North West England Gull Project

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Herring Gull Larus argentatus 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

GV82633

N:23B

 1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2023 Roosebeck, Cumbria 3km ENE 4y 3m 5d

GY04550

N:04R

 1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Found injured 17 Sep 2023 Lytham Jetty, Lancashire 3km NW 2y 2m 8d

GY04621

N:21R

 1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2023 Kirkham, Lancashire 8km NNE 2y 2m 7d

GV82648

N:32B

 1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2023 Roosebeck, Cumbria 3km ENE 4y 1m 24d

GY04100

N:64E

 1 Ringed 20 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2023 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 2y 1m 7d

GV58380

N:99E

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2023 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 0m 29d

GY04118

N:09D

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Apr 2023 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 68km S 0y 9m 3d
Found sick 03 Aug 2023 Formby Town, Merseyside 57km S 1y 0m 30d ➖
Found dead 04 Aug 2023 Formby Town, Merseyside 57km S 1y 1m 0d
Found dead 03 Aug 2023
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04 Aug 2023		 Formby Town, Merseyside 57km S 1y 1m 0d ➕

GY04371

N:21L

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2022 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km WNW 0y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2023 Whinney Hill tip, Lancashire 26km SE 1y 6m 27d
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2023 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km WNW 2y 0m 24d

GY04275

N:11G

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Mar 2022 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 22km W 0y 8m 18d
Found dead 09 Jul 2023 Walney - spit, Cumbria 40km W 2y 0m 2d

GY04840

N:M79

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2023 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 289km S 0y 11m 25d

Map of recoveries

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