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

GY39506

N:1C4

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Feb 2025 Alcochete, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal 1763km SSW 0y 7m 11d
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2026 Alcochete, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal 1763km SSW 1y 7m 12d
Colour marks read 18 Feb 2026 Alcochete, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal 1763km SSW 1y 7m 16d
Colour marks read 13 Feb 2025
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18 Feb 2026
Alcochete, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal 1763km SSW 1y 7m 16d

GY38399

N:P51

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Feb 2023 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 0y 6m 28d
Colour marks read 02 May 2023 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1178km SSW 0y 9m 26d
Colour marks read 18 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 8m 12d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2024 Langwith House, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 77km ENE 2y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2026 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 3y 7m 10d

GY39846

N:1K1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2025 Lower Eccleshill Industrial Estate, Darwen, Lancashire 34km SSE 1y 1m 7d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2026 Baie de Dakhla, pointe de Lassarga, Western Sahara, Western Sahara 3558km SSW 1y 7m 12d

GV82881

N:D20

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2019 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1182km S 0y 4m 21d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2021 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1182km S 1y 8m 1d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2019
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06 Mar 2021
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1182km S 1y 8m 1d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 3y 0m 1d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2022 Santona, Santander, Spain 1179km S 3y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2023 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1182km S 4y 1m 28d
Colour marks read 03 Dec 2023 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1182km S 4y 4m 28d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2023
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03 Dec 2023
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1182km S 4y 4m 28d
Colour marks read 18 Feb 2024 Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1179km S 4y 7m 13d
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Santona, Santander, Spain 1179km S 5y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2025 Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain 1178km S 5y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 07 Mar 2025 Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain 1178km S 5y 8m 2d
Colour marks read 23 Jan 2026 Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain 1178km S 6y 6m 18d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2025
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23 Jan 2026
Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain 1178km S 6y 6m 18d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2026 Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1179km S 6y 6m 21d
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2026 Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1179km S 6y 7m 9d
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2026 Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1179km S 6y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2026
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15 Feb 2026
Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1179km S 6y 7m 10d

GY39475

N:G39

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 6m 18d
Colour marks read 09 Apr 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 9m 7d
Colour marks read 11 Apr 2025 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1197km SSW 0y 9m 9d
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2026 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 1y 7m 12d

GY39074

N:3L1

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2026 El Mamghar, Mauritania, Mauretania 4023km SSW 2y 6m 30d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2026 El Mamghar, Mauritania, Mauretania 4023km SSW 2y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2026
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12 Feb 2026
El Mamghar, Mauritania, Mauretania 4023km SSW 2y 7m 7d

GE18213

N:0S6

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2026 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1930km S 0y 6m 27d

GY04267

N:U30

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2021 Praia da Vagueira, Aveiro, Portugal 1564km SSW 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 27 May 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 289km S 0y 10m 20d
Colour marks read 22 Jun 2022 Oxfordshire Golf course, Oxfordshire 274km SSE 0y 11m 15d
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2025 Plage de Tronoën, Saint-Jean-Trolimon, Finistere, France 695km SSW 4y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2026 Area da Vila, Camariñas, Coruna, Spain 1302km SSW 4y 7m 4d

GE18172

N:2J9

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 23d

GY38649

N:G15

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024
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05 Feb 2025
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2026 Praia da Barra, Aveiro, Portugal 1549km SSW 1y 7m 4d

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