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

GY38920

N:34J

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 0y 10m 19d
Colour marks read 07 Aug 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 1y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2025
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07 Aug 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km E 1y 0m 15d

GV82543

N:74A

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2021 Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire 15km SW 1y 9m 13d
Colour marks read 01 May 2021 Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire 15km SW 1y 9m 29d
Colour marks read 02 Mar 2022 Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire 15km SW 2y 8m 0d
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2021
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02 Mar 2022
Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire 15km SW 2y 8m 0d
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2022 Southport Marine Lake, Merseyside 9km SW 3y 4m 14d
Colour marks read 25 Feb 2025 Esplanade Car Park, Southport, Merseyside 10km SW 5y 7m 23d
Colour marks read 06 Aug 2025 Ainsdale Beach, Lancashire 15km SW 6y 1m 4d

GY39331

N:89V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 5d
Colour marks read 08 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 6d
Colour marks read 17 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 15d
Colour marks read 28 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 10m 26d
Colour marks read 04 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 2d
Colour marks read 06 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 4d
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 0y 11m 8d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 4d
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 15d
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 30d
Colour marks read 07 May 2025
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01 Aug 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 0m 30d

GY40079

N:14P

1 Ringed 24 Jun 2025 Heysham Power Station 1, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Jul 2025 Heysham Power Station outfalls, Lancashire 0km WSW 0y 1m 7d

GY04496

N:17L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire

GY39143

N:S53

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 1y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 1d
Colour marks read 24 Jul 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 19d
Colour marks read 11 Jun 2025
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24 Jul 2025
Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 20km NW 2y 0m 19d

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

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