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

GY04634

N:28R

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 May 2025 Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire 38km N 3y 9m 28d

GY38855

N:28K

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Found dead 07 May 2025 Fleetwood, Lancashire 19km SE 0y 10m 9d

GY04895

N:84E

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 06 May 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 2y 9m 21d

GY38814

N:95M

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 06 May 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 10m 8d

GY39971

N:03P

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 May 2025 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km WNW 0y 9m 26d

GY38520

N:55L

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Apr 2025 Middlemarsh Farm, Lincolnshire 212km ESE 2y 9m 12d

GY39622

N:07J

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 22 Nov 2024 WSR Recycling Centre, Widnes, Cheshire 84km SSE 0y 4m 11d
Colour marks read 09 Apr 2025 Heysham Harbour, Lancashire 19km E 0y 8m 29d
Colour marks read 25 Dec 2024 Salave, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1197km SSW 0y 5m 21d

GY38842

N:21K

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2024 Blackburn, Lancashire 59km SE 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2025 Blackburn, Lancashire 59km SE 0y 6m 10d
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2024
to
07 Jan 2025
Blackburn, Lancashire 59km SE 0y 6m 10d
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 7m 14d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2025 Pleasington Playing Fields, Blackburn, Lancashire 58km SE 0y 8m 6d

GY39681

N:58K

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Feb 2025 Little Urswick, Cumbria 11km NNE 0y 7m 3d

GY38870

N:32K

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 6m 6d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 6m 15d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 6m 20d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 6m 24d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 7m 5d
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2025
to
16 Feb 2025
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 7m 5d

Map of recoveries

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