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:7K4 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Nov 2024 | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 4m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jun 2026 | Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire | 298km SSW | 1y 11m 21d | |||
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N:W90 |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jul 2022 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Nov 2024 | Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal | 1775km SSW | 2y 3m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 2y 11m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jun 2026 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 22km NNE | 3y 11m 9d | |||
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N:4J5 |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Dec 2025 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1872km S | 0y 5m 4d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2026 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1872km S | 0y 5m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Dec 2025 to 05 Jan 2026 |
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1872km S | 0y 5m 20d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jun 2026 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 22km NNE | 0y 11m 8d | |||
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N:G15 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Dec 2024 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1866km S | 0y 5m 10d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Feb 2025 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1866km S | 0y 7m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Dec 2024 to 05 Feb 2025 |
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1866km S | 0y 7m 3d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Feb 2026 | Praia da Barra, Aveiro, Portugal | 1549km SSW | 1y 7m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jun 2026 | Preston Docks, Lancashire | 21km SSW | 1y 11m 21d | |||
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N:2D5 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jun 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 46km E | 1y 11m 18d | |||
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N:V46 |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2021 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jun 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 4y 11m 10d | |||
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N:7W5 |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jun 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 1y 10m 26d | |||
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N:G46 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jun 2026 | Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire | 71km ESE | 1y 11m 15d | |||
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N:C58 |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2018 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Sep 2018 | Mira Beach, Coimbra, Portugal | 1571km SSW | 0y 2m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2019 | Grovebury Sand Pit, Bedfordshire | 263km SSE | 0y 10m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Feb 2022 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1866km S | 3y 7m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Aug 2022 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 41km NW | 4y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Aug 2023 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 5y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Aug 2023 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 41km NW | 5y 1m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 0m 2d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 1m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Mar 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 7m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2025 to 01 Mar 2026 |
Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 7m 22d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jun 2026 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 11m 7d | |||
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N:T91 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jun 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 44km ESE | 3y 11m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jun 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 38km NW | 3y 11m 6d |