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

GE18843

N:54P

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2025
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26 Oct 2025
Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 0y 3m 25d

GY40116

N:37G

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2025
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23 Oct 2025
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 3m 19d

GE18677

N:50P

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2025 Knockinelder Bay, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, Down 193km WNW 0y 3m 21d

GE18225

N:85L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 78km SE 0y 3m 1d

GY40173

N:39G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2025 Crosby Marine Park, Merseyside 66km S 0y 3m 18d

GY38820

N:10K

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2024 RSPB Conwy, Conwy 95km SSW 0y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2025 WSR Recycling Centre, Widnes, Cheshire 84km SSE 1y 3m 2d

GY40073

N:10P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 0m 29d
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 74km SE 0y 3m 3d

GE18166

N:99D

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 31 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 15d
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2025 South Walney Caravan Park, Cumbria 0km SSE 0y 2m 10d

GY39034

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
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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

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

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