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:Y44 |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2021 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Feb 2022 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 0y 6m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2022 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 1y 1m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2022 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 1y 2m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Sep 2022 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 1y 2m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Nov 2022 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 1y 3m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Feb 2022 to 01 Nov 2022 |
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 1y 3m 24d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Dec 2022 | Santona, Santander, Spain | 1172km S | 1y 4m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Jan 2023 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1170km S | 1y 6m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 2y 1m 5d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 2y 1m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Nov 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 2y 4m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Mar 2024 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 2y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Aug 2024 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 3y 1m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Aug 2024 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 3y 1m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2024 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 3y 2m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2024 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 3y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2023 to 15 Oct 2024 |
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 3y 3m 7d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Dec 2024 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1172km S | 3y 5m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Feb 2025 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1174km S | 3y 6m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Mar 2025 | Playa Salvé de Laredo, N.E. Coast of Spain, Spain | 1172km S | 3y 8m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jan 2026 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1170km S | 4y 6m 19d | |||
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N:D20 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Nov 2019 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 0y 4m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Mar 2021 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 1y 8m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Nov 2019 to 06 Mar 2021 |
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 1y 8m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jul 2022 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 3y 0m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2022 | Santona, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 3y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 4y 1m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Dec 2023 | Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 4y 4m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2023 to 03 Dec 2023 |
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1182km S | 4y 4m 28d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Feb 2024 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 4y 7m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jan 2025 | Santona, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 5y 5m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2025 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 5y 6m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 07 Mar 2025 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 5y 8m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jan 2026 | Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 6y 6m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2025 to 23 Jan 2026 |
Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain | 1178km S | 6y 6m 18d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jan 2026 | Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain | 1179km S | 6y 6m 21d | |||
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N:2B6 |
1 | Ringed | 06 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Dec 2025 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 2y 5m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 2y 6m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 2y 6m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Dec 2025 to 25 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 2y 6m 19d | ➕ | ||
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N:J61 |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2023 | Carlisle, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Feb 2024 | Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain | 2022km S | 0y 6m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Mar 2025 | Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain | 2022km S | 1y 8m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 2021km S | 2y 6m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 2021km S | 2y 6m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 2021km S | 2y 6m 18d | ➕ | ||
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N:G33 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jan 2025 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1866km S | 0y 6m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1918km S | 1y 6m 23d | |||
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N:6E8 |
1 | Ringed | 12 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 1y 6m 13d | |||
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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 | 16 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2025 to 25 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1926km S | 0y 6m 21d | ➕ | ||
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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 | 21 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 6m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2026 | Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 6m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 to 25 Jan 2026 |
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain | 1928km S | 0y 6m 16d | ➕ | ||
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N:5P1 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jan 2026 | Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco | 2683km SSW | 0y 6m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 15 Jan 2026 | Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco | 2683km SSW | 0y 6m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jan 2026 to 15 Jan 2026 |
Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco | 2683km SSW | 0y 6m 11d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jan 2026 | Oued Sous - Ait Melloul, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco | 2687km SSW | 0y 6m 19d | |||
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N:40W |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jul 2022 | Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Jan 2023 | Turn Moss playing fields, Stretford, Manchester, Greater Manchester | 91km SE | 0y 5m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Dec 2023 | Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 1y 4m 19d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jul 2024 | Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 2y 0m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Feb 2025 | Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 2y 6m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 3y 1m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2025 | Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 3y 1m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jan 2026 | Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 3y 6m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Dec 2023 to 22 Jan 2026 |
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester | 90km SE | 3y 6m 7d | ➕ |