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

GV82701

N:L23

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2020 Bedrijventerrein Lageweide, Utrecht, Netherlands 554km ESE 1y 2m 1d
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2020 IJmuiden Beach, Kennemerstrand, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 508km ESE 1y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 03 Oct 2020 Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 508km ESE 1y 2m 29d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2025 Hollins Grove, Darwen, Lancashire , Lancashire 29km SSE 6y 0m 25d

GY38529

N:78U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 2y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 39km NW 3y 0m 22d

GY39043

N:91Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Sep 2023 Porto de Lagos dump, Porto, Portugal 1914km SSW 0y 2m 18d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2023 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 04 Jun 2024 Mendexa, Vizcaya, Spain 1177km S 0y 11m 0d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 2y 0m 25d

GV82661

N:L00

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Jul 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 119km SE 6y 0m 23d

GY39102

N:5L7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Jul 2025 River Dee, Saltney, Flintshire 87km SSW 2y 0m 20d
Colour marks read 24 Jul 2025 Farnley Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 69km ESE 4y 0m 16d
Colour marks read 28 Jan 2024 WSR Recycling Centre, Widnes, Cheshire 65km S 0y 6m 23d

GV82729

N:L75

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Jun 2021 Scaling Dam, North Yorkshire 130km ENE 1y 11m 0d
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 119km SE 6y 0m 18d

GY04833

N:M72

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2025 Carsington Water, Wirksworth, Derbyshire 124km SSE 3y 0m 16d

GE06680

N:0J1

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Scargill Reservoir, North Yorkshire 131km SE 1y 0m 1d

GE18008

N:3U3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 47km SSE 0y 0m 15d

GY39969

N:3T0

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2024 Porto da Baleeira, Faro, Portugal 1944km SSW 0y 3m 9d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 8m 8d
Colour marks read 09 Apr 2025 Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 9m 4d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025
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09 Apr 2025
Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1196km SSW 0y 9m 4d
Colour marks read 13 Jul 2025 Vilarbetote, Trabada, Lugo, Spain 1214km SSW 1y 0m 8d
Found dead 18 Jul 2025 Castropol, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1202km SSW 1y 0m 13d

Map of recoveries

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