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

GY38779

N:J69

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2023 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2023 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 2002km SSW 0y 3m 1d

GY39009

N:58Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2023 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 1m 19d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2023 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1904km SSW 0y 2m 27d

GY39082

N:09S

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 19d ➖
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2023
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29 Sep 2023		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 24d ➕

GY38995

N:45Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2023 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 2m 23d

GY39135

N:9L2

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2023 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 2m 22d

GY38749

N:0C9

 1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 2m 23d

GY38961

N:10Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023
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17 Sep 2023		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 13d ➕

GY39217

N:2B4

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2023 Salave, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1203km SSW 0y 2m 8d

GY39266

N:7B3

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2023 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1944km S 0y 2m 4d

GY39262

N:6B9

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 3d

Map of recoveries

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