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

GY38462

N:13U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2023 Kénitra, Morocco, Morocco 2211km S 1y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 1m 6d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2026
to
28 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 2m 22d ➕

GY40147

N:6P9

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2025 Praia de Paredes da Vitória, Alcobaça, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal 1663km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2026 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 149km S 1y 2m 24d

GY04683

N:2TM

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2026 Porto Quarteira, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 2m 18d

GE26765

N:2UV

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2026 Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire 27km S 0y 2m 17d

GE18008

N:3U3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 0y 0m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 23 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 1y 2m 19d
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025
to
23 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 1y 2m 19d ➕

GE18216

N:82L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY38529

N:78U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 2y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 39km NW 3y 0m 22d
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 1m 4d ➖
Colour marks read 12 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 1m 11d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2026
to
21 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 4y 2m 14d ➕

GV58388

N:W49

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY39618

N:1W7

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2024 Matadoiro beach, Arteixo, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 0y 4m 16d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Owenabue Estuary, Carrigaline, Cork, Eire 427km WSW 2y 2m 10d

GE18513

N:72D

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 13d

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