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

GV82875

N:D10

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2022 Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire 152km SE 2y 6m 7d

GY04646

N:S17

 1 Ringed 09 Jul 2021 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 0y 3m 8d ➖
Colour marks read 05 Nov 2021 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 0y 3m 27d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2021
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05 Nov 2021		 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1888km SSW 0y 3m 27d ➕
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2022 Vilamoura Golf course, Faro, Portugal 1889km SSW 0y 5m 25d ➖
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2022 Vilamoura Golf course, Faro, Portugal 1889km SSW 0y 5m 28d
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2022
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06 Jan 2022		 Vilamoura Golf course, Faro, Portugal 1889km SSW 0y 5m 28d ➕

GY04481

N:V13

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2022 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1899km SSW 0y 5m 26d

GY04289

N:U47

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2021 Sesimbra, Setúbal, Portugal 1801km SSW 0y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 10 Nov 2021 Sines, Setúbal, Portugal 1846km SSW 0y 4m 3d
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2021 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 0y 5m 9d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Dec 2021 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 0y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 16 Dec 2021
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28 Dec 2021		 Cacela Velha, Algarve, Faro, Portugal 1912km SSW 0y 5m 21d ➕

GV82997

N:R23

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2021 Haraganes Beach, Huelva, Spain 1869km SSW 2y 5m 21d

GY04257

N:U13

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2021 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1186km SSW 0y 5m 20d

GY04469

N:V03

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Dec 2021 Lastres Harbour, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1175km S 0y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2021 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1178km SSW 0y 5m 6d ➖
Colour marks read 15 Dec 2021 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1178km SSW 0y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 14 Dec 2021
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15 Dec 2021		 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1178km SSW 0y 5m 7d ➕
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2021 Isabel la Catolica Park, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1178km SSW 0y 5m 11d

GY04341

N:Y01

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Dec 2021 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 5m 0d

GV58491

N:U03

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2021 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2021 Os Rias beach, Coruna, Spain 1274km SSW 0y 4m 27d

GV58221

N:C73

 1 Ringed 08 Jul 2018 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Nov 2021 Playa de Penarronda, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1206km SSW 3y 4m 21d

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