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

GY04161

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 990km 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 1098km 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

GY38686

N:3A2

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2024 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1098km SSW 1y 5m 5d

GY39134

N:9L1

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Feb 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 0y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 14 Mar 2024 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 0y 8m 9d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 4m 29d

GY39611

N:1W3

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 23d

GY38439

N:P87

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 4m 26d

GY40054

N:6E4

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 4m 20d

GY40031

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 21 Oct 2024
to
29 Nov 2024
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 26km SSE 0y 4m 24d

GV82905

N:D42

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2024 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1462km S 5y 4m 22d

GY38265

N:V60

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2022 Anglet, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1165km S 0y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 1y 7m 0d
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 4m 22d

GY39618

N:1W7

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2024 Matadoiro beach, Arteixo, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 0y 4m 16d

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