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:95M |
1 | Ringed | 28 Jun 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 May 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | 0km | 0y 10m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Apr 2026 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 2km SE | 1y 9m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jul 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 2y 1m 2d | |||
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N:20K |
1 | Ringed | 28 Jun 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria | 9km NE | 1y 1m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 2y 0m 29d | |||
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N:03R |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2021 | Ribble Estuary, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Nov 2021 | New Quay, Ceredigion | 191km SSW | 0y 3m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Nov 2022 | Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside | 9km SW | 1y 4m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Nov 2024 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 10km NNW | 3y 3m 25d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 May 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 10km NNW | 4y 10m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jul 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 10km NNW | 5y 0m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Nov 2024 to 26 Jul 2026 |
Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 10km NNW | 5y 0m 17d | ➕ | ||
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N:92L |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
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N:44P |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 68km S | 0y 8m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Mar 2026 | Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 68km S | 0y 8m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 |
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside | 68km S | 0y 8m 22d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2026 | Coastal Drive, New Brighton, Merseyside | 70km S | 1y 0m 28d | |||
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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 | |||
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N:48G |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2026 | Haverigg, Cumbria | 14km NNW | 0y 10m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jul 2026 | Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 32km SSE | 1y 0m 14d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 | Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 32km SSE | 1y 0m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jul 2026 to 24 Jul 2026 |
Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire | 32km SSE | 1y 0m 15d | ➕ | ||
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N:13G |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
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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 | |||
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N:53P |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire |