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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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N:8S5 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Oct 2026 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 31km SSE | 0y 3m 17d | |||
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N:5Y6 |
3 | Ringed | 23 Aug 2026 | Christy Pool, Walney Island, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Sep 2026 | Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | 0km E | 0y 0m 24d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Sep 2026 | Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | 0km E | 0y 1m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Sep 2026 to 24 Sep 2026 |
Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria | 0km E | 0y 1m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2026 | Near Barrow, Cumbria | 1km E | 0y 1m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2026 | Playa del Aguileiro, Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain | 1201km SSW | 0y 1m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Oct 2026 | Muxia, Coruna, Spain | 1298km SSW | 0y 1m 26d | |||
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N:41S |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Sep 2026 | Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain | 1943km S | 0y 2m 19d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 17 Oct 2026 | Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain | 1943km S | 0y 3m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 |
Playa Cruz del Mar, Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain | 1943km S | 0y 3m 9d | ➕ | ||
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N:2CJ |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1577km SSW | 0y 3m 27d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2025 | Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1577km SSW | 0y 3m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2025 | Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1577km SSW | 0y 3m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 |
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1577km SSW | 0y 3m 30d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2026 | Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire | 69km ENE | 1y 2m 16d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Sep 2026 | Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire | 69km ENE | 1y 2m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2026 | Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire | 69km ENE | 1y 3m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 |
Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire | 69km ENE | 1y 3m 14d | ➕ | ||
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N:D82 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2019 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jun 2021 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 43km ESE | 1y 11m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jan 2022 | Alta de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal | 1765km SSW | 2y 6m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Aug 2022 | Queens Park Lake, Lancashire | 31km SSE | 3y 0m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2025 | Togher, Cork, Cork, Eire | 462km WSW | 6y 3m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Oct 2026 | Garranefeen Estuary, Cork, Eire | 486km WSW | 7y 3m 7d | |||
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N:1M8 |
1 | Ringed | 29 Jun 2024 | Carlisle, Cumbria | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2026 | RNLED, Canidelo, Porto, Portugal | 1585km SSW | 2y 3m 12d | |||
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N:2D3 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Apr 2026 | Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire | 76km ENE | 1y 9m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 46km E | 2y 3m 9d | |||
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N:2AP |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Feb 2026 | Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1501km SSW | 0y 7m 19d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Feb 2026 | Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1501km SSW | 0y 7m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 |
Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1501km SSW | 0y 7m 20d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 1y 2m 13d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 1y 3m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 |
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 1y 3m 10d | ➕ | ||
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N:2CH |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 3m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Nov 2025 | Docapesca Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 4m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jun 2026 | Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal | 1577km SSW | 0y 11m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2026 | Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal | 1544km SSW | 1y 0m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 1y 3m 10d | |||
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N:4S6 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jul 2026 | Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 0y 3m 8d |