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

GY40086

N:18P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2025 Albert Dock, Liverpool, Merseyside 70km S 0y 2m 19d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2025 Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside 62km S 0y 2m 23d

GE18245

N:98L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Found dead 16 Sep 2025 Irlam Animal Clinic, Greater Manchester 86km SE 0y 2m 0d

GY40088

N:19P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2025 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 0km NW 0y 2m 22d

GY39640

N:20J

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 1y 1m 29d

GE18147

N:90D

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 8d
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2025 South Walney Caravan Park, Cumbria 0km SSE 0y 1m 29d

GY04046

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 16 May 2025
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05 Sep 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 5y 1m 19d

GE06528

N:51K

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2025 Parton, Cumbria 55km SW 1y 2m 4d

GY38912

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 Aug 2025 Scarborough south bay harbour, North Yorkshire 184km E 5y 1m 15d

GY40110

N:35G

1 Ringed 30 Jun 2025 Blackpool Hospital, Blackpool
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2025 Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire 0km SW 0y 1m 30d

GY40091

N:32P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 1m 29d

Map of recoveries

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