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

GY04207

N:66T

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Jul 2023 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 503km SE 1y 0m 22d
Colour marks read 21 Dec 2024 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2218km S 2y 5m 15d
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2024 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2218km S 2y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2025 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2218km S 2y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 21 Dec 2024
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06 Jan 2025
Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2218km S 2y 6m 0d

GY04214

N:75T

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 13d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 11 Dec 2024
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05 Jan 2025
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 30d

GY04466

N:V00

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 3y 5m 4d
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 3y 5m 27d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024
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04 Jan 2025
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 3y 5m 27d

GY38671

N:1A8

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2023 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 0y 4m 28d
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 1y 6m 6d

GY39527

N:3C7

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Safi - Fish companies, Doukhala-Abda, Safi, Morocco, Morocco 2476km SSW 0y 6m 2d

GY39799

N:9K4

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

GY39948

N:2T6

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2024 Fonte da Telha, Costa da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1780km SSW 0y 4m 4d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 13d
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 22d
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024
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04 Jan 2025
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 30d

GY04943

N:12W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2022 Caion beach, A Laracha, Coruna, Spain 1258km SSW 0y 3m 1d
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2351km SSW 2y 5m 19d

GY39439

N:6V2

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 6m 1d

GY04077

N:W52

1 Ringed 20 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 3m 6d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2021 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 0y 4m 15d
Colour marks read 31 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 11d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2021
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31 Dec 2022
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 11d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 18 Apr 2023 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 8m 29d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 2y 6m 6d
Colour marks read 19 Feb 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 2y 6m 30d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2024
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19 Feb 2024
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 2y 6m 30d
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2025 La Rada Beach, Malaga, Spain 1967km S 3y 5m 13d

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