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

GV82880

N:D19

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2019 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 1m 17d

GV58295

N:R56

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Found injured 18 Aug 2019 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 209km SSE 0y 1m 12d

GV82786

N:A19

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2019 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 199km SSE 0y 1m 13d

GV82972

N:55C

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2019 Spalford, Nottinghamshire 149km SE 0y 1m 11d

GV82895

N:D31

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2019 Skippool Creek, Lancashire 31km WSW 0y 1m 9d

GV58060

N:50A

 1 Ringed 16 Jul 2017 Walney - spit, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2019 Punta Balea, Cangas, Pontevedra, Spain 1373km SSW 2y 0m 5d

GV58193

N:C47

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2018 Sidi Boulfdayel Beach, Souss-Massa National Park, Morocco, Morocco 2723km SSW 0y 4m 3d
Colour marks read 26 Jun 2019 Bretteville-le-Rabet (Landfill), Calvados, France 570km SSE 0y 11m 19d ➖
Colour marks read 04 Jul 2019 Bretteville-le-Rabet (Landfill), Calvados, France 570km SSE 0y 11m 27d
Colour marks read 26 Jun 2019
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04 Jul 2019		 Bretteville-le-Rabet (Landfill), Calvados, France 570km SSE 0y 11m 27d ➕
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2019 Santa Cruz Beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1249km SSW 0y 0m 0d

GV58200

N:C54

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2018 Marja Zerga, Moulay Bouselham, Morocco, Morocco 2144km S 0y 4m 28d
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2019 Estuary, Harbour of Moulay Bouselham, Morocco, Morocco 2139km S 0y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 03 May 2019 Watervliet, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium 515km ESE 0y 9m 26d

GV58072

N:57A

 1 Ringed 16 Jul 2017 Walney - spit, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2018 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 222km SE 1y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 16 Apr 2019 Galcia - from boat, At Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Biscay - At Sea 1407km SSW 1y 9m 0d

GV58119

N:E29

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2018 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 0y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 26 Dec 2018 Alba beach, Coruna, Spain 1255km SSW 0y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2019 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 0y 7m 0d

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