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

GY40192

N:25G

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2025 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2026 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 6m 19d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2026 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 7m 4d
Colour marks read 18 Feb 2026 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 7m 22d
Colour marks read 27 Mar 2026 Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 9m 0d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2026
to
27 Mar 2026
Walney - spit, Cumbria 2km SE 0y 9m 0d

GE18055

N:46G

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Deep Meadows Beck Newbiggin, Cumbria 9km NE 0y 1m 12d
Colour marks read 22 Mar 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 0y 8m 13d

GY39750

N:44P

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 20 Mar 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 68km S 0y 8m 21d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 68km S 0y 8m 22d
Colour marks read 20 Mar 2026
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21 Mar 2026
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 68km S 0y 8m 22d

GY39724

N:36P

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 19km E 0y 1m 17d
Colour marks read 20 Mar 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 68km S 0y 8m 21d

GY37643

N:86A

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2025 Hestan Island, Auchencairn, Dumfries and Galloway
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2026 Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria 31km SE 0y 6m 22d
Colour marks read 04 Mar 2026 Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria 31km SE 0y 8m 4d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2026 Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria 31km SE 0y 8m 16d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2026
to
16 Mar 2026
Cumbria Waste Management, Lillyhall, Cumbria 31km SE 0y 8m 16d

GY04610

N:11R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2021 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 54km ESE 0y 3m 0d
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2022 Gann Estuary, Pembrokeshire 268km SW 0y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 03 Oct 2024 Skippool Creek, Lancashire 16km NNW 3y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2026 Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 38km ESE 4y 7m 24d

GE18058

N:45G

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2026 Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire 62km SE 0y 7m 24d

GE18237

N:90L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2026 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 85km ESE 0y 7m 12d

GY38817

N:96M

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2026 Barrow Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC), Cumbria 7km NNW 1y 7m 27d

GY39645

N:24J

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 9m 28d
Colour marks read 13 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 2d
Colour marks read 09 May 2025
to
13 May 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 2d
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2026 Park Road Industrial Estate, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria 9km N 1y 7m 13d

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