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

GY04975

N:33M

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022
to
25 Oct 2022
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 11d

GV82508

N:W25

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 9d
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2022 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1547km SSW 0y 3m 21d

GY38392

N:P44

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2022 Nerja mussel farm, Cangus, Pontevedra, Spain 1361km SSW 0y 1m 9d
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2022 Castros Beach, Cangas, Pontevedra, Spain 1377km SSW 0y 1m 11d
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2022 Esmoriz Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1511km SSW 0y 3m 19d

GY38467

N:17U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2022 Meicende Reservoir, Coruna, Spain 1253km SSW 0y 3m 18d

GY04965

N:29M

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2022 Vieira Beach, Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal 1634km SSW 0y 3m 7d

GY38564

N:05V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2022 Santa Cruz Beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1258km SSW 0y 3m 12d

GV82781

N:A11

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Dec 2020 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1516km S 1y 5m 17d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2022 Colmenar Viejo landfill, Madrid, Spain 1486km S 3y 3m 11d

GY04210

N:70T

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2022 Foz do Rio Onda, Porto, Portugal 1487km SSW 0y 3m 7d

GY38253

N:V49

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Oct 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 0y 3m 6d

GY04213

N:74T

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2022 Marinha da Garganto, Faro, Portugal 1933km SSW 0y 3m 3d

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