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

GY38449

N:P98

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2022 La Courtrie landfill, Le Louroux-Béconnais , Maine-et-Loire, France 725km S 0y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Champteusse sur Baconne, Maine-et-Loire, France 713km SSE 0y 3m 28d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2026 Sonzay Rubbish Dump, Indre-et-Loire, France 749km SSE 3y 6m 25d

GY38827

N:80W

1 Ringed 28 Jun 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2026 Pointe des 3 Pierres, Saint-Denis d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France 904km S 1y 7m 3d

GE18216

N:82L

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria

GY04386

N:Y44

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2022 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 0y 6m 28d
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2022 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 1y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2022 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 1y 2m 5d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2022 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 1y 2m 7d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2022 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 1y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 05 Feb 2022
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01 Nov 2022
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 1y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2022 Santona, Santander, Spain 1172km S 1y 4m 24d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2023 Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain 1170km S 1y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2023 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 2y 1m 5d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2023 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 2y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 12 Nov 2023 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 2y 4m 4d
Colour marks read 31 Mar 2024 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 2y 8m 23d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2024 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 3y 1m 12d
Colour marks read 31 Aug 2024 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 3y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2024 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 3y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 15 Oct 2024 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 3y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 13 Aug 2023
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15 Oct 2024
Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 3y 3m 7d
Colour marks read 27 Dec 2024 Cicero, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1172km S 3y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 03 Feb 2025 Colindres, Cantabria, Santander, Spain 1174km S 3y 6m 26d
Colour marks read 13 Mar 2025 Playa Salvé de Laredo, N.E. Coast of Spain, Spain 1172km S 3y 8m 5d
Colour marks read 27 Jan 2026 Marismas de Santona, Santander, Spain 1170km S 4y 6m 19d

GY39219

N:2B6

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 5m 9d
Colour marks read 09 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 19d
Colour marks read 15 Dec 2025
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25 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 2y 6m 19d

GY39468

N:G33

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Jan 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1866km S 0y 6m 2d
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 1y 6m 23d

GY40056

N:6E8

1 Ringed 12 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 6m 13d

GY40127

N:5P1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 9d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 11d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026
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15 Jan 2026
Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 11d
Colour marks read 23 Jan 2026 Oued Sous - Ait Melloul, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2687km SSW 0y 6m 19d

GY04990

N:40W

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2023 Turn Moss playing fields, Stretford, Manchester, Greater Manchester 91km SE 0y 5m 28d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2023 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 1y 4m 19d
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2024 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 2y 0m 8d
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 2y 6m 22d
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2025 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 1m 18d
Colour marks read 22 Jan 2026 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2023
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22 Jan 2026
Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester 90km SE 3y 6m 7d

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

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