North West England Gull Project

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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

GV58101

N:E15

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Apr 2020 Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 508km ESE 1y 9m 17d

GV82744

N:L90

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2019 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 6m 16d ➖
Colour marks read 09 Feb 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 7m 5d
Colour marks read 11 Feb 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 8m 6d
Colour marks read 17 Mar 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 8m 13d
Colour marks read 25 Mar 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 8m 21d
Colour marks read 31 Mar 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 8m 27d
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2020
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31 Mar 2020		 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2347km SSW 0y 8m 27d ➕

GV82977

N:R05

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Mar 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 0y 8m 19d

GV82514

N:E53

 1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Mar 2020 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2317km SSW 0y 8m 6d

GV58154

N:C09

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 2d ➖
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2018
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12 Oct 2018		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 5d ➕
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2020 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 1y 7m 27d

GV58121

N:E31

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2019 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 6m 11d
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2020 Jaen Rubbish Dump, Jaen, Spain 1793km S 1y 7m 22d

GV58340

N:B89

 1 Ringed 15 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2020 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1933km S 0y 7m 2d

GV82666

N:L10

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2019 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 5m 14d ➖
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2019 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2019
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29 Dec 2019		 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 5m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Feb 2020 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 9d ➖
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2020 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 13 Feb 2020
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14 Feb 2020		 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 10d ➕

GV82770

N:A03

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2020 Tamri Beach, Souss-Massa, Morocco, Morocco 2653km SSW 0y 7m 10d

GV82899

N:D37

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2019 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 199km SSE 0y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2020 Safi - Fish companies, Doukhala-Abda, Safi, Morocco, Morocco 2477km SSW 0y 6m 12d
Colour marks read 13 Feb 2020 Safi, Safi, Morocco, Morocco 2477km SSW 0y 7m 8d

Map of recoveries

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