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

GE18652

N:2AB

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2026 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 1y 0m 21d

GE18707

N:2CH

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Docapesca Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 22 Jun 2026 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2026 Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1544km SSW 1y 0m 21d

GY04904

N:W85

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 4y 0m 6d
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 23d

GY38716

N:7A2

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2026 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 3y 0m 18d

GE18666

N:2AU

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2026 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 101km SE 1y 0m 15d

GY39613

N:1W4

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 0m 5d
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2025 Greenodd, Cumbria 22km NNE 1y 0m 29d
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 3d

GC83937

N:J39

1 Ringed 07 Aug 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 79km S 5y 11m 6d

GY04916

N:W90

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1775km SSW 2y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 11m 24d
Colour marks read 24 Jun 2026 Greenodd, Cumbria 22km NNE 3y 11m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 3y 11m 28d

GY39692

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
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 11m 20d
Colour marks read 11 Jul 2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 47km SSE 1y 0m 10d

GY39105

N:6L1

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 28km SW 3y 0m 5d

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