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

GV82715

N:L62

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2019 Santa Luzia salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1911km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2019 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 5m 23d
Colour marks read 05 Dec 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 3y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 5y 6m 21d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 6y 6m 17d

GY04777

N:T85

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Mar 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 8m 13d
Colour marks read 15 Feb 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1874km SSW 2y 7m 10d
Colour marks read 23 Mar 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 8m 18d
Colour marks read 27 Mar 2025 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 8m 22d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 6m 16d

GY38759

N:J51

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2023 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 2021km S 2y 6m 14d

GY38648

N:9V9

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Safi, Safi, Morocco, Morocco 2469km SSW 1y 6m 19d

GY39796

N:9K1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 5m 15d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 6m 17d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2025
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21 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 6m 17d

GY39710

N:7W3

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 8m 16d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 08 Apr 2025
to
21 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 5m 29d

GY40242

N:0U9

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Nov 2025 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2682km SSW 0y 4m 18d
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2682km SSW 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 22 Nov 2025
to
17 Jan 2026
Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2682km SSW 0y 6m 13d

GE18231

N:1S4

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2026 El Jadida, Casablaca-Settat, Morocco, Morocco 2351km SSW 0y 6m 1d

GY39430

N:5V2

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 6m 6d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 6m 8d
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 0y 7m 15d
Colour marks read 16 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 6m 14d
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2025
to
16 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 6m 14d

GE18925

N:3BJ

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1998km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 6m 11d
Colour marks read 16 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026
to
16 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 6m 13d

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