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

GY40006

N:0E7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2024 Praia da Mata, Costa da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1775km SSW 0y 1m 19d

GY39830

N:G95

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2024 Chelmarsh Reservoir, Shropshire 170km S 0y 1m 19d

GV58109

N:E21

1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2019 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2019 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 1y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2021 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 3y 4m 18d
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2019
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13 Nov 2021
Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 3y 4m 18d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2024 Ogston Reservoir, Derbyshire 120km SE 6y 1m 25d

GY39569

N:7C8

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2024 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 63km SSE 0y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2024 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 63km SSE 0y 1m 14d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2024 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 63km SSE 0y 1m 18d
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2024
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20 Aug 2024
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 63km SSE 0y 1m 18d

GV82797

N:A60

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Apr 2020 Towneley Park, Burnley, Lancashire 35km SE 0y 9m 12d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2020 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 1y 0m 9d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2023 Callander Meadows, Stirling 268km NNW 3y 9m 23d
Colour marks read 04 May 2023 Callander Meadows, Stirling 268km NNW 3y 10m 0d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2023
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04 May 2023
Callander Meadows, Stirling 268km NNW 3y 10m 0d
Colour marks read 07 Feb 2024 Kingsway, Rochdale, Greater Manchester 54km SE 4y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2024 Hollingworth Lake Bird Hide, Greater Manchester 53km SE 5y 1m 13d

GY04303

N:U81

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2024 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 3y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2024 Formby Point, Merseyside, Merseyside 51km SSW 1y 1m 7d

GY38471

N:21U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 1y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2024 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 41km NW 2y 1m 5d

GY04922

N:W94

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY04038

N:K33

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2024 Koigen, Hamar, Hedmark, Norway 1116km NE 4y 0m 2d
Colour marks read 27 Jul 2024 Hamar Skysstasjon, Hamar,, Hedmark, Norway 1116km NE 4y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2024 Koigen, Hamar, Hedmark, Norway 1116km NE 4y 0m 24d

GY04266

N:U29

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 7m 8d
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 1y 0m 14d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2024 River Dee, Saltney, Flintshire 95km SSW 3y 1m 3d

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