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

GV58491

N:U03

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2021 Os Rias beach, Coruna, Spain 1274km SSW 0y 4m 27d

GV58221

N:C73

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2018 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2021 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 4m 21d

GY04558

N:36R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2021 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1462km SSW 0y 4m 17d

GV82999

N:R24

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2021 Plage de la Tourette, Vendee, France 778km S 2y 4m 7d

GY04441

N:Y74

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found dead 12 Nov 2021 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 0y 4m 4d

GY04535

N:36L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2021 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1774km SSW 0y 4m 4d

GV58294

N:R55

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 May 2020 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 44km E 0y 10m 20d
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2021 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1763km SSW 2y 4m 5d

GY04360

N:Y23

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Nov 2021 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1604km SSW 0y 4m 0d

GY04374

N:Y13

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Nov 2021 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1604km SSW 0y 4m 0d

GV82831

N:A79

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 11 Oct 2019 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2021 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 2y 4m 3d

Map of recoveries

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