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

GY39774

N:7K4

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 0d

GY39884

N:4K3

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 30d

GY39267

N:7B5

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 1y 3m 28d

GY39362

N:4D0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2024 Espinho, Porto, Portugal 1508km SSW 0y 4m 1d

GY39558

N:6C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 1d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2024
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03 Nov 2024
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 1d

GY39144

N:S54

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 27d

GE06516

N:1M0

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1662km SSW 0y 4m 3d

GY39793

N:8K6

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2024
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20 Oct 2024
Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2024 Monte Gordo Harbour, Faro, Portugal 1908km SSW 0y 3m 25d

GY39427

N:4V4

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2024 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1367km SSW 0y 3m 22d

GY04754

N:T56

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2024 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 2y 3m 18d

Map of recoveries

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