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

GY04297

N:U55

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2022 RSPB Dungeness, Kent 414km SE 1y 2m 23d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1265km SSW 1y 3m 20d

GY04719

N:T24

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2022 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 3m 23d

GV82544

N:E73

 1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2020 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 1y 2m 23d ➖
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 2y 2m 16d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 2y 2m 17d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 2y 2m 18d
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 2y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 2y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2022 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 3y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 3y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2020
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26 Oct 2022		 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 3y 3m 24d ➕

GV82876

N:D11

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 3y 3m 21d

GY38319

N:K74

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 21d

GY04931

N:W98

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2022 Esmoriz Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1512km SSW 0y 3m 11d

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
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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

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