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

GY38747

N:0C8

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2023 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 44km ESE 0y 2m 18d

GY39126

N:8L2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2023 Afurada, Porto, Porto, Portugal 1492km SSW 0y 2m 10d

GY39217

N:2B4

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2023 Salave, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 0y 2m 8d

GY39266

N:7B3

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1944km S 0y 2m 4d

GY39262

N:6B9

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 3d

GY04322

N:U73

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2023 Ile de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France 47km E 2y 2m 0d

GY38524

N:75U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Sep 2023 Pointe de But, Ile d'Yeu, Vendee, France 44km ESE 1y 1m 30d

GY38348

N:K96

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2023 Matalascañas Beach, Huelva, Huelva, Spain 1908km S 1y 1m 29d

GY38320

N:K75

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2023 Titchfield Haven NR, Hampshire 360km SSE 1y 1m 24d

GY04801

N:M25

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2023 Middleton Moor, Derbyshire 102km SE 1y 1m 21d

Map of recoveries

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