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

GY04448

N:Y75

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2021 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 2m 7d

GY04307

N:U90

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Sep 2021 Bastiagueiro Beach, Coruna, Spain 1263km SSW 0y 1m 28d

GY04300

N:U64

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2021 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 1m 25d

GY04485

N:V16

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2021 Praia de Pesca, Aveiro, Portugal 1548km SSW 0y 1m 17d

GY04552

N:S20

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2021 Muxia, Coruna, Spain 1267km SSW 0y 1m 16d

GY04514

N:V29

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Aug 2021 Canido Beach, Coruna, Spain 1264km SSW 0y 1m 14d
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2021 Praia da Vagueira, Aveiro, Portugal 1556km SSW 0y 1m 15d

GV58033

N:26A

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2017 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Nov 2017 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 4m 16d
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 5d
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 6d
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 7d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2018 Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2018
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14 Sep 2018
Blaringhem Landfill, Nord, France 500km SE 1y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 06 Dec 2020 San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain 1183km S 3y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2021 Park Grounds Landfill, Brinkworth, Wiltshire 270km S 4y 1m 12d

GV82686

N:L28

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Oct 2019 Darque, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 1437km SSW 0y 3m 4d
Colour marks read 17 Aug 2021 River Calder, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 72km ESE 2y 1m 13d

GV82813

N:A64

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2020 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 27 Jun 2020 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 199km SSE 0y 11m 23d
Colour marks read 15 Aug 2021 Arclid Sand Quarry, Sandbach, Cheshire 97km S 2y 1m 11d

GV58246

N:C98

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2018 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2021 BAE-Barrow, Cumbria 0km 3y 1m 0d

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