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

GY40098

N:9E2

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2025 Praia de Paredes da Vitória, Alcobaça, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal 1656km SSW 0y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 23 Feb 2026 Cetina saltworks, Peurto Real, Cadiz, Spain 1955km S 0y 7m 27d

GY04347

N:Y03

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 0y 11m 29d
Colour marks read 18 Jul 2022 Costa Bellena, Cadiz, Spain 1940km S 1y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2022 Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Spain 1931km S 1y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 2m 11d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022
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16 Oct 2023
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 2y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 12 Mar 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2024
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12 Mar 2024
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 3y 4m 8d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 4m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Dec 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 4m 25d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024
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03 Dec 2024
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 4m 25d
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2024 Playa Micaela, Atlantic Coast of Spain, Spain 1935km S 3y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2025 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 22 Feb 2026 Playa Micaela, Atlantic Coast of Spain, Spain 1935km S 4y 7m 14d

GE18816

N:2GS

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Feb 2026 Ciclovia do Tejo (Pontão de BP Norte), Loures, Lisboa, Portugal 1757km SSW 0y 7m 21d

GY39800

N:9K5

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 1y 4m 3d
Colour marks read 21 Feb 2026 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 1y 7m 17d

GE18663

N:2AP

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 7m 19d
Colour marks read 21 Feb 2026 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 7m 20d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026
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21 Feb 2026
Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 7m 20d

GV82561

N:B11

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 18 Nov 2019 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 4m 15d
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2020 Roosebeck, Cumbria 3km ENE 1y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 3y 8m 10d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2024 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1907km SSW 4y 7m 9d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 6y 7m 17d

GY38593

N:28V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Mar 2024 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 1y 8m 2d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026 Parque Valdebernardo, Madrid, Madrid, Spain 1515km S 3y 7m 13d

GY38604

N:38V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2022 Isla Canela Beach, Huelva, Spain 1908km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2023 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 12d
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2023 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2023
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20 Jan 2023
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 27 Mar 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 8m 20d
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2023
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27 Mar 2023
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 8m 20d
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2023 Tocha beach, Coimbra, Portugal 1591km SSW 1y 1m 1d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2023 Tocha beach, Coimbra, Portugal 1591km SSW 1y 1m 3d
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2023
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10 Aug 2023
Tocha beach, Coimbra, Portugal 1591km SSW 1y 1m 3d
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 7m 23d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 3y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 7m 13d

GY39347

N:72V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026 Fishguard Harbour, Pembrokeshire 266km SW 1y 7m 18d

GY39730

N:0P1

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2026 Marja Zerga, Moulay Bouselham, Morocco, Morocco 2151km S 0y 7m 24d

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