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

GY39402

N:0V5

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2024 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1838km SSW 0y 4m 10d

GY39545

N:5C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1500km SSW 0y 4m 9d

GY39182

N:S91

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2024 Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France 692km SSW 1y 4m 4d

GY39090

N:4L7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 4m 4d

GV58442

N:U11

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 4m 0d

GY04778

N:T86

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022
to
03 Nov 2022
Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 2y 4m 1d

GY39524

N:3C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 4d

GY04785

N:T92

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1496km SSW 2y 4m 0d

GY39273

N:7B9

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2023 Gafanha da Nazare, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2024 Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1544km SSW 1y 0m 8d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2024 Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1544km SSW 1y 0m 23d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2024 Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1544km SSW 1y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2024
to
15 Sep 2024
Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1544km SSW 1y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 1y 3m 30d

GY39304

N:56V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 4m 2d

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