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

GY39751

N:5K2

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 7m 2d

GY39397

N:3V3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Oct 2024 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1367km SSW 0y 3m 9d
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 7m 3d

GY39514

N:2C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024
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04 Feb 2025
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 7m 2d

GY38306

N:K57

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2024 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 1y 6m 21d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2024 River Dee, Saltney, Flintshire 87km SSW 2y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2025 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 2y 6m 19d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2025 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 2y 6m 20d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2025
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25 Jan 2025
Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 2y 6m 20d

GY04423

N:Y96

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Apr 2023 Ria del Eo, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1204km SSW 1y 9m 11d
Colour marks read 15 Jun 2023 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 1y 11m 7d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2025 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 3y 6m 16d

GY39035

N:84Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Dec 2023 Povoa de Varzim, Porto, Portugal 1473km SSW 0y 5m 9d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2025 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 1y 6m 17d

GY39882

N:4K1

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2025 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 0y 6m 15d

GV82705

N:L51

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2025 Anse du Loc'h, Plogoff, Finistere, France 672km SSW 5y 6m 15d

GY04172

N:33T

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2022 Bastiagueiro Beach, Coruna, Spain 1271km SSW 0y 1m 4d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 24d
15 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2354km SSW 2y 6m 10d

GY39512

N:2C0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2024 Luarca, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1198km SSW 0y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2354km SSW 0y 6m 13d

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