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: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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 to 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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 to 21 Mar 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 2y 8m 17d | ➕ | ||
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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 to 21 Mar 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 8m 22d | ➕ |