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

GY39144

N:S54

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 22 May 2026 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 28km SW 2y 10m 17d

GY38258

N:V53

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2023 Iwik (Iouik), Mauretania, Mauritania, Mauretania 3962km SSW 1y 5m 2d
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2025 Banc d'Arguin, Baie d'Aouitif, Mauritania, Mauretania 3960km SSW 3y 4m 18d
Colour marks read 20 May 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire 0km 3y 10m 15d

GY38261

N:V56

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 May 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire 0km 3y 10m 15d

GY39119

N:7L4

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 May 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire 0km 2y 10m 15d

GE18893

N:2LZ

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 May 2026 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 96km SE 0y 10m 12d
Colour marks read 20 May 2026 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 96km SE 0y 10m 19d
Colour marks read 13 May 2026
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20 May 2026
RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 96km SE 0y 10m 19d

GY40068

N:8E1

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 May 2026 Poolfoot Lane, Little Singleton, Lancashire 30km SW 1y 10m 5d

GV68531

N:E91

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2025 Hestan Island, Auchencairn, Dumfries and Galloway
Colour marks read 15 May 2026 Coastal Drive, New Brighton, Merseyside 162km SSE 0y 10m 17d

GY39329

N:85V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 May 2026 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 481km SE 1y 10m 11d

GY40230

N:W30

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 May 2026 Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 70km ENE 0y 10m 2d

GV82551

N:E81

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Aug 2021 Heswall Shore, Dee Estuary, Merseyside 46km SSW 2y 1m 3d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2025 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 5y 8m 14d
Colour marks read 17 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 19d
Colour marks read 01 May 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 29d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2025
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01 May 2026
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 29d

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