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

GV58192

N:C46

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2019 Santa Cristina beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1251km SSW 1y 2m 29d

GV82596

N:B39

 1 Ringed 03 Jul 2019 Barrow - Gas Terminal, Cumbria
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2019 Cantabrian Sea (43 52 46 N, 6 35 27 W), Asturias offshore, At Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Biscay - At Sea 1161km SSW 0y 3m 2d
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2019 Cantabrian Sea (43 45 31 N, 6 17 11 W), Asturias offshore, At Sea, Bay of Biscay, Bay of Biscay - At Sea 1170km SSW 0y 3m 3d

GV82945

N:D80

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2019 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 8d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Oct 2019 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 28d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2019
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03 Oct 2019		 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 2m 28d ➕

GV58313

N:R63

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire

GV58313

Colour marks read 15 Sep 2019 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1744km SSW 0y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2019 Praia da Caparica, Setúbal, Portugal 1959km SSW 0y 2m 13d

GV82799

N:A65

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2019 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 0y 2m 13d

GV82979

N:R07

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2019 Sheffield, South Yorkshire 149km ESE 0y 2m 10d

GV58174

N:C28

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2018 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Nov 2018 Eirol, Aveiro, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 2m 6d ➖
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 2m 7d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2019
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14 Sep 2019		 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 1y 2m 7d ➕

GV82819

N:A53

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Sep 2019 Shawell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire 199km SSE 0y 2m 10d

GV82756

N:A12

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 2m 9d

GV82844

N:A95

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Mallowdale Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2019 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1578km SSW 0y 2m 9d

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