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

GY40117

N:4P1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 20d

GY40125

N:4P9

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 1m 21d

GY40250

N:2U2

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2025 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1997km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2025 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1997km SSW 0y 3m 18d
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1997km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2025
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23 Oct 2025
Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1997km SSW 0y 3m 19d

GE18911

N:2LM

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2025 Kergalan Beach, Finistere, France 682km S 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2025 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1178km SSW 0y 3m 20d

GE06643

N:7J4

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2025 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 2084km SSW 0y 3m 5d

GE18752

N:2EC

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d

GE18823

N:2GZ

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025
to
20 Oct 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d

GE18860

N:2KR

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025
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20 Oct 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d

GE18871

N:3AG

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 18d

GE18926

N:3BM

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2025 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025
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20 Oct 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 17d

Map of recoveries

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