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:C58 |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2018 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Sep 2018 | Mira Beach, Coimbra, Portugal | 1571km SSW | 0y 2m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2019 | Grovebury Sand Pit, Bedfordshire | 263km SSE | 0y 10m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Feb 2022 | Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain | 1866km S | 3y 7m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Aug 2022 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 41km NW | 4y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Aug 2023 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 5y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Aug 2023 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 41km NW | 5y 1m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 0m 2d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2025 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 1m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Mar 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 7m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2025 to 01 Mar 2026 |
Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 7m 22d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jun 2026 | Greenodd, Cumbria | 41km NW | 7y 11m 7d | |||
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N:T91 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jun 2026 | Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire | 44km ESE | 3y 11m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jun 2026 | Leven Estuary, Cumbria | 38km NW | 3y 11m 6d | |||
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N:9V5 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Mar 2026 | Local Nature Reserve of the Douro River Estuary, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal | 1493km SSW | 1y 8m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jun 2026 | Brockholes Nature Reserve LWT, Lancashire | 19km S | 1y 11m 11d | |||
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N:7C0 |
1 | Ringed | 02 Jul 2024 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jan 2025 | El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco | 2354km SSW | 0y 6m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Nov 2025 | Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | 1497km SSW | 1y 4m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jun 2026 | Middleton Moor, Derbyshire | 101km SE | 1y 11m 9d | |||
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N:46Y |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jun 2026 | Mersey Sandbanks, Widnes, Merseyside | 67km S | 2y 11m 2d | |||
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N:2BL |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jun 2026 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | 153km SE | 0y 11m 5d | |||
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N:3A5 |
1 | Ringed | 29 Jun 2023 | Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jun 2026 | Meersbrook, Tittesworth Water, Staffordshire | 104km SSE | 2y 11m 7d | |||
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N:2DK |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2025 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Jun 2026 | Middleton Moor, Derbyshire | 101km SE | 0y 11m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Jan 2024 | WSR Recycling Centre, Widnes, Cheshire | 73km S | 0y 6m 23d | |||
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N:S84 |
1 | Ringed | 06 Jul 2023 | Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2025 | Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester | 46km SSE | 2y 0m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2025 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 2y 1m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 May 2026 | Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 2y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2025 to 28 May 2026 |
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester | 51km SSE | 2y 10m 22d | ➕ | ||
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N:P07 |
1 | Ringed | 05 Jul 2022 | Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 May 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 28km SW | 3y 10m 7d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 May 2026 | Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 28km SW | 3y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 |
Mereside Waste Transfer Station, Blackpool, Lancashire | 28km SW | 3y 10m 22d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 May 2025 | Heysham Skear (low water mussel beds), Lancashire | 20km NW | 0y 10m 21d |