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

GY04408

N:Y62

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2023 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 1y 7m 9d

GY04357

N:19G

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 1y 3m 5d

GV82887

N:D25

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2023 Burgo Estuary, Coruna, Spain 1261km SSW 3y 7m 10d

GY38361

N:P12

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 0y 6m 30d

GY04328

N:U87

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 21d ➖
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022
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04 Nov 2022		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 27d ➕
Found sick 02 Feb 2023 setubal, Lisboa, Portugal 1779km SSW 1y 6m 25d

GY38332

N:K84

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2022 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 26km SSE 0y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022
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17 Oct 2022		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 12d ➕
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 01 Feb 2023 RNLED, Canidelo, Porto, Portugal 1492km SSW 0y 6m 27d

GV82657

N:B80

 1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2019 Odiel Marshes, Huelva, Spain 1898km S 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 28 Jan 2023 Palos de la Frontera, Huelva, Spain 1895km S 3y 6m 25d

GY04898

N:W34

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2022 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 0y 1m 17d ➖
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2022 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 0y 3m 1d
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2022 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 0y 5m 14d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 0y 6m 10d
Colour marks read 28 Jan 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2022
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28 Jan 2023		 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 93km SE 0y 6m 13d ➕

GV82539

N:E71

 1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Mar 2021 Utretcht, Utrecht, Netherlands 566km ESE 1y 8m 17d
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2023 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 183km SE 3y 6m 18d

GY38397

N:P49

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2023 La Carihuela Beach, Torremolinos, Malaga, Spain 1933km S 0y 6m 11d

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