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:23T |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2022 | Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 0y 3m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 09 Dec 2022 | Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 0y 5m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2022 to 09 Dec 2022 |
Penarronda Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 0y 5m 4d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Feb 2023 | Serantes Beach, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 0y 7m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Mar 2023 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 0y 8m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2023 | San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1186km SSW | 0y 9m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 May 2023 | La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1203km SSW | 0y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 1y 1m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Dec 2023 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 1y 4m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Nov 2024 | Villamil, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 4m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Dec 2024 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 2y 5m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2024 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 5m 12d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jan 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 6m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Feb 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2024 to 02 Mar 2025 |
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 7m 25d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Mar 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1204km SSW | 2y 8m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 6d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Mar 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2025 to 14 Mar 2025 |
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 2y 8m 9d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Mar 2025 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1204km SSW | 2y 8m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Oct 2025 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 3y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2025 | La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1203km SSW | 3y 3m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Nov 2025 | Santa Gadea, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 3y 4m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Dec 2025 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 3y 4m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2025 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 3y 5m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Dec 2025 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 3y 5m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Feb 2026 | La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1203km SSW | 3y 6m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Mar 2026 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 3y 8m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 17 Mar 2026 | Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 3y 8m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Mar 2026 to 17 Mar 2026 |
Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1206km SSW | 3y 8m 12d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 4y 1m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2026 | Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 4y 2m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2026 to 13 Sep 2026 |
Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1205km SSW | 4y 2m 8d | ➕ | ||
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N:R97 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2026 | Rockcliffe, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2026 | La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1296km SSW | 0y 2m 9d | |||
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N:3CV |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Nov 2025 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 4m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Aug 2026 | Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands | 506km S | 1y 1m 12d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2026 | Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands | 506km S | 1y 2m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Aug 2026 to 12 Sep 2026 |
Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands | 506km S | 1y 2m 9d | ➕ | ||
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N:T95 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2023 | Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 1y 0m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2023 | Palud Pellan, Plozévet, N.W. France, France | 832km SE | 1y 1m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jul 2025 | Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 3y 0m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Aug 2025 | Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 3y 0m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 |
Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 3y 0m 29d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Sep 2025 | Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 3y 2m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 01 Oct 2025 | Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 3y 2m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Sep 2025 to 01 Oct 2025 |
Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France | 691km SSW | 3y 2m 26d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Sep 2026 | Plage de Kerbinigou, Finistere, France | 690km SSW | 4y 2m 6d | |||
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N:S84 |
1 | Ringed | 06 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2025 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 2y 0m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2025 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 2y 1m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2026 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 2y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 3y 2m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2025 to 09 Sep 2026 |
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 3y 2m 3d | ➕ | ||
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N:75D |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 31km SSE | 0y 2m 1d | |||
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N:9R2 |
1 | Ringed | 19 Jul 2026 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 61km SE | 0y 1m 21d | |||
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N:8L2 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2023 | Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1493km SSW | 0y 2m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Sep 2023 | Afurada, Porto, Porto, Portugal | 1492km SSW | 0y 2m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Sep 2026 | Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal | 1774km SSW | 3y 2m 3d | |||
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N:R92 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2026 | Rockcliffe, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Sep 2026 | RNLED, Canidelo, Porto, Portugal | 1590km SSW | 0y 2m 4d | |||
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N:L83 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Apr 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 5y 8m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2026 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 43km SE | 7y 1m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 07 Sep 2026 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 43km SE | 7y 2m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2026 to 07 Sep 2026 |
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 43km SE | 7y 2m 3d | ➕ |