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

GY39255

N:6B3

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2026 Plage Imi Ouaddar, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2667km SSW 2y 6m 6d

GY39863

N:5T7

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Jan 2026 Oued Sous - Ait Melloul, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2687km SSW 1y 6m 7d

GE18872

N:3AH

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2025 Praia de Paredes da Vitória, Alcobaça, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal 1655km SSW 0y 2m 18d
Colour marks read 11 Jan 2026 Oued Sous - Ait Melloul, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2679km SSW 0y 6m 9d

GE18004

N:2U6

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 11 Jan 2026 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 6m 7d

GY38515

N:69U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2026 Sidi Ifni beach, Morocco, Morocco 2808km SSW 3y 6m 3d

GY39123

N:7L9

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2026 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 2y 6m 5d

GY38318

N:K73

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2022 Isla Major, Sevilla, Spain 1887km S 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 2d

GV58397

N:W77

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2023 Isla Canela Beach, Huelva, Spain 1904km SSW 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2023 Ria de Aveiro, Canal de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1560km SSW 1y 2m 16d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 22d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2024
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07 Jan 2024
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2024 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 5m 24d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2025 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1930km S 2y 7m 9d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 3y 5m 21d

GE06556

N:5M0

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1966km S 1y 6m 7d

GY39502

N:1C1

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 1y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Anza, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2681km SSW 1y 6m 3d

Map of recoveries

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