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

GY04277

N:U35

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2021 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 289km S 0y 1m 11d
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 1y 2m 29d
Colour marks read 17 May 2023 Barrowford Reservoir, Lancashire 29km SE 1y 10m 10d

GY04288

N:15G

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2021 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 25d ➖
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2021 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2021
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02 Nov 2021		 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 26d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2022 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 1y 4m 6d
Colour marks read 17 May 2023 Barrowford Reservoir, Lancashire 29km SE 1y 10m 10d

GY38459

N:10U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found dead 12 May 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire 0km 0y 10m 6d

GY38513

N:67U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2022 Praia do Cabedelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 1438km SSW 0y 5m 8d
Colour marks read 07 May 2023 Carriere, Ile d'Yeu, Vendee, France 806km S 0y 10m 1d ➖
Colour marks read 08 May 2023 Carriere, Ile d'Yeu, Vendee, France 806km S 0y 10m 2d
Colour marks read 07 May 2023
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08 May 2023		 Carriere, Ile d'Yeu, Vendee, France 806km S 0y 10m 2d ➕

GY04858

N:M95

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 May 2023 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1186km SSW 0y 9m 28d

GY04055

N:K52

 1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found dead 03 May 2023 Lowgill, Lancashire 15km NE 2y 9m 16d

GY04564

N:S25

 1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2022 Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 526km E 0y 11m 14d
Colour marks read 26 Apr 2023 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1149km SSW 1y 9m 17d

GC83903

N:J03

 1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2021 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1283km S 1y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 23 Apr 2023 Cramlington, Northumberland 91km E 2y 9m 9d ➖
Colour marks read 24 Apr 2023 Cramlington, Northumberland 91km E 2y 9m 10d
Colour marks read 23 Apr 2023
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24 Apr 2023		 Cramlington, Northumberland 91km E 2y 9m 10d ➕

GY04387

N:38L

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Apr 2023 Gronant, Flintshire 82km SW 1y 9m 15d

GY04294

N:U50

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 May 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 0y 10m 5d
Colour marks read 27 May 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 289km S 0y 10m 20d
Colour marks read 14 Apr 2023 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1186km SSW 1y 9m 7d

Map of recoveries

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