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

GY04447

N:Y68

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1917km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2021 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 0y 2m 16d

GV82969

N:51C

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 2y 2m 17d

GV58495

N:U06

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 11d

GV58064

N:51A

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2017 Walney - spit, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 222km SE 4y 2m 1d

GY04448

N:Y75

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 7d

GY04307

N:U90

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2021 Bastiagueiro Beach, Coruna, Spain 1263km SSW 0y 1m 28d

GY04300

N:U64

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2021 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 1m 25d

GY04485

N:V16

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2021 Praia de Pesca, Aveiro, Portugal 1548km SSW 0y 1m 17d

GY04552

N:S20

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2021 Muxia, Coruna, Spain 1267km SSW 0y 1m 16d

GY04514

N:V29

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2021 Canido Beach, Coruna, Spain 1264km SSW 0y 1m 14d
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2021 Praia da Vagueira, Aveiro, Portugal 1556km SSW 0y 1m 15d

Map of recoveries

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