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

GE18666

N:2AU

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2026 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 101km SE 1y 0m 15d

GY39613

N:1W4

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2024 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 0m 5d
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2025 Greenodd, Cumbria 22km NNE 1y 0m 29d
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 3d

GC83937

N:J39

1 Ringed 07 Aug 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 79km S 5y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 11 Jul 2026 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 143km S 1y 0m 10d

GY39105

N:6L1

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 28km SW 3y 0m 5d

GY39895

N:7T4

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 6m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 6m 16d
24 Aug 2025 Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire 112km SSW 1y 1m 19d
09 Nov 2025 Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire 112km SSW 1y 4m 4d
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09 Nov 2025
Llyn Brenig, Denbighshire 112km SSW 1y 4m 4d
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 Estepona harbour, Malaga, Spain 1958km S 2y 0m 5d

GE18651

N:2AA

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 St. Ouen's Pond, Jersey, Channel Islands, English Channel and Irish Sea, English Channel and Irish Sea - Islands 533km S 1y 0m 9d

GY39709

N:7W2

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 11m 14d

GY39062

N:1L3

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2026 Elton Reservoir, Manchester, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 3y 0m 1d

GC83910

N:J10

1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria 0km 5y 11m 21d

GY40172

N:2P1

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 0m 8d

Map of recoveries

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