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:3CN |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal | 1931km SSW | 0y 3m 25d | |||
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N:D82 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jun 2021 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 43km ESE | 1y 11m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jan 2022 | Alta de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal | 1765km SSW | 2y 6m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Aug 2022 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 31km SSE | 3y 0m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2025 | Togher, Cork, Cork, Eire | 462km WSW | 6y 3m 22d | |||
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N:8M4 |
1 | Ringed | 11 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2025 | Llanishen reservoir, Cardiff | 281km S | 1y 3m 15d | |||
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N:2LU |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Oct 2025 | Alston Wetland, Longridge, Lancashire | 14km SSE | 0y 3m 23d | |||
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N:3E7 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 3m 16d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 3m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Nov 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 4m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Dec 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 5m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Dec 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 5m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jan 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 5m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jan 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 6m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Jan 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 6m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 6m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jan 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 6m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jan 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 6m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Feb 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 6m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Feb 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 7m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 7m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Feb 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 7m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Aug 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Aug 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 1m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 1m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 2m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Oct 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 2m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Oct 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 3m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 3m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2024 to 24 Oct 2025 |
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 3m 19d | ➕ | ||
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N:4W0 |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Apr 2025 | San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1199km S | 0y 8m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Jul 2025 | Lasarte-Oria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1203km S | 1y 0m 5d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2025 | Lasarte-Oria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1203km S | 1y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Sep 2025 | Lasarte-Oria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1203km S | 1y 1m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2025 | Lasarte-Oria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1203km S | 1y 2m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2025 | Lasarte-Oria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1203km S | 1y 3m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Jul 2025 to 24 Oct 2025 |
Lasarte-Oria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1203km S | 1y 3m 1d | ➕ | ||
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N:2LM |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Sep 2025 | Kergalan Beach, Finistere, France | 682km S | 0y 2m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Oct 2025 | San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1178km SSW | 0y 3m 20d | |||
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N:23T |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2022 | Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 0y 3m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 09 Dec 2022 | Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 0y 5m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2022 to 09 Dec 2022 |
Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 0y 5m 4d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Feb 2023 | Serantes Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 0y 7m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Mar 2023 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 0y 8m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2023 | San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1186km SSW | 0y 9m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 May 2023 | La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1203km SSW | 0y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 1y 1m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Dec 2023 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 1y 4m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Nov 2024 | Villamil, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 4m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Dec 2024 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 2y 5m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2024 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 5m 12d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jan 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 6m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2024 to 02 Mar 2025 |
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 25d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Mar 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1204km SSW | 2y 8m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 6d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2025 to 14 Mar 2025 |
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 9d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Mar 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1204km SSW | 2y 8m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Oct 2025 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 3y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2025 | La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1203km SSW | 3y 3m 16d | |||
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N:2LY |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2025 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 0y 2m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2025 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 0y 3m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2025 to 21 Oct 2025 |
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 0y 3m 20d | ➕ | ||
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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 |