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:2BB |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Jan 2026 | Salinas de Olhão, Faro, Portugal | 1929km SSW | 0y 6m 14d | |||
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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 | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 6y 6m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Nov 2025 to 14 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 6y 6m 10d | ➕ | ||
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N:K04 |
1 | Ringed | 17 Jul 2020 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jan 2021 | Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain | 1919km S | 0y 6m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2022 | Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1569km SSW | 2y 3m 13d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2022 | Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1569km SSW | 2y 3m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2022 to 31 Oct 2022 |
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1569km SSW | 2y 3m 14d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 19 Nov 2022 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 2y 4m 2d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Nov 2022 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 2y 4m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2023 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 3y 5m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Dec 2023 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 3y 5m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Nov 2022 to 24 Dec 2023 |
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1920km S | 3y 5m 7d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 5y 4m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 5y 5m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 to 14 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 5y 5m 28d | ➕ | ||
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N:3BJ |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2025 | Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal | 1998km SSW | 0y 3m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 11d | |||
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N:5P3 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2025 | Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal | 1930km SSW | 0y 3m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 5m 15d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2025 to 14 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 10d | ➕ | ||
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N:5P8 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Nov 2025 | Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 4m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 4m 17d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Nov 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 4m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 5m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2025 to 14 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 10d | ➕ | ||
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N:7U4 |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2025 | Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal | 1909km SSW | 0y 3m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 5m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 6m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 to 14 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 6m 5d | ➕ | ||
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N:0S6 |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 5m 29d | |||
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N:3P1 |
1 | Ringed | 27 Jun 2025 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Jan 2026 | Tavira, Portugal, Portugal | 1913km SSW | 0y 6m 16d | |||
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N:2U6 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1612km SSW | 0y 3m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1612km SSW | 0y 3m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Oct 2025 | Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1612km SSW | 0y 3m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2025 to 29 Oct 2025 |
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal | 1612km SSW | 0y 3m 25d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jan 2026 | Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal | 1930km SSW | 0y 6m 7d |