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

GY39834

N:0K0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 4m 1d
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 0y 5m 3d

GY38537

N:85U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2022 Santa Cruz Beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1258km SSW 0y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2023 Westkapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands 489km ESE 1y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 04 Aug 2024 Verklikkerstrand, Zeeland, Zeeland, Netherlands 491km ESE 2y 0m 28d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2024 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 2y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2024 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 2y 1m 29d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2024 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 2y 2m 6d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2024 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 2y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2024
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21 Sep 2024
Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 2y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2024 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2219km S 2y 4m 29d

GY39134

N:9L1

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Feb 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 0y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 14 Mar 2024 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1915km S 0y 8m 9d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 4m 29d

GY39611

N:1W3

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 4m 23d

GY38439

N:P87

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 4m 26d

GY40054

N:6E4

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 4m 20d

GC83930

N:J31

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 18 Feb 2021 Vitotia-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain 1344km S 0y 7m 4d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2021 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 1y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2021 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 1y 3m 2d
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 2y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 2y 1m 28d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 2y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 2y 2m 17d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2021
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01 Oct 2022
Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 2y 2m 17d
Colour marks read 25 Feb 2023 Rockcliffe, Cumbria 0km 2y 7m 11d
Colour marks read 03 Dec 2023 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 3y 4m 19d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2024 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 4y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 01 Dec 2024 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 4y 4m 17d
Colour marks read 03 Dec 2023
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01 Dec 2024
Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1589km S 4y 4m 17d

GE06545

N:3M8

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1868km SSW 0y 4m 14d
Colour marks read 01 Dec 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1999km SSW 0y 5m 2d

GY39897

N:7T6

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Nov 2024 Olhão fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1920km SSW 0y 4m 25d

GY38632

N:7V3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2024 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 4m 27d

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