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

GE18241

N:97L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Aug 2026 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 85km ESE 1y 0m 17d
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 1y 2m 9d

GE06811

N:58G

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria
Colour marks read 06 Sep 2026 Porthmadog, Gwynedd 143km SSW 0y 1m 15d ➖
Found sick 25 Sep 2026 Porthmadog, Gwynedd 143km SSW 0y 2m 3d
Found sick 06 Sep 2026
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25 Sep 2026
Porthmadog, Gwynedd 143km SSW 0y 2m 3d ➕

GY40184

N:21G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 29 Apr 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 0y 10m 2d ➖
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 2m 23d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 29 Apr 2026
to
24 Sep 2026
Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 2m 28d ➕

GE06807

N:55G

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria 0km 0y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2026 Vickertown allotments, Walney Island, Cumbria 0km SSW 0y 2m 2d

GY40075

N:12P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 2m 16d ➖
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 4m 18d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025
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11 Nov 2025
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 43km SE 0y 4m 18d ➕
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2026 Parsonage Reservoir, Lancashire 40km SE 1y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 23 Sep 2026 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 3km NNE 1y 2m 30d

GV58296

N:02E

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 May 2020 Lytham Jetty, Lancashire 3km NW 0y 10m 22d ➖
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2026 Lytham Jetty, Lancashire 3km NW 7y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2026 Lytham Jetty, Lancashire 3km NW 7y 2m 16d
Colour marks read 28 May 2020
to
22 Sep 2026
Lytham Jetty, Lancashire 3km NW 7y 2m 16d ➕

GV58459

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
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 3km ENE 7y 2m 7d
Colour marks read 30 Jan 2026 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 0y 6m 14d
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 3km ENE 1y 1m 9d
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2026 Newbiggin outfall, Cumbria 5km ENE 1y 2m 6d

GV58303

N:09E

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Mar 2020 Llanrhystud, Ceredigion 177km SSW 0y 8m 5d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Birkdale beach, Lancashire 12km SW 7y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1907km S 4y 2m 6d

GY04922

N:W94

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 11 Aug 2024 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 2y 0m 27d
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 4y 2m 6d

GE18067

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
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24 Jul 2026
Blackpool Waste Transfer Station, Lancashire 32km SSE 1y 0m 15d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2026 Birkrigg Common, Ulverston, Cumbria 12km NE 1y 2m 10d

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