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

GY39119

N:7L4

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 May 2026 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire 0km 2y 10m 15d

GE18893

N:2LZ

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 May 2026 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 96km SE 0y 10m 12d
Colour marks read 20 May 2026 RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 96km SE 0y 10m 19d
Colour marks read 13 May 2026
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20 May 2026
RSPB Old Moor, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire 96km SE 0y 10m 19d

GY40068

N:8E1

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 May 2026 Poolfoot Lane, Little Singleton, Lancashire 30km SW 1y 10m 5d

GV68531

N:E91

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2025 Hestan Island, Auchencairn, Dumfries and Galloway
Colour marks read 15 May 2026 Coastal Drive, New Brighton, Merseyside 162km SSE 0y 10m 17d

GY39329

N:85V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 May 2026 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 481km SE 1y 10m 11d

GY40230

N:W30

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 May 2026 Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 70km ENE 0y 10m 2d

GV82551

N:E81

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Aug 2021 Heswall Shore, Dee Estuary, Merseyside 46km SSW 2y 1m 3d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2025 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 5y 8m 14d
Colour marks read 17 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Apr 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 19d
Colour marks read 01 May 2026 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 29d
Colour marks read 16 Mar 2025
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01 May 2026
Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 29km SSW 6y 9m 29d

GY04943

N:12W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2022 Caion beach, A Laracha, Coruna, Spain 1258km SSW 0y 3m 1d
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2025 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2351km SSW 2y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 30 Apr 2026 Roosebeck, Cumbria 6km NE 3y 9m 15d

GY39883

N:4K2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found sick 29 Apr 2026 Comporta Ricefields, Setúbal, Portugal 1788km SSW 1y 9m 24d

GE06696

N:1J3

4 Ringed 02 May 2025 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2026 Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2026
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27 Apr 2026
Nelson St, Carlisle, Cumbria 0km 0y 11m 25d

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