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

GY38481

N:37U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 2y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 3y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2025
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16 Jul 2025
Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 3y 0m 10d

GY38603

N:37V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 40km W 3y 0m 9d

GY04409

N:Y66

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 0m 6d

GY38722

N:7A7

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 2m 27d
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 1y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2023
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23 Jun 2025
Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 1y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 12 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 2y 0m 13d

GY04916

N:W90

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1775km SSW 2y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 11m 24d

GY39316

N:2D1

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025 Mouguerre, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1166km S 1y 0m 7d

GY04252

N:03G

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Jun 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 3y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 3y 11m 29d
Colour marks read 28 Jun 2025
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06 Jul 2025
Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 3y 11m 29d

GY39200

N:0B9

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 May 2024 Mendexa, Vizcaya, Spain 1184km S 0y 10m 16d
Colour marks read 04 Jul 2025 Lower Eccleshill Industrial Estate, Darwen, Lancashire 34km SSE 1y 11m 28d

GY04309

N:U66

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 3y 11m 24d

GY39857

N:5T0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Found dead 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire 0km 0y 11m 28d

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