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

GY04833

N:M72

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 124km SSE 3y 0m 16d

GE06680

N:0J1

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Scargill Reservoir, North Yorkshire 131km SE 1y 0m 1d

GE18008

N:3U3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 0y 0m 15d

GY39969

N:3T0

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2024 Porto da Baleeira, Faro, Portugal 1944km SSW 0y 3m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 8m 8d
Colour marks read 09 Apr 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 9m 4d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025
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09 Apr 2025
Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 9m 4d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2025 Vilarbetote, Trabada, Lugo, Spain 1214km SSW 1y 0m 8d
Found dead 18 Jul 2025 Castropol, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1202km SSW 1y 0m 13d

GV58353

N:W63

1 Ringed 20 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 3y 11m 26d

GY38481

N:37U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 2y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 3y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2025
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16 Jul 2025
Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 3y 0m 10d

GY38603

N:37V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 40km W 3y 0m 9d

GY04409

N:Y66

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 0m 6d

GY38722

N:7A7

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 2m 27d
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 1y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2023
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23 Jun 2025
Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 1y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 12 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 2y 0m 13d

GY04916

N:W90

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1775km SSW 2y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 11m 24d

Map of recoveries

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