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

GY39312

N:97V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 25 Jun 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 0y 11m 23d
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 0y 11m 29d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 0m 4d
Colour marks read 11 Jul 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 0m 9d
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 0m 17d
Colour marks read 30 Jul 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 0m 28d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 2m 5d
Colour marks read 25 Jun 2025
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07 Sep 2025
Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 71km ESE 1y 2m 5d

GE18661

N:2AM

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 0y 2m 6d

GY39383

N:6D2

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2024 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1838km SSW 0y 4m 9d
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2024
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27 Dec 2024
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2025 Moitiers-d'Allonne: les Defens, Manche, France 508km S 1y 0m 30d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 1y 2m 2d

GE18717

N:2CT

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 0y 1m 13d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2025 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 0y 2m 0d
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025
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01 Sep 2025
Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 0y 2m 0d

GY40224

N:9P4

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2025 Skippool Creek, Lancashire 30km WSW 0y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2025 Seiruga beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 0y 1m 28d

GE18689

N:2BR

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Aug 2025 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 0y 1m 30d

GC83919

N:J19

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria

GY40126

N:5P0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Spain 1369km SSW 0y 1m 25d

GE18101

N:6U5

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Zeluán, Ría de Avilés, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1180km S 0y 1m 20d

GV58188

N:C42

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 6y 11m 9d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2025
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28 Aug 2025
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 1m 21d

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