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

GY39702

N:6W9

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 0y 6m 24d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 7m 18d

GY38638

N:6V4

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2025 Tarrast Bridge, Oued Sous, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2682km SSW 1y 4m 24d
Colour marks read 12 Mar 2026 Tarrast Bridge, Oued Sous, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2682km SSW 1y 8m 10d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2025
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12 Mar 2026
Tarrast Bridge, Oued Sous, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2682km SSW 1y 8m 10d

GY04853

N:M90

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Nov 2022 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 4m 16d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 20d
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 21d
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 31 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2023 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2022
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08 Jan 2023
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2024 Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 2y 4m 17d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 4d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2025
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13 Jan 2025
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 15d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 8m 4d

GY38430

N:P76

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 07 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 3y 8m 1d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 3y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2024
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10 Mar 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 3y 8m 4d

GE18952

N:3CJ

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Mar 2026 Douar Sidi Brahim, Morocco, Morocco 2406km SSW 0y 8m 6d

GY39606

N:8M0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2024 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1375km SSW 0y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 1y 0m 19d
Found dead 08 Mar 2026 Mohammedia Beach, Morocco, Morocco 2288km SSW 1y 8m 6d

GY39639

N:2W5

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Recaptured 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 0m 12d
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2024 Praia do Sul, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal 1669km SSW 0y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 08 Mar 2026 Bir Jdid Landfill, Morocco, Morocco 2325km SSW 1y 7m 25d

GY04044

N:K42

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2022 Mersey road, Runcorn, Merseyside 67km S 2y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2022 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 2y 5m 12d
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2025 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 5y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2022
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22 Dec 2025
Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 5y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2026 Larache Town, Morocco, Morocco 2102km S 5y 7m 16d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2026 Larache Town, Morocco, Morocco 2102km S 5y 7m 17d
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2026
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06 Mar 2026
Larache Town, Morocco, Morocco 2102km S 5y 7m 17d

GY04185

N:49T

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2026 Larache Town, Morocco, Morocco 2110km S 3y 8m 1d

GY38752

N:J45

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2023 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2023 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2024 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 0y 8m 14d
Colour marks read 14 Jun 2024 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 0y 11m 7d
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2024 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 1y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 13 Dec 2024 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 1y 5m 6d
Colour marks read 15 Dec 2024 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 1y 5m 8d
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2024 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 1y 5m 9d
Colour marks read 20 Nov 2025 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 2y 4m 13d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2023
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20 Nov 2025
Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 2y 4m 13d
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2025 Santa Luzia salt pans, Faro, Portugal 2009km SSW 2y 5m 0d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2026 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 2007km SSW 2y 7m 27d

Map of recoveries

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