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

GE18900

N:3AE

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 0y 1m 19d

GY40213

N:8P3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2025 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 101km SE 0y 1m 16d

GY39071

N:2L5

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 2y 1m 11d

GY39739

N:0P4

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 19d

GE18732

N:2DH

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2025 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 149km S 0y 1m 14d

GY04050

N:K47

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2021 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1197km SSW 0y 8m 29d
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2024 Esmelle Beach, Coruna, Spain 1229km SSW 3y 5m 26d
10 Aug 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 119km SE 5y 0m 24d
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 119km SE 5y 0m 28d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2025
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14 Aug 2025
Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 119km SE 5y 0m 28d

GE18120

N:8U5

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025 Greenodd, Cumbria 22km NNE 0y 1m 5d

GY39957

N:2K0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2025 Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire 27km S 1y 1m 9d

GE18764

N:2EP

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2025 A GraƱa. Ribeira, Coruna, Spain 1361km SSW 0y 1m 12d

GY04202

N:62T

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2025 Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire 27km S 3y 1m 6d

Map of recoveries

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