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

GY38421

N:P67

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2022 Os Rias beach, Coruna, Spain 1265km SSW 0y 4m 7d

GY04959

N:24M

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2022 Orio , Guipuzcoa, Spain 1201km S 0y 1m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1198km S 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2022 Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1198km S 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022
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10 Nov 2022
Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1198km S 0y 3m 26d

GY04756

N:T58

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2022 Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain 1901km SSW 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 4m 2d

GY04818

N:M48

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2022 Matadoiro beach, Arteixo, Coruna, Spain 1260km SSW 0y 4m 1d

GY38453

N:02U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2022
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05 Nov 2022
Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1479km S 0y 3m 30d

GY04198

N:57T

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2022 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1846km SSW 0y 3m 29d

GY38359

N:P10

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022 Gafanha da Nazare, Aveiro, Portugal 1547km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022
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30 Oct 2022
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1774km SSW 0y 3m 29d

GY04802

N:M20

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1801km SSW 0y 3m 28d

GV82929

N:D63

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2021 Jaen Rubbish Dump, Jaen, Spain 1801km S 1y 7m 9d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 28d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022
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02 Nov 2022
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 28d

GY04292

N:U52

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Praia da Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1542km SSW 1y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 3m 21d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022
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02 Nov 2022
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 1y 3m 26d

Map of recoveries

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