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

GY39171

N:S83

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Feb 2025 Comporta Ricefields, Setúbal, Portugal 1788km SSW 1y 7m 1d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1604km SSW 2y 3m 22d
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1604km SSW 2y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025
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29 Oct 2025
Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1604km SSW 2y 3m 24d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 3m 28d

GY39721

N:9E3

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Praia de Porto Novo, Lisboa, Portugal 1718km SSW 0y 4m 6d

GE18812

N:2GM

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2025 Olhão fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1928km SSW 0y 3m 30d
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 1917km SSW 0y 4m 1d

GE18279

N:3S2

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 02 Nov 2025 Tamri Beach, Souss-Massa, Morocco, Morocco 2648km SSW 0y 3m 17d

GV82702

N:L47

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2021 O Porrino, Pontevedra, Spain 1386km SSW 2y 5m 0d
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2024 Moana, Pontevedra, Spain 1369km SSW 5y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Xunqueira do Lagares, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain 1381km SSW 6y 3m 28d

GY38503

N:59U

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 May 2024 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 61km SSE 1y 10m 12d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Praia do Nemiña, Muxia, Coruna, Spain 1309km SSW 3y 3m 26d

GY38587

N:23V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2022 Santa Cruz Beach, Oleiros, Coruna, Spain 1258km SSW 0y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 24 Nov 2022 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 4m 17d
Colour marks read 26 Nov 2022 Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 4m 19d
Colour marks read 24 Nov 2022
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26 Nov 2022
Douro river, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1501km SSW 0y 4m 19d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2024 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 2y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 29 Jun 2025 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 2y 11m 22d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 21d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025
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01 Nov 2025
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 25d

GE06539

N:3M3

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1662km SSW 1y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1662km SSW 1y 4m 3d
Colour marks read 28 Oct 2025
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01 Nov 2025
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1662km SSW 1y 4m 3d

GE06554

N:4M7

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1966km S 1y 4m 3d

GY39692

N:6W3

1 Ringed 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Aug 2025 Leven Estuary, Cumbria 21km NNE 1y 0m 22d
Colour marks read 01 Nov 2025 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1872km S 1y 3m 9d

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