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

GY38644

N:9V5

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Mar 2026 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 1y 8m 12d
Colour marks read 13 Jun 2026 Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire 19km S 1y 11m 11d
Colour marks read 07 Aug 2026 Alston Wetland, Longridge, Lancashire 14km SSE 2y 1m 5d

GE18221

N:0S5

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 0m 22d

GE01844

N:3RS

3 Ringed 21 Jul 2026 Liverpool University, Merseyside
Colour marks read 07 Aug 2026 River Weaver Sluice, Acton Bridge, Cheshire 26km ESE 0y 0m 17d

GV58248

N:B00

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2018 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2020 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km E 2y 2m 3d
Colour marks read 04 Aug 2026 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria 0km 8y 0m 26d

GY39046

N:07S

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Jun 2024 Preston Docks, Lancashire 21km SSW 0y 11m 19d
Colour marks read 25 Jun 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 1y 11m 21d
Colour marks read 04 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 3y 1m 0d
Colour marks read 25 Jun 2025
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04 Aug 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 3y 1m 0d

GY39237

N:4B6

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Aug 2026 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 123km SSE 3y 0m 29d

GY04916

N:W90

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1775km SSW 2y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 09 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 11m 24d
Colour marks read 24 Jun 2026 Greenodd, Cumbria 22km NNE 3y 11m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 3y 11m 28d
Colour marks read 02 Aug 2026 Breche de Trunvel, Finistere, France 690km S 4y 0m 18d

GY39717

N:7W5

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 18 Jun 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 10m 26d
Colour marks read 31 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 8d
Colour marks read 02 Aug 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 10d
Colour marks read 18 Jun 2026
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02 Aug 2026
Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 10d

GE01839

N:3RE

3 Ringed 17 Jul 2026 Liverpool University, Merseyside
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2026 Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside 1km WSW 0y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 28 Jan 2024 WSR Recycling Centre, Widnes, Cheshire 15km ESE 0y 6m 23d

GY39692

N:6W3

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 0m 22d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 1y 3m 9d
Colour marks read 29 Mar 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 8m 6d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 11m 20d
Colour marks read 31 Jul 2026 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 8d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2026
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31 Jul 2026
Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 2y 0m 8d

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