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:2KU |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2026 | Meersbrook, Tittesworth Water, Staffordshire | 103km SSE | 1y 0m 26d | |||
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N:1W4 |
1 | Ringed | 11 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Nov 2024 | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jul 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 1y 0m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Aug 2025 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 22km NNE | 1y 0m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 2y 0m 3d | |||
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N:J39 |
1 | Ringed | 07 Aug 2020 | Rockcliffe, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 79km S | 5y 11m 6d | |||
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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 | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 3y 11m 28d | |||
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N:6W3 |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Aug 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 1y 0m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Nov 2025 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1872km S | 1y 3m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Mar 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 1y 8m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 1y 11m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jul 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 47km SSE | 1y 0m 10d | |||
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N:6L1 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jul 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 28km SW | 3y 0m 5d | |||
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N:7T4 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jan 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 0y 6m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jan 2025 | Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 0y 6m 16d | |||
| 24 Aug 2025 | Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire | 112km SSW | 1y 1m 19d | ➖ | |||
| 09 Nov 2025 | Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire | 112km SSW | 1y 4m 4d | ||||
| 24 Aug 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 |
Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire | 112km SSW | 1y 4m 4d | ➕ | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jul 2026 | Estepona harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1958km S | 2y 0m 5d | |||
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N:2AA |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jul 2026 | St. Ouen's Pond, Jersey, Channel Islands, English Channel and Irish Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea - Islands | 533km S | 1y 0m 9d | |||
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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 | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 8y 0m 0d | |||
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N:7W2 |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 1y 11m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jul 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 21km NNE | 1y 0m 10d |