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

GE26652

N:4S8

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2026 Canido Beach, Coruna, Spain 1271km SSW 0y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 07 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 4d

GE26990

N:94S

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 28d

GV58163

N:C19

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2026 Middleton Moor, Derbyshire 98km SE 8y 2m 28d

GE18134

N:9U1

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria

GE18877

N:3BE

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2025 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1186km SSW 0y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2026 Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands 506km S 1y 2m 29d

GE26757

N:2UL

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 24d

GY04102

N:G01

1 Ringed 29 Jul 2021 Derwent Water, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2021 River Lune, Lancashire 68km SSE 0y 1m 7d
Colour marks read 20 Jul 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 271km SSE 0y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 23 May 2026 Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 4y 9m 24d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2026 Cat Bells summit NY245198 , Cumbria 1km SW 5y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026 Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 0d ➖
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2026 Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 1d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026
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30 Sep 2026
Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 1d ➕

GY04456

N:Y58

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 May 2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 1y 10m 12d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2026 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 5y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 20 May 2023
to
28 Sep 2026
Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 5y 2m 20d ➕

GY38462

N:13U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2023 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 1y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 1m 6d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2026
to
28 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 2m 22d ➕

GY40147

N:6P9

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2025 Praia de Paredes da Vitória, Alcobaça, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal 1663km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2026 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 149km S 1y 2m 24d

Map of recoveries

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