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

GY39499

N:G64

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 May 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 10m 3d

GY38997

N:47Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2023 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1922km SSW 0y 2m 23d
Colour marks read 04 May 2025 Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France 683km S 1y 10m 0d

GY39225

N:3B3

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 May 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 1y 9m 28d

GY39976

N:3T5

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Feb 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 6m 29d
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 7m 6d
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 7m 12d
Colour marks read 04 Mar 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 7m 27d
Colour marks read 02 Apr 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 8m 28d
Colour marks read 06 Apr 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 9m 1d
Colour marks read 30 Apr 2025 Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 9m 25d
Colour marks read 03 Feb 2025
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30 Apr 2025
Playa de Loira, Marín, Pontevedra, Spain 1363km SSW 0y 9m 25d

GY39183

N:S92

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2023 Meicende Reservoir, Coruna, Spain 1261km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2024 Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 1390km SSW 0y 6m 8d
Colour marks read 02 Mar 2024 Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 1390km SSW 0y 7m 25d
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2024 Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 1390km SSW 0y 7m 28d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2024
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05 Mar 2024
Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 1390km SSW 0y 7m 28d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2025 Anse du Loc'h, Plogoff, Finistere, France 680km SSW 1y 9m 21d

GY04726

N:T28

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 29d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 5m 0d
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 5m 2d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022
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07 Dec 2022
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 5m 2d
Colour marks read 01 Apr 2023 Troco Vagos-Areao, Aveiro, Portugal 1565km SSW 0y 8m 27d
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2023 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 4m 11d
Colour marks read 11 Dec 2023 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 5m 6d
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2023
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11 Dec 2023
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 5m 6d
Colour marks read 22 Jan 2024 Mira Beach, Coimbra, Portugal 1579km SSW 1y 6m 17d
Colour marks read 26 Apr 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 2y 9m 21d

GY38768

N:J60

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2023 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1581km SSW 0y 3m 11d
Colour marks read 25 Apr 2025 Rinlo, Ribadeo, Lugo, Spain 1295km SSW 1y 9m 18d

GV58247

N:C99

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2018 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2018 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1947km S 0y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2019 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1539km S 0y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2020 Jaen Rubbish Dump, Jaen, Spain 1809km S 1y 7m 11d
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2020 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1935km S 1y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2023 Greenodd, Cumbria 19km NE 5y 1m 17d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2024 Greenodd, Cumbria 19km NE 6y 1m 9d
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2023
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18 Aug 2024
Greenodd, Cumbria 19km NE 6y 1m 9d
Found injured 22 Apr 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria 4km SSE 6y 9m 13d

GY39116

N:7L2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Apr 2025 Kermalero, Finistere, France 669km SSW 1y 9m 17d

GY39336

N:91V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Apr 2025 Sidi Ifni beach, Morocco, Morocco 2799km SSW 0y 9m 20d

Map of recoveries

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