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

GV82966

N:88C

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 1y 6m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 15 Jul 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 2y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2021
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15 Jul 2021		 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 2y 0m 10d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Nov 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 3y 4m 14d

GY04711

N:T12

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 14d

GY38456

N:07U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Nov 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 4m 12d

GY38421

N:P67

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2022 Os Rias beach, Coruna, Spain 1265km SSW 0y 4m 7d

GY04959

N:24M

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2022 Orio , Guipuzcoa, Spain 1201km S 0y 1m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1198km S 0y 3m 19d ➖
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2022 Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1198km S 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022
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10 Nov 2022		 Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1198km S 0y 3m 26d ➕

GY04756

N:T58

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2022 Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain 1901km SSW 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 4m 2d

GY04818

N:M48

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2022 Matadoiro beach, Arteixo, Coruna, Spain 1260km SSW 0y 4m 1d

GY38453

N:02U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 0y 2m 25d ➖
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2022
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05 Nov 2022		 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 0y 3m 30d ➕

GY04198

N:57T

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2022 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1846km SSW 0y 3m 29d

GY38359

N:P10

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022 Gafanha da Nazare, Aveiro, Portugal 1547km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022
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30 Oct 2022		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1774km SSW 0y 3m 29d

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