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

GV82763

N:A16

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 2m 10d ➖
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2021 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 2y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2019
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06 Nov 2021		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 2y 4m 2d ➕

GV82840

N:A75

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Mallowdale Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1578km SSW 0y 3m 4d ➖
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2021 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1578km SSW 2y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2019
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06 Nov 2021		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1578km SSW 2y 4m 2d ➕

GY04353

N:Y32

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2021 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2021 Espinho beach, Porto, Portugal 1507km SSW 0y 3m 29d

GY04385

N:Y25

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2021 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 29d

GY04314

N:U65

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire

GV58483

N:W12

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2021 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1490km S 0y 3m 27d

GV82806

N:A51

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2019 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 5m 18d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2019 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 5m 24d
Colour marks read 22 Dec 2019
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28 Dec 2019		 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 5m 24d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 6m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 7m 12d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2020
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16 Feb 2020		 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 0y 7m 12d ➕
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2021 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 2y 3m 23d

GV82743

N:L88

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2020 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 0y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2020 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 1y 0m 3d
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 2y 3m 17d

GC83914

N:J14

 1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1587km SSW 1y 3m 7d

GY04656

N:S49

 1 Ringed 13 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1458km SSW 0y 3m 5d

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