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

GY39417

N:3V1

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2024 Alston Wetland, Longridge, Lancashire 14km SSE 0y 2m 0d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2024 Beo beach, Coruna, Spain 1265km SSW 0y 3m 18d

GY39893

N:7T2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2024 Praia de Porto Novo, Lisboa, Portugal 1718km SSW 0y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2024 Praia de Porto Novo, Lisboa, Portugal 1718km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2024
to
20 Oct 2024
Praia de Porto Novo, Lisboa, Portugal 1718km SSW 0y 3m 15d

GY38882

N:9M9

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2024 Bardsey Island, Gwynedd 178km SW 0y 3m 8d

GY39372

N:9D7

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2024 Playa de Serantes, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1197km SSW 0y 3m 16d

GE06505

N:0M0

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2024 Getaria, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1289km S 0y 3m 18d

GY39471

N:G35

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2024 Nerja mussel farm, Cangus, Pontevedra, Spain 1361km SSW 0y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2024 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1367km SSW 0y 2m 18d
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2024 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1367km SSW 0y 2m 23d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2024 Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1367km SSW 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2024
to
17 Oct 2024
Praia de Agrelo, Bueu, Pontevedra, Spain 1367km SSW 0y 3m 15d

GE06687

N:0J7

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2024 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 2084km SSW 0y 2m 26d

GY39850

N:1K2

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2024 Foz do Rio Alcoa, Leiria, Portugal 1677km SSW 0y 3m 9d

GY04479

N:13L

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2021 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 0y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2023 Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cadiz, Spain 1931km S 2y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 11 Oct 2024 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 3y 3m 3d

GY39345

N:70V

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2024 Porto do Son (Harbour), Coruna, Spain 1331km SSW 0y 3m 8d

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