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

GE06545

N:3M8

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1868km SSW 0y 4m 14d
Colour marks read 01 Dec 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1999km SSW 0y 5m 2d

GE06683

N:0J3

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Dec 2024 Golfo de Cádiz, Spain, Atlantic Coast of Spain, Spain 2025km S 0y 4m 13d

GY39897

N:7T6

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Nov 2024 Olhão fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1920km SSW 0y 4m 25d

GY38632

N:7V3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2024 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 4m 27d

GY39826

N:G91

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2024 Porto de Lagos dump, Porto, Portugal 1922km SSW 0y 4m 25d

GV82905

N:D42

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Nov 2024 Gomecello landfill site, Salamanca, Spain 1462km S 5y 4m 22d

GY40007

N:0E8

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2024 Praia do Sul, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal 1669km SSW 0y 3m 26d
Colour marks read 14 Nov 2024 Praia do Sul, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal 1669km SSW 0y 4m 9d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2024
to
14 Nov 2024
Praia do Sul, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal 1669km SSW 0y 4m 9d
Colour marks read 25 Nov 2024 São Gião, Nazaré, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal 1562km SSW 0y 4m 20d

GY38705

N:6A0

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Nov 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 0y 4m 27d
Colour marks read 20 Jan 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 0y 6m 22d
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 1y 4m 25d
Colour marks read 25 Nov 2023
to
23 Nov 2024
Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 1y 4m 25d

GY38624

N:7V7

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
23 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 0y 4m 21d

GV82739

N:L85

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2020 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 0y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 23 Mar 2022 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 282km S 2y 8m 19d
Colour marks read 20 Nov 2024 Playa de La Espasa, Caravia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1179km S 5y 4m 16d

Map of recoveries

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