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

GR21507

N:54W

1 Ringed 21 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 31 Mar 2023 Santa Luzia salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1916km SSW 0y 8m 10d

GY04291

N:U49

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Mar 2023 Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 506km ESE 1y 8m 22d

GV58268

N:R36

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2023 Tamri Beach, Souss-Massa, Morocco, Morocco 2615km SSW 3y 8m 10d

GY38521

N:72U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 17d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2023 Cibourne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1183km S 0y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 15 Mar 2023 Bayonne, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1172km S 0y 8m 8d

GY04831

N:M67

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1576km SSW 0y 3m 18d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2022 Esmoriz Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1519km SSW 0y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 14 Mar 2023 RNLED, Canidelo, Porto, Portugal 1500km SSW 0y 8m 8d

GY04500

N:25L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2021 Tarajal beach, Isla de Fuerteventura, Spain 2019km S 0y 4m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 04 Mar 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 7m 24d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2023
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04 Mar 2023
Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 7m 24d

GY04296

N:U54

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2023 Amailloux, Deux-Sevres, France 816km SSE 1y 7m 21d

GY04779

N:T87

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2022 L'Eree Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands 507km S 0y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 07 Feb 2023 Moana, Pontevedra, Spain 1377km SSW 0y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 26 Feb 2023 Alba beach, Coruna, Spain 1263km SSW 0y 7m 21d

GR21514

N:56W

1 Ringed 21 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2022 Formby Point, Merseyside, Merseyside 57km S 0y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2023 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1930km S 0y 7m 3d

GV82854

N:L98

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Feb 2023 Plage de Pentrez, Finistere, France 650km S 3y 7m 18d

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