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

GV58243

N:C94

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2018 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2019 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2355km SSW 0y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 15 Nov 2024 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1801km SSW 6y 4m 7d

GY39133

N:8L7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jun 2024 Moordhuizen - Over de Maas (The Netherlands), Gelderland, Netherlands 592km ESE 0y 11m 14d
Colour marks read 15 Nov 2024 Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1535km SSW 1y 4m 10d

GY39588

N:9C6

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1782km SSW 0y 4m 11d

GY39402

N:0V5

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2024 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1838km SSW 0y 4m 10d

GY39545

N:5C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1500km SSW 0y 4m 9d

GY39182

N:S91

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2024 Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France 692km SSW 1y 4m 4d

GY39090

N:4L7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 4m 4d

GV58442

N:U11

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 4m 0d

GY04778

N:T86

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022
to
03 Nov 2022
Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 2y 4m 1d

GY39524

N:3C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 4m 4d

Map of recoveries

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