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

GY38252

N:V48

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2026 Agadir Marina, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 1d
Colour marks read 08 Jan 2026 Agadir Marina, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 09 Jan 2026 Agadir Marina, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 4d
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2026 Agadir Marina, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 7d
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2026 Agadir Marina, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 10d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2026
to
15 Jan 2026
Agadir Marina, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 3y 6m 10d

GE18674

N:2BB

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Jan 2026 Salinas de Olhão, Faro, Portugal 1929km SSW 0y 6m 14d

GV82823

N:A90

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 22 Jul 2020 Lower Compton Landfill, Calne, Wiltshire 289km S 1y 0m 18d
Colour marks read 29 Jan 2022 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 2y 6m 25d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2023 Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 3y 7m 0d
Colour marks read 29 Jan 2022
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04 Feb 2023
Pinto landfill, Madrid, Spain 1531km S 3y 7m 0d
Colour marks read 28 Nov 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 4m 24d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 6m 10d
Colour marks read 28 Nov 2025
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14 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 6m 10d

GY04006

N:K04

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Jan 2021 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1919km S 0y 6m 13d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 3m 13d
Colour marks read 31 Oct 2022 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2022
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31 Oct 2022
Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 2y 3m 14d
Colour marks read 19 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 2y 4m 2d
Colour marks read 23 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 2y 4m 6d
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2023 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 3y 5m 0d
Colour marks read 24 Dec 2023 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 3y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 19 Nov 2022
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24 Dec 2023
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1920km S 3y 5m 7d
Colour marks read 10 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 5y 4m 23d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 5y 5m 28d
Colour marks read 10 Dec 2025
to
14 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 5y 5m 28d

GY40129

N:5P3

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Oct 2025 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1930km SSW 0y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 5m 15d
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 6m 10d
Colour marks read 19 Dec 2025
to
14 Jan 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 0y 6m 10d

GY40148

N:7P0

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 0y 6m 10d

GE18213

N:0S6

1 Ringed 16 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 0y 5m 29d

GY38540

N:88U

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2683km SSW 3y 6m 6d

GY39048

N:95Y

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2025 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 1y 6m 3d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026 Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 2y 6m 9d
Colour marks read 07 Jan 2025
to
13 Jan 2026
Agadir beach, Agadir, Morocco, Morocco 2675km SSW 2y 6m 9d

GY40193

N:3P1

1 Ringed 27 Jun 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2026 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 1913km SSW 0y 6m 5d
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2026 Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 1913km SSW 0y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2026
to
12 Jan 2026
Tavira, Portugal, Portugal 1913km SSW 0y 6m 16d

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