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

GY39126

N:8L2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2023 Afurada, Porto, Porto, Portugal 1492km SSW 0y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2026 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1774km SSW 3y 2m 3d

GE26596

N:R92

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2026 RNLED, Canidelo, Porto, Portugal 1590km SSW 0y 2m 4d

GV82737

N:L83

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Apr 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 5y 8m 29d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 1m 23d ➖
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 2m 3d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2026
to
07 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 2m 3d ➕

GE18529

N:37S

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2026 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 0y 1m 30d

GE18570

N:2YC

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2026 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 0y 1m 21d ➖
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2026 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 0y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2026
to
07 Sep 2026
Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 0y 1m 30d ➕
Colour marks read 23 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 21km WNW 0y 10m 21d

GE51251

N:3R2

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 0y 1m 28d

GE06833

N:9J3

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2026 Walney Island, Cumbria 4km SSE 0y 1m 0d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 1m 13d

GY40203

N:7P4

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2026 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 1y 1m 30d

GY38867

N:8M9

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 1m 16d ➖
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 2y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025
to
02 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 2y 1m 22d ➕

GE18504

N:61D

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2026 Parsonage Reservoir, Lancashire 26km SSE 0y 1m 25d

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