North West England Gull Project

P1130439.jpg

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

GE26623

N:5Y6

3 Ringed 23 Aug 2026 Christy Pool, Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria 0km E 0y 0m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria 0km E 0y 1m 1d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2026
to
24 Sep 2026
Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria 0km E 0y 1m 1d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026 Near Barrow, Cumbria 1km E 0y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2026 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1201km SSW 0y 1m 16d

GY04102

N:G01

1 Ringed 29 Jul 2021 Derwent Water, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2021 River Lune, Lancashire 68km SSE 0y 1m 7d
Colour marks read 20 Jul 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 271km SSE 0y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 23 May 2026 Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 4y 9m 24d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2026 Cat Bells summit NY245198 , Cumbria 1km SW 5y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026 Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 0d ➖
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2026 Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 1d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026
to
30 Sep 2026
Derwent Water, Cumbria 0km 5y 2m 1d ➕

GY04161

N:23T

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 3m 21d ➖
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2022 Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 5m 4d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022
to
09 Dec 2022
Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 0y 5m 4d ➕
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2023 Serantes Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 0y 7m 15d
Colour marks read 31 Mar 2023 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 0y 8m 26d
Colour marks read 26 Apr 2023 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1186km SSW 0y 9m 21d
Colour marks read 27 May 2023 La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 0y 10m 22d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2023 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 1y 1m 28d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2023 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 1y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 14 Nov 2024 Villamil, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 4m 9d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2024 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 2y 5m 0d
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2024 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 5m 12d ➖
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 6m 26d
Colour marks read 07 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 6d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 15d
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 19d
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 23d
Colour marks read 02 Mar 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 25d
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2024
to
02 Mar 2025
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 7m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1204km SSW 2y 8m 0d
Colour marks read 11 Mar 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 8m 6d ➖
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 8m 8d
Colour marks read 14 Mar 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 8m 9d
Colour marks read 11 Mar 2025
to
14 Mar 2025
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 2y 8m 9d ➕
Colour marks read 24 Mar 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1204km SSW 2y 8m 19d
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2025 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 3y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2025 La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 3y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 15 Nov 2025 Santa Gadea, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 4m 10d
Colour marks read 01 Dec 2025 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 3y 4m 26d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2025 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 5m 14d
Colour marks read 21 Dec 2025 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 3y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2026 La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 3y 6m 30d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2026 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 8m 1d ➖
Colour marks read 17 Mar 2026 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 8m 12d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2026
to
17 Mar 2026
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 8m 12d ➕
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2026 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 4y 1m 18d ➖
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2026 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 4y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2026
to
13 Sep 2026
Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 4y 2m 8d ➕
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2026 Serantes Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1205km SSW 4y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2026 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 4y 3m 3d

GE26989

N:93S

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2026 Arch Beach, Alderney, English Channel and Irish Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea - Islands 470km S 0y 2m 29d

GE26652

N:4S8

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2026 Canido Beach, Coruna, Spain 1271km SSW 0y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 07 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 4d

GE26990

N:94S

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 28d

GE18024

N:3LJ

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2026 Liverpool University, Merseyside
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2026 Corblets Beach, Saint Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands 412km S 0y 3m 7d

GV58163

N:C19

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2026 Middleton Moor, Derbyshire 98km SE 8y 2m 28d

GV82722

N:L70

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2026 Condover, Shropshire 143km S 7y 3m 1d

GE18134

N:9U1

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria

Map of recoveries

© 2019-2026 North West England Gull Project

Website design and build by Garganey Consulting