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

GV82992

N:R18

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Jun 2020 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 183km SE 0y 11m 20d
Colour marks read 03 Oct 2026 Estapona, Malaga, Spain 1929km S 7y 2m 27d

GY39865

N:6T0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 8d ➖
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 12 Dec 2024
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20 Dec 2024
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 0y 5m 16d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Aug 2025 Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 1y 1m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2025 Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 1y 1m 16d
Colour marks read 19 Aug 2025
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20 Aug 2025
Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 1y 1m 16d ➕
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2025 Vertedero de Villarrasa, Villarrasa, Huelva, Spain 1867km SSW 1y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 03 Oct 2026 Estapona, Malaga, Spain 1965km S 2y 2m 29d

GY38621

N:7V0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 5m 7d ➖
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2024
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18 Dec 2024
Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 5m 16d ➕
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2025 Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 27 Feb 2025 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 25d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2025 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 26d
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2025 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 27d
Colour marks read 27 Feb 2025
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01 Mar 2025
Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 27d ➕
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2025 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 3m 7d ➖
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2025 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2025 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2025
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29 Nov 2025
Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 4m 27d ➕
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 1y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 26 Feb 2026 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 7m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2026 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 7m 27d
Colour marks read 26 Feb 2026
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01 Mar 2026
Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 7m 27d ➕
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 2y 3m 0d

GE18562

N:65S

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Found dead 02 Oct 2026 Montreuil-sur-Maine, Maine-et-Loire, France 719km SSE 0y 2m 24d

GE26757

N:2UL

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 24d

GE26895

N:2ZH

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2026 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 24d

GY04347

N:Y03

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 0y 11m 29d
Colour marks read 18 Jul 2022 Costa Bellena, Cadiz, Spain 1940km S 1y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2022 Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Spain 1931km S 1y 1m 10d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2022 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 1y 1m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2022 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 1y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2022
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02 Sep 2022
Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 1y 1m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2022 Chipiona Playa de Regla, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 1m 26d ➖
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2022 Chipiona Playa de Regla, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2022 Chipiona Playa de Regla, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 2m 0d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2022
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08 Sep 2022
Chipiona Playa de Regla, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 2m 0d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 2m 11d ➖
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022
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16 Oct 2023
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 3m 8d ➕
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 2y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 6m 16d ➖
Colour marks read 12 Mar 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 24 Jan 2024
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12 Mar 2024
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 2y 8m 4d ➕
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 3y 4m 8d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 4m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Dec 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 4m 25d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2024
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03 Dec 2024
Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 4m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2024 Playa Micaela, Atlantic Coast of Spain, Spain 1935km S 3y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2025 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2026 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 4y 7m 0d
Colour marks read 22 Feb 2026 Playa Micaela, Atlantic Coast of Spain, Spain 1935km S 4y 7m 14d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 5y 2m 21d

GY38463

N:14U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2022 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 0y 1m 28d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2026 Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1935km S 4y 1m 28d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 4y 2m 23d

GY39831

N:G96

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 05 Jul 2026 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 2y 0m 1d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2026 Barbate beach, Cadiz, Spain 1998km S 2y 2m 0d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2026 Salinas de Barbate, Spain, Cadiz, Spain 1996km S 2y 2m 25d

GY04456

N:Y58

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 May 2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 1y 10m 12d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2026 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 5y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 20 May 2023
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28 Sep 2026
Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 143km SSE 5y 2m 20d ➕

Map of recoveries

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