Herring Gull Larus argentatus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N:15P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Aug 2025 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 0y 1m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 7m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Apr 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 9m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 to 03 Apr 2026 |
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 64km S | 0y 9m 10d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2026 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 0km WSW | 0y 11m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 May 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 3km NNE | 0y 11m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2026 | Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire | 25km SSW | 1y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Aug 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 1m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 2m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 to 14 Sep 2026 |
Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 42km S | 1y 2m 21d | ➕ | ||
|
N:89G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 47km SSE | 0y 1m 23d | |||
|
N:53G |
10 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Sep 2026 | Sowerby Wood Business Park, Barrow, Cumbria | 9km N | 0y 1m 20d | |||
|
N:14P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jul 2025 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 0km WSW | 0y 1m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Aug 2026 | Parton, Cumbria | 74km NW | 1y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 3km NNE | 1y 2m 16d | |||
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N:43D |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 1y 2m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2026 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 61km SE | 0y 1m 13d | |||
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N:97G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Sep 2026 | Preston Docks, Lancashire | 45km SE | 0y 1m 16d | |||
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N:58G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Sep 2026 | Porthmadog, Gwynedd | 140km SSW | 0y 1m 15d | |||
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N:36P |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2025 | Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire | 19km E | 0y 1m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 68km S | 0y 8m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Sep 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 2m 8d | |||
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N:78G |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Sep 2026 | Birkrigg Common, Ulverston, Cumbria | 12km NE | 0y 1m 13d | |||
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N:33G |
1 | Ringed | 30 Jun 2025 | Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jul 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 0m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 1m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jul 2026 to 02 Aug 2026 |
Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 1m 3d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 19 Aug 2026 | Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 1m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 30 Aug 2026 | Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 2m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2026 | Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 2m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Aug 2026 to 03 Sep 2026 |
Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 2km SSE | 1y 2m 4d | ➕ |