North West England Gull Project

8071479429_01648af0a5_o.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

GY04853

N:M90

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Nov 2022 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 4m 16d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 20d
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 21d
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 31 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2023 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2022
to
08 Jan 2023
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2024 Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 2y 4m 17d

GY38705

N:6A0

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Nov 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 0y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 0y 6m 22d
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 1y 4m 25d
Colour marks read 25 Nov 2023
to
23 Nov 2024
Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 1y 4m 25d

GY38624

N:7V7

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
23 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 0y 4m 21d

GE06508

N:0M2

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Nov 2024 Salave, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1444km SE 0y 4m 23d

GV82739

N:L85

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2020 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 0y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 23 Mar 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 282km S 2y 8m 19d
Colour marks read 20 Nov 2024 Playa de La Espasa, Caravia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1179km S 5y 4m 16d

GY38721

N:7A6

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2023 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2024 Bruchterveld, Overijssel, Netherlands 634km E 1y 0m 7d
Colour marks read 18 Nov 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1908km SSW 1y 4m 20d

GY39956

N:1K4

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Nov 2024 Olhão fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1928km SSW 0y 4m 14d

GY39448

N:6V5

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Nov 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 4m 15d

GY04347

N:Y03

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 0y 11m 29d
Colour marks read 18 Jul 2022 Costa Bellena, Cadiz, Spain 1940km S 1y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2022 Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Spain 1931km S 1y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 2m 11d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022
to
16 Oct 2023
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 2y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 3y 4m 8d

GE06690

N:0J9

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1582km SSW 0y 3m 29d

Map of recoveries

© 2019-2024 North West England Gull Project

Website design and build by Garganey Consulting