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:2V4 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 1y 2m 10d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Sep 2025 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 1y 2m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 to 18 Sep 2025 |
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 1y 2m 16d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1604km SSW | 1y 3m 26d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1604km SSW | 1y 3m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 |
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1604km SSW | 1y 3m 27d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 4m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Nov 2025 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 1y 4m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 4m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Oct 2026 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 2y 3m 27d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2026 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 2y 3m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 |
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 2y 3m 29d | ➕ | ||
|
N:75S |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2026 | Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain | 1523km S | 0y 3m 22d | |||
|
N:19Y |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jan 2024 | Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco | 2675km SSW | 0y 6m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Jan 2024 | Anza, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco | 2673km SSW | 0y 6m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jun 2025 | Preston Docks, Lancashire | 21km SSW | 1y 11m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jun 2025 | Preston Docks, Lancashire | 21km SSW | 1y 11m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2026 | Preston Docks, Lancashire | 21km SSW | 3y 3m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jun 2025 to 30 Oct 2026 |
Preston Docks, Lancashire | 21km SSW | 3y 3m 26d | ➕ | ||
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N:3DU |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 to 30 Oct 2026 |
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 21d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 46km E | 1y 3m 12d | |||
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N:57S |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 3m 20d | |||
|
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 | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Oct 2026 to 28 Oct 2026 |
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 19d | ➕ | ||
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N:6R9 |
1 | Ringed | 14 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1489km SSW | 0y 3m 14d | |||
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N:2Y0 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Sep 2026 | Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1500km SSW | 0y 2m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Sep 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 2m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Sep 2026 | Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1500km SSW | 0y 2m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 3m 24d | |||
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N:7S9 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 3m 24d | |||
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N:5Y2 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2026 | Rockcliffe, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1587km SSW | 0y 3m 23d |