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

GY39607

N:7M9

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2025 Essaouira Port, Morocco, Morocco 2566km SSW 0y 7m 4d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 97km ESE 0y 11m 21d

GE06691

N:1J0

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 06 May 2025 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1459km SSW 0y 9m 18d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 130km SSE 0y 11m 5d

GY04639

N:S12

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Jun 2025 Preston Docks, Lancashire 12km ENE 3y 11m 13d

GY38727

N:8A3

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jun 2025 Biffa Waste Processing, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 102km SE 1y 11m 23d

GY39249

N:5B9

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 1y 11m 10d

GY39330

N:86V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2024 Porto da Baleeira, Faro, Portugal 1944km SSW 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 02 Jun 2025 Little Marlow GP, Buckinghamshire 292km SSE 0y 11m 0d
Colour marks read 13 Jun 2025 Little Marlow GP, Buckinghamshire 292km SSE 0y 11m 11d
Colour marks read 02 Jun 2025
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13 Jun 2025
Little Marlow GP, Buckinghamshire 292km SSE 0y 11m 11d

GY39203

N:1B1

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jun 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 1y 11m 0d
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 1y 11m 4d
Colour marks read 06 Jun 2025
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10 Jun 2025
Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 1y 11m 4d

GY40059

N:7E1

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 0y 10m 29d

GV58176

N:C30

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Jun 2025 Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire 149km SE 6y 11m 2d

GY38739

N:9A5

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Jun 2025 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 97km ESE 1y 11m 11d

Map of recoveries

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