North West England Gull Project

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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

GY40230

N:W30

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 May 2026 Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 70km ENE 0y 10m 2d

GV82551

N:E81

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Aug 2021 Heswall Shore, Dee Estuary, Merseyside 46km SSW 2y 1m 3d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2025 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 5y 8m 14d
Colour marks read 17 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 19d
Colour marks read 01 May 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 29d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2025
to
01 May 2026
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 29d

GY04943

N:12W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2022 Caion beach, A Laracha, Coruna, Spain 1258km SSW 0y 3m 1d
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2351km SSW 2y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 30 Apr 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 3y 9m 15d

GY39883

N:4K2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found sick 29 Apr 2026 Comporta Ricefields, Setúbal, Portugal 1788km SSW 1y 9m 24d

GE06696

N:1J3

4 Ringed 02 May 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026
to
27 Apr 2026
Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 25d

GE06651

N:1J8

4 Ringed 16 May 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 11d

GE06655

N:5J1

4 Ringed 21 May 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d

GE06656

N:5J2

4 Ringed 21 May 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 10m 18d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026
to
27 Apr 2026
Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d

GE06658

N:5J4

4 Ringed 21 May 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 10m 18d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026
to
27 Apr 2026
Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d

GE06660

N:5J6

4 Ringed 10 Jun 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 9m 29d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 10m 17d
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026
to
27 Apr 2026
Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 10m 17d

Map of recoveries

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