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

GY39561

N:7C0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2354km SSW 0y 6m 1d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 1y 4m 1d

GY39585

N:9C4

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2024 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 3m 3d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 0y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 1y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 1y 4m 1d

GY40009

N:1E0

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 4m 7d
Colour marks read 30 Nov 2024 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1793km SSW 0y 4m 25d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 MALKORBE BEACH - GETARIA (GIPUZKOA), Guipuzcoa, Spain 1184km S 1y 1m 16d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025
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03 Nov 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 3m 29d

GY40041

N:4E9

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 1y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 3m 29d

GY37607

N:05C

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2025 Hestan Island, Auchencairn, Dumfries and Galloway
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1560km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1560km SSW 0y 3m 21d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1560km SSW 0y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025
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20 Oct 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1560km SSW 0y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1559km SSW 0y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1559km SSW 0y 4m 1d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1559km SSW 0y 4m 1d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1560km SSW 0y 4m 6d

GE18656

N:2AG

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025
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03 Nov 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d

GE18673

N:2BA

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d

GE18708

N:2CH

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Docapesca Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d

GE18766

N:2ET

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Oct 2025 Playa de Poniente, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1185km SSW 0y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d

GE18814

N:2GP

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Espinho, Porto, Portugal 1516km SSW 0y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2025 Espinho, Porto, Portugal 1516km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025
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30 Oct 2025
Espinho, Porto, Portugal 1516km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 2d

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