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

GY38871

N:9M2

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 03 Aug 2024 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 0y 0m 23d

GY39128

N:8L4

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Aug 2024 Bredene Beach, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 483km SE 1y 0m 28d

GV82646

N:B76

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2024 Greenodd, Cumbria 18km NNE 5y 0m 29d

GY39036

N:85Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 0y 3m 4d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2023
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09 Oct 2023
Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 19 Jun 2024 Oijen - Benedeneind (The Netherlands), Gelderland, Netherlands 594km ESE 0y 11m 15d
Colour marks read 31 Jul 2024 Oss, Elzenburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 599km ESE 1y 0m 27d

GY38305

N:V99

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Jul 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 2y 0m 22d

GV82915

N:D50

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2019 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 26 Jul 2024 Colne Sewage Works, Colne, Lancashire, England, Lancashire 30km SE 5y 0m 21d

GY39821

N:G86

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Jul 2024 Esmelle Beach, Coruna, Spain 1237km SSW 0y 0m 20d

GY39265

N:7B2

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2024 Cottenham, Cambridgeshire 263km SE 1y 0m 17d

GY39648

N:2W8

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Recaptured 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 0m 12d

GC83904

N:J04

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2024 Rockcliffe, Cumbria 0km 4y 0m 5d

Map of recoveries

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