Portugal | 1923km SSW | 0y 3m 7d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 19 Oct 2026 | Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal | 1923km SSW | 0y 3m 10d |