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

GY04656

N:S49

 1 Ringed 13 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1458km SSW 0y 3m 5d

GY04501

N:19L

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2021 Praia da Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1534km SSW 0y 3m 6d

GY04109

N:G10

 1 Ringed 29 Jul 2021 Derwent Water, Cumbria
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2021 Cova do Vapor, Setúbal, Portugal 1828km SSW 0y 2m 11d

GY04508

N:V20

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 2m 14d ➖
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021
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29 Sep 2021		 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 2m 21d ➕

GY04447

N:Y68

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1917km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2021 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 0y 2m 16d

GV82969

N:51C

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 2y 2m 17d

GV58495

N:U06

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 11d

GV58064

N:51A

 1 Ringed 16 Jul 2017 Walney - spit, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 222km SE 4y 2m 1d

GY04448

N:Y75

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 7d

GY04307

N:U90

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2021 Bastiagueiro Beach, Coruna, Spain 1263km SSW 0y 1m 28d

Map of recoveries

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