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

GV58125

N:E35

1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2018 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 282km S 0y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 26 Jul 2019 Park Grounds Landfill, Brinkworth, Wiltshire 270km S 1y 1m 0d
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2021 Arclid Sand Quarry, Sandbach, Cheshire 91km SSE 3y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 36km WNW 7y 0m 1d

GY38972

N:22Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2023 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1917km SSW 0y 3m 0d
Colour marks read 26 Jun 2025 Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire 29km SSE 1y 11m 22d

GY39814

N:G79

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Jun 2025 Praia da Barra, Aveiro, Portugal 1557km SSW 0y 11m 22d

GY39046

N:07S

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2024 Preston Docks, Lancashire 21km SSW 0y 11m 19d
Colour marks read 25 Jun 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 1y 11m 21d

GY04361

N:Y06

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2023 San Miro beach, Coruna, Spain 1265km SSW 1y 11m 24d
Colour marks read 14 Nov 2023 El Ouatia Beach, Tantan, Morocco, Morocco 2916km SSW 2y 4m 6d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 12 Mar 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2024
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12 Mar 2024
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 14 Jun 2024 Langwith House, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 77km ENE 2y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2024 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 46km E 2y 11m 28d
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2024 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 46km E 3y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2024
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23 Jul 2024
Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 46km E 3y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2024 Langwith House, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 77km ENE 3y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2024 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1990km SSW 3y 3m 6d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 46km E 3y 11m 15d

GY39607

N:7M9

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2025 Essaouira Port, Morocco, Morocco 2566km SSW 0y 7m 4d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 97km ESE 0y 11m 21d

GE06691

N:1J0

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 06 May 2025 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1459km SSW 0y 9m 18d
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 130km SSE 0y 11m 5d

GY04639

N:S12

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Jun 2025 Preston Docks, Lancashire 12km ENE 3y 11m 13d

GY38727

N:8A3

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jun 2025 Biffa Waste Processing, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 102km SE 1y 11m 23d

GY39249

N:5B9

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 1y 11m 10d

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