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

GE18160

N:2J5

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2025 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1263km SSW 0y 1m 14d

GY38594

N:29V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 3y 1m 15d

GY04911

N:W88

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022
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13 Oct 2022
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 11d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022
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01 Nov 2022
Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria 9km NE 3y 1m 6d

GR21505

N:50W

1 Ringed 21 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria 9km NE 3y 1m 0d

GY38710

N:6A8

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 St. Ouen's Pond, Jersey, Channel Islands, English Channel and Irish Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea - Islands 533km S 2y 1m 23d

GE18900

N:3AE

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 58km SSE 0y 1m 19d

GY40213

N:8P3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2025 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 101km SE 0y 1m 16d

GY39071

N:2L5

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 2y 1m 11d

GY39739

N:0P4

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 19d

GE18732

N:2DH

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2025 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 149km S 0y 1m 14d

Map of recoveries

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