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

GV58033

N:26A

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2017 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Nov 2017 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 4m 16d
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 6d
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 7d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2018
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14 Sep 2018		 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 9d ➕
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2020 San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1183km S 3y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2021 Park Grounds Landfill, Brinkworth, Wiltshire 270km S 4y 1m 12d

GV82686

N:L28

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2019 Darque, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 1437km SSW 0y 3m 4d
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2021 River Calder, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 72km ESE 2y 1m 13d

GV82813

N:A64

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2020 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2020 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 199km SSE 0y 11m 23d
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2021 Arclid Sand Quarry, Sandbach, Cheshire 97km S 2y 1m 11d

GV58246

N:C98

 1 Ringed 09 Jul 2018 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2021 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria 0km 3y 1m 0d

GV58110

N:E22

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2018 Espinho beach, Porto, Portugal 1507km SSW 0y 3m 2d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2018 Barra Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1550km SSW 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 01 Feb 2020 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 7m 6d
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2021 Arclid Sand Quarry, Sandbach, Cheshire 91km SSE 3y 1m 13d

GY04540

N:V44

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2021 Knott End on Sea, Lancashire 22km W 0y 1m 0d

GY04517

N:V31

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found dead 07 Aug 2021 Heywood, Greater Manchester 48km SE 0y 0m 30d

GV82710

N:L57

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2021 Nanpean, Cornwall 427km SSW 2y 0m 28d

GV58472

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria

N:W53

 Recaptured 20 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 0m 19d

GV82520

N:E59

 1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2021 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 2y 0m 0d ➖
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2021 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 2y 0m 14d
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2021
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16 Jul 2021		 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 2y 0m 14d ➕

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