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

GY39468

N:G33

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 6m 23d

GY40056

N:6E8

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 6m 13d

GY40127

N:5P1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 9d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 11d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026
to
15 Jan 2026
Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 11d
Colour marks read 23 Jan 2026 Oued Sous - Ait Melloul, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2687km SSW 0y 6m 19d

GY04990

N:40W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2023 Turn Moss playing fields, Stretford, Manchester, Greater Manchester 91km SE 0y 5m 28d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2023 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 1y 4m 19d
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2024 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 2y 0m 8d
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 2y 6m 22d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 1m 18d
Colour marks read 22 Jan 2026 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2023
to
22 Jan 2026
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 6m 7d

GV82715

N:L62

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2019 Santa Luzia salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1911km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2019 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 3y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 5y 6m 21d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 6y 6m 17d

GY04777

N:T85

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 8m 13d
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 2y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 23 Mar 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 8m 18d
Colour marks read 27 Mar 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 8m 22d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 6m 16d

GY38759

N:J51

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2023 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 2021km S 2y 6m 14d

GY38648

N:9V9

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Safi, Safi, Morocco, Morocco 2469km SSW 1y 6m 19d

GY04582

N:S34

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2026 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 4y 6m 10d

GY04636

N:S10

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2022 Bornrif, Ameland, Netherlands 564km E 1y 3m 1d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2026 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 4y 6m 10d

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