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

GE18689

N:2BR

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Aug 2025 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 0y 1m 30d

GC83919

N:J19

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria

GY40126

N:5P0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Spain 1369km SSW 0y 1m 25d

GE18101

N:6U5

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Zeluán, Ría de Avilés, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1180km S 0y 1m 20d

GV58188

N:C42

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 6y 11m 9d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2025
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28 Aug 2025
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 1m 21d

GY04379

N:Y31

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2022 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 481km SE 1y 1m 1d
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire 253km SSE 1y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 1m 20d

GE18888

N:3AX

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2025 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 101km SE 0y 1m 25d

GY38867

N:8M9

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 1m 16d

GY39865

N:6T0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 8d
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024
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20 Dec 2024
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 19 Aug 2025 Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 1y 1m 15d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2025 Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 1y 1m 16d
Colour marks read 19 Aug 2025
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20 Aug 2025
Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 1y 1m 16d
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2025 Vertedero de Villarrasa, Villarrasa, Huelva, Spain 1867km SSW 1y 1m 22d

GY39945

N:2T2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1793km SSW 0y 4m 8d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 1y 1m 16d
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 1y 1m 20d
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 1y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025
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26 Aug 2025
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 1y 1m 21d

Map of recoveries

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