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

GV58110

N:E22

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2018 Espinho beach, Porto, Portugal 1507km SSW 0y 3m 2d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2018 Barra Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1550km SSW 0y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 01 Feb 2020 Chipiona, Cadiz, Spain 1936km S 1y 7m 6d
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2021 Arclid Sand Quarry, Sandbach, Cheshire 91km SSE 3y 1m 13d

GY04540

N:V44

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2021 Knott End on Sea, Lancashire 22km W 0y 1m 0d

GY04517

N:V31

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found dead 07 Aug 2021 Heywood, Greater Manchester 48km SE 0y 0m 30d

GV82710

N:L57

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2021 Nanpean, Cornwall 427km SSW 2y 0m 28d

GV58472

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria

N:W53

 Recaptured 20 Jul 2021 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 0m 19d

GV82520

N:E59

 1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2021 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 2y 0m 0d ➖
Colour marks read 16 Jul 2021 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 2y 0m 14d
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2021
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16 Jul 2021		 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 260km SSE 2y 0m 14d ➕

GY04585

N:S37

 1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire

GV82882

N:D21

 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

GV82901

N:D39

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Jun 2021 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 1y 11m 0d

GV58218

N:C71

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 May 2019 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 194km SSE 0y 10m 11d
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2019 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 195km SSE 1y 1m 17d ➖
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2019 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 195km SSE 1y 2m 0d
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2019
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07 Sep 2019		 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 195km SSE 1y 2m 0d ➕
Colour marks read 04 Jun 2021 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 46km E 2y 10m 28d

Map of recoveries

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