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

GY38450

N:P99

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2022 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1793km SSW 0y 3m 27d

GY04491

N:11L

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 3m 30d ➖
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2021 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 4m 5d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2021
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13 Nov 2021		 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 4m 5d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Jan 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 0y 6m 21d
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2022 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 6m 29d ➖
Colour marks read 09 Feb 2022 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 7m 1d
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2022
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09 Feb 2022		 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 7m 1d ➕
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2022 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 3m 24d

GY04781

N:T88

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 27d

GY38345

N:45L

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Salinas de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal 1545km SSW 0y 3m 21d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2022 Aveiro town, Aveiro, Portugal 1546km SSW 0y 3m 27d

GY04154

N:16T

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 23d ➖
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022
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31 Oct 2022		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d ➕

GY04759

N:T63

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022
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13 Oct 2022		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 8d ➕
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Praia de Pedrogao, Leiria, Portugal 1637km SSW 0y 3m 26d

GY38310

N:K67

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 26d

GY04822

N:M60

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 25d

GY38457

N:08U

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 25d

GY04899

N:W42

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 16d

Map of recoveries

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