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

GY39895

N:7T4

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 6m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 6m 16d
24 Aug 2025 Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire 112km SSW 1y 1m 19d
09 Nov 2025 Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire 112km SSW 1y 4m 4d
24 Aug 2025
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09 Nov 2025
Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire 112km SSW 1y 4m 4d
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 Estepona harbour, Malaga, Spain 1958km S 2y 0m 5d

GE18651

N:2AA

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 St. Ouen's Pond, Jersey, Channel Islands, English Channel and Irish Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea - Islands 533km S 1y 0m 9d

GV58205

N:C58

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2018 Mira Beach, Coimbra, Portugal 1571km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 28 May 2019 Grovebury Sand Pit, Bedfordshire 263km SSE 0y 10m 21d
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2022 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 3y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2022 Greenodd, Cumbria 41km NW 4y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 07 Aug 2023 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 5y 1m 0d
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2023 Greenodd, Cumbria 41km NW 5y 1m 19d
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 7y 0m 2d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 7y 1m 14d
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 7y 7m 22d
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025
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01 Mar 2026
Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 7y 7m 22d
Colour marks read 14 Jun 2026 Greenodd, Cumbria 41km NW 7y 11m 7d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 8y 0m 0d

GY39709

N:7W2

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 11m 14d

GE18685

N:2BL

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jun 2026 Sheffield, South Yorkshire 153km SE 0y 11m 5d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2026 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 1y 0m 6d

GY39062

N:1L3

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2026 Elton Reservoir, Manchester, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 3y 0m 1d

GC83910

N:J10

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria 0km 5y 11m 21d

GY39831

N:G96

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 05 Jul 2026 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 2y 0m 1d

GY40172

N:2P1

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 0m 8d

GE18710

N:2CL

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Jul 2026 Dannes landfil, Pas-de-Calais, France 475km SE 1y 0m 2d

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