Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N:15L |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2021 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Nov 2021 | Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 0y 4m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2022 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 1y 5m 2d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Dec 2022 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 1y 5m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2022 to 11 Dec 2022 |
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 1y 5m 3d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jan 2024 | Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 2y 6m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jan 2024 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 2y 6m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Feb 2024 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 2y 6m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Feb 2024 | Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 2y 7m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Feb 2024 | Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 2y 7m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Feb 2024 to 11 Feb 2024 |
Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 2y 7m 3d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Dec 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 4y 4m 26d | |||
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N:3CA |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Dec 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 5m 1d | |||
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N:D36 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Sep 2019 | Leixões Harbour, Matasinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 2m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Jul 2022 | Colne Recycling Centre, Colne, Lancashire, England, Lancashire | 30km SE | 3y 0m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Dec 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1204km SSW | 6y 4m 27d | |||
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N:J68 |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2023 | Carlisle, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Nov 2023 | Markorbe Beach, Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain | 1289km S | 0y 3m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Dec 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1291km SSW | 2y 4m 25d | |||
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N:P41 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Dec 2022 | Sotavento Algarvio Landfill, Faro, Portugal | 1914km SSW | 0y 5m 11d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2022 | Sotavento Algarvio Landfill, Faro, Portugal | 1914km SSW | 0y 5m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Dec 2022 to 19 Dec 2022 |
Sotavento Algarvio Landfill, Faro, Portugal | 1914km SSW | 0y 5m 14d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Nov 2023 | Bradeley Green, Shropshire | 105km S | 1y 4m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Aug 2025 | Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire | 119km SE | 3y 1m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Dec 2025 | San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1178km SSW | 3y 4m 26d | |||
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N:95V |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Dec 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 5m 4d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 31 Dec 2024 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 0y 5m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 3m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Dec 2025 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 4m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Dec 2024 to 01 Dec 2025 |
Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 26km SSE | 1y 4m 29d | ➕ | ||
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N:7W1 |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jul 2024 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Dec 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1198km SSW | 1y 4m 8d | |||
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N:A90 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2020 | Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire | 289km S | 1y 0m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jan 2022 | Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain | 1531km S | 2y 6m 25d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Feb 2023 | Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain | 1531km S | 3y 7m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jan 2022 to 04 Feb 2023 |
Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain | 1531km S | 3y 7m 0d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 6y 4m 24d | |||
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N:2V4 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 1y 2m 10d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Sep 2025 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 1y 2m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 to 18 Sep 2025 |
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 1y 2m 16d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1604km SSW | 1y 3m 26d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1604km SSW | 1y 3m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 |
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1604km SSW | 1y 3m 27d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 4m 19d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 4m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2025 to 28 Nov 2025 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 4m 26d | ➕ | ||
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N:4K9 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 4m 23d |