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

GY04952

N:23M

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2023 Whinney Hill tip, Lancashire 63km ESE 0y 5m 28d

GY04993

N:44M

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2023 Hodbarrow, Cumbria 15km NNW 0y 5m 28d

GY04743

N:03M

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2023 Whinney Hill tip, Lancashire 30km SSE 0y 6m 0d

GR21510

N:48M

 1 Ringed 21 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2023 Whinney Hill tip, Lancashire 63km ESE 0y 5m 15d

GY04049

N:33E

 1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 2y 5m 3d

GY04149

N:31D

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2022 Rishton Reservoir, Lancashire 61km ESE 0y 5m 12d

GY38518

N:54L

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Nov 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 4m 12d
Colour marks read 28 Nov 2022 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 4m 21d

GY38528

N:56L

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 51km SSE 0y 3m 23d

GY04925

N:68M

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 77km SE 0y 3m 15d

GV82640

N:29B

 1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Found dead 14 Oct 2022 Baycliff, Ulverston, Cumbria 8km NE 3y 3m 11d

Map of recoveries

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