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

GY40241

N:0U8

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025
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20 Oct 2025
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 16d

GY40147

N:6P9

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2025 Praia de Paredes da Vitória, Alcobaça, Portugal, Leiria, Portugal 1663km SSW 0y 3m 15d

GV82968

N:50C

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2020 Safi - Fish companies, Doukhala-Abda, Safi, Morocco, Morocco 2477km SSW 0y 6m 12d
Colour marks read 15 May 2021 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 1y 10m 10d
Found dead 17 Jun 2023 Diggle, Greater Manchester 61km SE 3y 11m 12d
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 6y 3m 13d

GV58108

N:E20

1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Sep 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 4y 2m 29d
Colour marks read 09 Feb 2025 Ponta d'Erva, Vila France de Xira, Santarém, Portugal 1738km SSW 6y 7m 14d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 3m 21d

GY39666

N:5W3

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2025 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1547km SSW 1y 2m 24d

GE18111

N:7U6

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2025 Slaidburn, Lancashire 62km SE 0y 3m 4d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 3m 7d

GY04536

N:V41

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2025 Winsford bottom flas, Cheshire 85km S 4y 3m 6d

GY38251

N:V47

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2025 Winsford bottom flas, Cheshire 85km S 3y 3m 9d

GY39452

N:G17

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2025 Breche de Trunvel, Finistere, France 684km S 1y 3m 12d

GY38625

N:7V1

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Jul 2025 Salinas del Duque, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1896km SSW 1y 0m 23d
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2025 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1901km SSW 1y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2025 Playa de Monte Gordo, Vila Real Sto. Antonio, Faro. Portugal, Faro, Portugal 1900km SSW 1y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2025 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1900km SSW 1y 3m 11d

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