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

GY39777

N:7K5

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2024 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 1m 26d

GY39120

N:7L6

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2024 Ría do Burgo, Cambre, Coruna, Spain 1253km SSW 1y 1m 24d

GY39351

N:2D8

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2024 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1922km SSW 0y 1m 25d

GY39447

N:6V9

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2024 Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire 52km SSE 0y 1m 20d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2024 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 0y 1m 25d

GY39811

N:G76

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2024 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 1m 23d

GY40047

N:5E4

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2024 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 1m 15d

GV58111

N:E23

1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Jun 2019 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 11m 23d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2020 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 1y 8m 9d
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2020 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 2y 0m 5d
Colour marks read 03 Jul 2020 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 2y 0m 7d
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2020 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 2y 0m 21d
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2024 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 6y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2020
to
25 Aug 2024
River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 6y 1m 30d

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
to
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

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