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

GY39003

N:04S

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Jan 2024 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 28km SW 0y 6m 24d
Colour marks read 03 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 10m 30d
Colour marks read 20 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 16d
Colour marks read 03 Jun 2025
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20 Jul 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 16d

GV58415

N:83B

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire 32km SSE 2y 6m 1d
Colour marks read 10 Aug 2024 Newbiggin outfall, Cumbria 8km NE 3y 1m 4d
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 4y 0m 10d

GY39172

N:17S

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 2d

GY39977

N:05P

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 2d
Colour marks read 10 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 5d
Colour marks read 17 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 12d
Colour marks read 02 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 28d
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 5d
Colour marks read 30 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 07 May 2025
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30 Jun 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 25d

GY40194

N:26G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY04750

N:05M

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2023 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 1y 4m 22d
Colour marks read 09 Jan 2025 Whinney Hill tip, Lancashire 30km SSE 2y 6m 4d
Colour marks read 17 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km WNW 2y 10m 12d
Colour marks read 22 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 21km W 2y 11m 17d

GY38897

N:47K

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 6d
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 30d
Colour marks read 17 May 2025
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10 Jun 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 30d

GY04119

N:10D

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 03 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 2y 10m 30d

GY39576

N:24K

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km WNW 0y 10m 16d
Colour marks read 24 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km WNW 0y 10m 22d
Colour marks read 28 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km WNW 0y 10m 26d
Colour marks read 18 May 2025
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28 May 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km WNW 0y 10m 26d

GY39612

N:05J

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Apr 2025 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 0y 8m 29d
Found dead 28 May 2025 Starr Hills, St. Anne's, Lancashire 34km SSE 0y 10m 17d

Map of recoveries

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