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

GY04334

N:U98

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 2y 4m 5d

GY04847

N:M86

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2023 El Ouatia Beach, Tantan, Morocco, Morocco 2924km SSW 1y 4m 7d

GY38684

N:3A0

 1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2023 El Ouatia Beach, Tantan, Morocco, Morocco 2924km SSW 0y 4m 15d

GY39041

N:90Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2023 San Andrés de los Tacones, Gijón, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1183km SSW 0y 4m 0d

GY39185

N:S94

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2023 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1846km SSW 0y 3m 27d

GY04905

N:W84

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2023 Villaoril, Navia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1197km SSW 1y 3m 17d

GY04828

N:M62

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2023 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2218km S 1y 3m 25d

GY38462

N:13U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2023 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 1y 3m 25d

GY04703

N:T02

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2022 Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands 505km S 0y 1m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2022 Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands 505km S 0y 1m 19d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2022
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24 Aug 2022		 Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands 505km S 0y 1m 19d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 28d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022
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03 Dec 2022		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 28d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2023 Cortelha landfill, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 1y 3m 24d

GY39052

N:99Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 0y 3m 18d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2023
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28 Oct 2023		 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 0y 3m 24d ➕

Map of recoveries

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