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

GE18004

N:2U6

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 11 Jan 2026 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 6m 7d

GY39123

N:7L9

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2026 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 2y 6m 5d

GY38977

N:28Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2024 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 7m 1d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 8m 17d
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 9m 11d
Colour marks read 09 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2024
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09 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 2y 6m 5d

GV58397

N:W77

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2023 Isla Canela Beach, Huelva, Spain 1904km SSW 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2023 Ria de Aveiro, Canal de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1560km SSW 1y 2m 16d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 22d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2024
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07 Jan 2024
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2024 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 5m 24d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 1y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2025 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1930km S 2y 7m 9d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 3y 5m 21d

GE06556

N:5M0

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1966km S 1y 6m 7d

GY38621

N:7V0

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2024
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18 Dec 2024
Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2025 Puerto de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina (Huelva). España, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 27 Feb 2025 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 25d
Colour marks read 28 Feb 2025 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 26d
Colour marks read 01 Mar 2025 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 27d
Colour marks read 27 Feb 2025
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01 Mar 2025
Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1897km SSW 0y 7m 27d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2025 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2025 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2025 Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2025
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29 Nov 2025
Salinas de Isla Cristina, Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1895km SSW 1y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 1y 6m 3d

GE18195

N:4J5

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 0y 5m 4d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2026 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 0y 5m 20d
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2025
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05 Jan 2026
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 0y 5m 20d

GY04282

N:U38

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2021 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 3m 12d
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2021 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 08 Dec 2021 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 7m 5d
Colour marks read 12 Mar 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 8m 5d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 4m 19d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2021
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04 Dec 2022
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2023 Santa Luzia salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1919km SSW 2y 2m 29d
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 3m 18d
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2024 Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 7m 1d
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 2m 5d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 3y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 7m 27d
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 5m 26d

GE18902

N:2LE

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2025 Praia da Rosa Branca, Quarteria, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 2m 11d
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 6m 1d

GV82939

N:D74

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2019 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 30 Dec 2019 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2020 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1909km SSW 0y 6m 1d
Colour marks read 21 Feb 2020 Isla Canela Beach, Huelva, Spain 1908km SSW 0y 7m 16d
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2022 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1907km SSW 2y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2022 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 2y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2022 Gola Playa de los Haraganes, Isla Canela, Huelva, Spain 1907km SSW 2y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2022 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 2y 7m 15d
Colour marks read 13 Dec 2022 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 3y 5m 8d
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2022 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 3y 5m 9d
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2022
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14 Dec 2022
Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 3y 5m 9d
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2024 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1907km SSW 4y 5m 28d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2024 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 4y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2024 Isla Cristina, Huelva, Spain 1905km SSW 4y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 21 Dec 2024 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 5y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 31 Dec 2025 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1907km SSW 6y 5m 26d

Map of recoveries

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