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:56L |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2022 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 0y 3m 23d | |||
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N:26J |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jun 2026 | Sarah’s Beck outfall, Lancashire | 5km NE | 1y 10m 21d | |||
|
N:16P |
1 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2025 | Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 3km NNE | 0y 11m 17d | |||
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N:37B |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2019 | Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2021 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 3km ENE | 2y 2m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jan 2022 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 34km SSE | 2y 6m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Apr 2024 | Walney - spit, Cumbria | 5km S | 4y 9m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jun 2026 | Lowestoft, Suffolk | 374km ESE | 6y 11m 6d | |||
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N:01E |
1 | Ringed | 06 Jul 2019 | Ribble Estuary, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Aug 2023 | Heysham Harbour, Lancashire | 35km N | 4y 0m 30d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Apr 2025 | Heysham Harbour, Lancashire | 35km N | 5y 9m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Aug 2023 to 11 Apr 2025 |
Heysham Harbour, Lancashire | 35km N | 5y 9m 5d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jul 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 38km N | 6y 0m 24d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 38km N | 6y 1m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 May 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 38km N | 6y 10m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 38km N | 6y 11m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jul 2025 to 09 Jun 2026 |
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 38km N | 6y 11m 3d | ➕ | ||
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N:G26 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 May 2025 | Sarah’s Beck outfall, Lancashire | 36km WNW | 0y 10m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 1y 11m 7d | |||
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N:34E |
1 | Ringed | 17 Jul 2020 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 4y 9m 29d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Sep 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 5y 1m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 May 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 5y 9m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 5y 10m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 May 2025 to 07 Jun 2026 |
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 5y 10m 21d | ➕ | ||
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N:29J |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2025 | Sarah’s Beck outfall, Lancashire | 5km NE | 1y 1m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Apr 2026 | Roosebeck, Cumbria | 6km NE | 1y 9m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km E | 1y 10m 15d | |||
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N:05S |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 1y 10m 3d | ➖ | ||
| 17 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 1y 10m 13d | ||||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jun 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 1y 11m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 2y 0m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 May 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 |
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 2y 0m 16d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Sep 2025 | Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire | 29km SSE | 2y 2m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 May 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 2y 10m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 2y 10m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 May 2026 to 02 Jun 2026 |
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 2y 10m 29d | ➕ | ||
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N:07P |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2026 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 1y 10m 28d |