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

GY39410

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
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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
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31 Oct 2026
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 2y 3m 29d ➕

GE26968

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

GY38969

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
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30 Oct 2026
Preston Docks, Lancashire 21km SSW 3y 3m 26d ➕

GE18610

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

GE18554

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

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 ➖
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 07 Oct 2026
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28 Oct 2026
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 19d ➕

GE51307

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

GE26575

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

GE26683

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

GE26621

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

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