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

GY04012

N:K11

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Feb 2024 Sidi Wassay (Ouassay), Souss-Massa, Morocco, Morocco 2716km SSW 3y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 06 Apr 2026 Woodhead Reservoir, Derbyshire 72km SE 5y 8m 20d

GY39552

N:6C1

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1801km SSW 0y 4m 11d
Colour marks read 06 Apr 2026 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1500km SSW 1y 9m 4d
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 0y 4m 0d

GV82803

N:A62

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Jul 2021 De Koornwaard, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 587km ESE 2y 0m 21d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 4y 1m 8d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 6y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 02 Apr 2026 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1204km SSW 6y 8m 29d

GY39838

N:0K3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2024 La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 0y 5m 24d
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 07 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 7m 12d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 7m 16d
Colour marks read 14 Mar 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 8m 10d
Colour marks read 07 Feb 2025
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14 Mar 2025
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 8m 10d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2026 La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 1y 7m 0d
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2026 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 1y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 02 Apr 2026 Villamil, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 1y 8m 29d

GY39692

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

GE06669

N:6J3

4 Ringed 16 Jun 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2025 Otter Estuary, Devon 473km S 0y 2m 29d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2026 El Mamghar, Mauritania, Mauretania 4112km SSW 0y 7m 19d
Colour marks read 29 Mar 2026 Villamil, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1293km SSW 0y 9m 13d

GY39810

N:G77

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Mar 2026 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1204km SSW 1y 8m 21d

GY38965

N:15Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 3m 6d
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 0y 6m 8d
Colour marks read 04 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 8m 0d
Colour marks read 29 May 2024 Cetina saltworks, Peurto Real, Cadiz, Spain 1948km S 0y 10m 25d
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 2y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 8m 17d

GY38977

N:28Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2024 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 1d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 8m 17d
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 9m 11d
Colour marks read 09 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 8m 17d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2024
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21 Mar 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 8m 17d

GY40102

N:3P8

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 4m 6d
Colour marks read 10 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 13d
Colour marks read 15 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 22d
Colour marks read 01 Feb 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 7m 5d
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 7m 28d
Colour marks read 07 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 8m 8d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 8m 11d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 8m 22d
Colour marks read 10 Dec 2025
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21 Mar 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 8m 22d

Map of recoveries

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