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

GY04926

N:25W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2023 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1926km SSW 0y 5m 21d

GV82684

N:L27

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Dec 2022 Esmoriz beach, Ovar, Aveiro, Portugal 1520km SSW 3y 5m 22d

GY04820

N:M53

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Vieira Beach, Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal 1642km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 11 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 11 Dec 2022
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24 Dec 2022
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 18d

GY04345

N:Y33

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 4m 29d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2022 Porto de Pesca, Gafanha Encarnação, Aveiro, Portugal 1548km SSW 1y 5m 11d

GY04849

N:M87

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2022 Courant de Mimizan, Atlantic Coast of France, France 1094km S 0y 5m 12d

GY38431

N:P77

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 5m 0d
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2022
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07 Dec 2022
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 5m 1d

GV58120

N:E30

1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 4y 5m 9d

GC83907

N:J07

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1667km SSW 2y 4m 21d

GY04061

N:K60

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2021 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1990km SSW 1y 1m 28d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 4m 18d

GV58446

N:U14

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 1y 4m 28d

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