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

GE18008

N:3U3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 0y 0m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 23 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 1y 2m 19d
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025
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23 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 1y 2m 19d ➕

GE18216

N:82L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY38529

N:78U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 2y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 39km NW 3y 0m 22d
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 1m 4d ➖
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 1m 11d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2026
to
21 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 2m 14d ➕

GV58388

N:W49

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY39618

N:1W7

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2024 Matadoiro beach, Arteixo, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 0y 4m 16d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Owenabue Estuary, Carrigaline, Cork, Eire 427km WSW 2y 2m 10d

GE18513

N:72D

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 13d

GV82819

N:A53

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2019 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 199km SSE 0y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2026 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 7y 2m 16d

GE18583

N:2YS

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2026 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 2m 12d

GE26561

N:0Y3

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2026 Petit Port, Jersey, Channel Islands 537km S 0y 1m 26d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2026 Corblets Beach, Saint Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 16d

GE26661

N:6S0

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2026 Corblets Beach, Saint Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2026 Braye Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2026 Saye Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 16d

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