North West England Gull Project

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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

GV82924

N:84C

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Dec 2020 Poolsbrook Country Park, Staveley, Derbyshire 116km SE 1y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 12 May 2021 Haverigg, Cumbria 50km WNW 1y 10m 7d
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2022 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 36km SW 3y 1m 24d
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2022 Formby Point, Merseyside, Merseyside 60km SSW 0y 1m 5d

GY04917

N:62M

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2022 River Dee, Saltney, Flintshire 99km S 0y 1m 6d

GY04650

N:33R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2021 Blackpool Beach, Lancashire 14km NW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2022 Cemlyn, Gwynedd 110km WSW 1y 0m 14d

GV58273

N:R35

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 44km E 3y 0m 15d

GV82534

N:69A

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2019 Preston Docks, Lancashire 12km ENE 0y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 18 Jul 2022 Preston Docks, Lancashire 12km ENE 3y 0m 16d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2019
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18 Jul 2022
Preston Docks, Lancashire 12km ENE 3y 0m 16d

GV58401

N:73B

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Jul 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 0m 2d

GY04631

N:26R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 18d
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 22d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 28d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2022
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07 Jul 2022
Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 0y 11m 28d

GY04544

N:00R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 44km E 0y 11m 2d

GV82677

N:62C

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2019 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 1m 24d
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2019 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2019
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17 Sep 2019
River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2020 Rother Valley Country Park, South Yorkshire 110km SE 1y 0m 17d
Colour marks read 04 Nov 2020 Viridor recycling Centre, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 98km SE 1y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 28 May 2022 Preston Docks, Lancashire 21km SSW 2y 10m 24d

GY04542

N:40L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 19 May 2022 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 10m 11d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2021
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19 May 2022
Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 10m 11d

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