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

GY39551

N:5C9

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2025 Swanpool Beach, Falmouth, Cornwall 462km SSW 1y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 1y 3m 26d

GY40097

N:9E0

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 4m 1d

GE18957

N:3CN

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 3m 25d

GY40203

N:7P4

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 24d

GE18189

N:3J8

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 12d

GE18197

N:4J3

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 12d

GV82947

N:D82

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jun 2021 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 1y 11m 16d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2022 Alta de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal 1765km SSW 2y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 04 Aug 2022 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 3y 0m 30d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Togher, Cork, Cork, Eire 462km WSW 6y 3m 22d

GY38577

N:12V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2022 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2022 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1925km SSW 0y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2022 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1925km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2022
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28 Sep 2022
Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1925km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2022 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 2m 27d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2024 Ihla de Faro, Faro, Portugal 1937km SSW 1y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 20d

GE18672

N:2AZ

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d

GE18920

N:2LX

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 25d

Map of recoveries

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