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

GV82705

N:L51

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2025 Anse du Loc'h, Plogoff, Finistere, France 672km SSW 5y 6m 15d

GY04172

N:33T

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2022 Bastiagueiro Beach, Coruna, Spain 1271km SSW 0y 1m 4d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 24d
15 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2354km SSW 2y 6m 10d

GY39512

N:2C0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2024 Luarca, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1198km SSW 0y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2354km SSW 0y 6m 13d

GY39866

N:6T1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2355km SSW 0y 6m 11d

GV58015

N:07A

1 Ringed 25 Jun 2017 Walney - spit, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2019 S.Felix da Marinha beach, Porto, Portugal 1504km SSW 1y 8m 8d
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2019 Cocker’s Dyke, Preesall Sands, Lancashire 18km SE 2y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2025 El Temple Cambre A Coruña, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 7y 6m 20d

GV58282

N:R44

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2019 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1808km SSW 0y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 15 Nov 2019 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1808km SSW 0y 4m 9d
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2019
to
15 Nov 2019
Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1808km SSW 0y 4m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 5y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 5y 6m 8d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2025
to
14 Jan 2025
El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 5y 6m 8d

GY39849

N:1K3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2024 Esmoriz Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1520km SSW 0y 2m 17d
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2355km SSW 0y 6m 10d

GY38883

N:0W0

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2024 Esmelle Beach, Coruna, Spain 1227km SSW 0y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2025 Gafanha da Nazare, Aveiro, Portugal 1548km SSW 0y 6m 3d

GV82725

N:L72

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 5y 6m 9d

GY04287

N:U46

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 3y 6m 6d

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