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

GY38316

N:K71

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 20d ➖
Colour marks read 26 Dec 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022
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26 Dec 2022		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 5m 21d ➕
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2023 Frouxeira Lagoon, Coruna, Spain 1242km SSW 0y 9m 3d

GY38360

N:P11

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 5m 17d ➖
Colour marks read 23 Feb 2023 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 18d
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2022
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23 Feb 2023		 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 18d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 8m 8d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2023 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 0y 8m 16d ➖
Colour marks read 04 Apr 2023 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 0y 8m 30d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2023
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04 Apr 2023		 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 0y 8m 30d ➕

GY38382

N:P33

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Apr 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 8m 29d

GY38466

N:16U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2023 Lumiar, Lisboa, Portugal 1758km SSW 0y 8m 15d
Colour marks read 01 Apr 2023 Barreiro, Setúbal, Portugal 1768km SSW 0y 8m 26d

GR21507

N:54W

 1 Ringed 21 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 31 Mar 2023 Santa Luzia salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1916km SSW 0y 8m 10d

GY04291

N:U49

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Mar 2023 Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 506km ESE 1y 8m 22d

GV58268

N:R36

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2023 Tamri Beach, Souss-Massa, Morocco, Morocco 2615km SSW 3y 8m 10d

GY38521

N:72U

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 17d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2023 Cibourne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1183km S 0y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 15 Mar 2023 Bayonne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1172km S 0y 8m 8d

GY04500

N:25L

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2021 Tarajal beach, Isla de Fuerteventura, Spain 2019km S 0y 4m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 6m 13d ➖
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 04 Mar 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 7m 24d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2023
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04 Mar 2023		 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 7m 24d ➕

GY04296

N:U54

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2023 Amailloux, Deux-Sevres, France 816km SSE 1y 7m 21d

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