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

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

GV82724

N:L71

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2022 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 3y 3m 4d

GY04250

N:M19

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2022 Meicende Reservoir, Coruna, Spain 1260km SSW 0y 3m 0d

GV58443

N:01G

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1186km SSW 0y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2022 Champteusse sur Baconne, Maine-et-Loire, France 719km SSE 1y 2m 27d

GY38386

N:P37

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2022 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 2m 29d

Map of recoveries

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