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:86A |
1 | Ringed | 28 Jun 2025 | Hestan Island, Auchencairn, Dumfries and Galloway | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jan 2026 | Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria | 31km SE | 0y 6m 22d | |||
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N:44D |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jan 2026 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 61km SE | 0y 6m 8d | |||
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N:52B |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jul 2019 | Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Jan 2026 | Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire | 63km SE | 6y 6m 0d | |||
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N:25G |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Aug 2025 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 0y 1m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Jan 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 0y 6m 19d | |||
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N:74L |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria | 9km NE | 0y 1m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jan 2026 | Allerton , Liverpool , Merseyside | 80km SSE | 0y 5m 25d | |||
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N:14L |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2021 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jan 2022 | Heysham Harbour, Lancashire | 19km WNW | 0y 6m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Aug 2022 | Heysham Harbour, Lancashire | 19km WNW | 1y 1m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jan 2022 to 12 Aug 2022 |
Heysham Harbour, Lancashire | 19km WNW | 1y 1m 4d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Dec 2023 | Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester | 61km SSE | 2y 5m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jan 2026 | Sale Water Park, Sale, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 61km SSE | 4y 5m 29d | |||
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N:16G |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Oct 2025 | Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire | 110km ESE | 0y 3m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Nov 2025 | Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire | 62km SE | 0y 4m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2026 | Sandscales Hawes, Cumbria | 11km NNW | 0y 6m 9d | |||
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N:07L |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2021 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jan 2023 | Whinney Hill tip, Lancashire | 26km SE | 1y 6m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 3y 10m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Dec 2025 | Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire | 29km SSE | 4y 5m 22d | |||
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N:84D |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Dec 2025 | Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria | 9km NE | 0y 5m 9d | |||
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N:9K6 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Dec 2025 | Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire | 34km SSE | 1y 5m 8d |