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

GV58200

N:C54

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2018 Marja Zerga, Moulay Bouselham, Morocco, Morocco 2144km S 0y 4m 28d
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2019 Estuary, Harbour of Moulay Bouselham, Morocco, Morocco 2139km S 0y 7m 21d
Colour marks read 03 May 2019 Watervliet, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium 515km ESE 0y 9m 26d

GV58072

N:57A

 1 Ringed 16 Jul 2017 Walney - spit, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2018 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 222km SE 1y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 16 Apr 2019 Galcia - from boat, At Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Biscay - At Sea 1407km SSW 1y 9m 0d

GV58119

N:E29

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2018 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 0y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 26 Dec 2018 Alba beach, Coruna, Spain 1255km SSW 0y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2019 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 0y 7m 0d

GV58206

N:C59

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2018 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1454km S 0y 3m 8d ➖
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2018 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1454km S 0y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2018 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1454km S 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2018 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1454km S 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 17 Nov 2018 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1454km S 0y 4m 10d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2018
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17 Nov 2018		 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1454km S 0y 4m 10d ➕
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2019 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 0y 5m 30d

GV58231

N:C83

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2018 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2018 Cortelha landfill, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1910km SSW 0y 5m 20d

GV58235

N:C86

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2018 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2018 Cortelha landfill, Loulé, Faro, Portugal 1910km SSW 0y 5m 20d

GV58139

N:E46

 1 Ringed 28 Jun 2018 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria
Colour marks read 23 Dec 2018 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 5m 25d ➖
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2018 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 5m 26d
Colour marks read 23 Dec 2018
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24 Dec 2018		 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 5m 26d ➕

GV58186

N:C40

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Sep 2018 Mira Beach, Coimbra, Portugal 1571km SSW 0y 2m 14d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 8d ➖
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2018
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06 Nov 2018		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 30d ➕

GV58142

N:E49

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 27d

GV58163

N:C19

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2018 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 12d

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