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

GY38798

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Metal ring read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1605km SSW 1y 4m 1d

GY38841

N:92W

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 28d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 4m 1d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 4m 1d

GY39489

N:G54

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 27d

GY39900

N:7T9

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1604km SSW 1y 3m 24d

GY39993

N:4T7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2024 Lieu-dit, Vasiere du Port, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France 1162km S 0y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2024 MALKORBE BEACH - GETARIA (GIPUZKOA), Guipuzcoa, Spain 1184km S 0y 1m 29d
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2024 Praia do Sul, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal 1669km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025
to
29 Oct 2025
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 3m 24d

GY38861

N:8M5

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Nov 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1905km SSW 0y 4m 17d
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1902km SSW 0y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1605km SSW 1y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1605km SSW 1y 3m 18d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1605km SSW 1y 3m 18d

GE18753

N:2ED

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 28d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 28d

GE18885

N:3AU

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2025 Seiruga beach, Coruna, Spain 1273km SSW 0y 1m 29d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 26d

GE18934

N:3BT

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 2m 19d
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 2m 23d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d

GE18939

N:3BX

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 26d

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