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

GV58483

N:W12

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2021 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1490km S 0y 3m 27d

GV82806

N:A51

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2019 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 5m 18d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2019 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 5m 24d
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2019
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28 Dec 2019		 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 5m 24d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 6m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 7m 12d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2020
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16 Feb 2020		 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 7m 12d ➕
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2021 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 2y 3m 23d

GV82743

N:L88

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2020 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 0y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2020 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 1y 0m 3d
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 2y 3m 17d

GC83914

N:J14

 1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1587km SSW 1y 3m 7d

GY04656

N:S49

 1 Ringed 13 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1458km SSW 0y 3m 5d

GY04501

N:19L

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2021 Praia da Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1534km SSW 0y 3m 6d

GY04109

N:G10

 1 Ringed 29 Jul 2021 Derwent Water, Cumbria
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2021 Cova do Vapor, Setúbal, Portugal 1828km SSW 0y 2m 11d

GY04508

N:V20

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 2m 14d ➖
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021
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29 Sep 2021		 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 2m 21d ➕

GY04447

N:Y68

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1917km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2021 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 0y 2m 16d

GV82969

N:51C

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 2y 2m 17d

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