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

GY38721

N:7A6

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2023 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2023 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2024 Bruchterveld, Overijssel, Netherlands 634km E 1y 0m 7d
Colour marks read 18 Nov 2024 Monte Gordo beach, Faro, Portugal 1908km SSW 1y 4m 20d

GY39448

N:6V5

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Nov 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 4m 15d

GE06690

N:0J9

1 Ringed 18 Jul 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 16 Nov 2024 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1582km SSW 0y 3m 29d

GV58243

N:C94

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2018 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2019 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2355km SSW 0y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 15 Nov 2024 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1801km SSW 6y 4m 7d

GY39133

N:8L7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Jun 2024 Moordhuizen - Over de Maas (The Netherlands), Gelderland, Netherlands 592km ESE 0y 11m 14d
Colour marks read 15 Nov 2024 Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1535km SSW 1y 4m 10d

GY39588

N:9C6

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2024 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1782km SSW 0y 4m 11d

GY39402

N:0V5

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2024 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1838km SSW 0y 4m 10d

GY39545

N:5C3

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Nov 2024 Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1500km SSW 0y 4m 9d

GY39182

N:S91

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2024 Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France 692km SSW 1y 4m 4d

GY39090

N:4L7

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2024 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1523km S 1y 4m 4d

Map of recoveries

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