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

GY04145

N:W67

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2022 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1184km S 0y 2m 10d

GY04814

N:M40

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2022 Plage de Chassiron, Charente-Maritime, France 890km S 0y 2m 8d

GY38478

N:30U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2022 Sagres beach, Faro, Portugal 1945km SSW 0y 2m 7d

GV58377

N:W43

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 225km SE 0y 1m 29d

GY38266

N:V61

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2022 Sagres beach, Faro, Portugal 1945km SSW 0y 2m 7d

GY38496

N:53U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2022 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 0y 2m 5d

GY04157

N:20T

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2022 Seiruga beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 0y 2m 3d

GY04955

N:19W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2022 Seiruga beach, Coruna, Spain 1263km SSW 0y 1m 24d

GY04714

N:T16

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Sep 2022 Meicende Reservoir, Coruna, Spain 1261km SSW 0y 2m 1d

GY04573

N:S28

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Jun 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 183km SE 0y 11m 17d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2022 Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire 19km ENE 1y 1m 25d

Map of recoveries

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