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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N:84J |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2026 | Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria | 9km NE | 0y 1m 5d | |||
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N:66P |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2026 | Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire | 28km WSW | 0y 1m 4d | |||
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N:36G |
1 | Ringed | 30 Jun 2025 | Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Feb 2026 | Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool | 0km | 0y 7m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Aug 2026 | Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire | 0km SW | 1y 1m 13d | |||
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N:75G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Aug 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 0y 0m 19d | |||
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N:14P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jul 2025 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 0km WSW | 0y 1m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Aug 2026 | Parton, Cumbria | 74km NW | 1y 1m 13d | |||
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N:15P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Aug 2025 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 0y 1m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 7m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Apr 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 9m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 |
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 9m 10d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2026 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 0km WSW | 0y 11m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 May 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 3km NNE | 0y 11m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2026 | Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire | 25km SSW | 1y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Aug 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 to 03 Aug 2026 |
Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 10d | ➕ | ||
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N:01M |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 44km ESE | 4y 0m 28d | |||
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N:33G |
1 | Ringed | 30 Jun 2025 | Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jul 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 0m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 1m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jul 2026 to 02 Aug 2026 |
Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 1m 3d | ➕ | ||
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N:97L |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 85km ESE | 1y 0m 17d | |||
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N:11J |
1 | Ringed | 11 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jul 2026 | Standing Tarn, Cumbria | 11km NNE | 2y 0m 20d |