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

GV82947

N:D82

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jun 2021 Redcar Tarn, near Keighley, West Yorkshire 43km ESE 1y 11m 16d
Colour marks read 21 Jan 2022 Alta de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal 1765km SSW 2y 6m 16d
Colour marks read 04 Aug 2022 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 3y 0m 30d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Togher, Cork, Cork, Eire 462km WSW 6y 3m 22d

GY38577

N:12V

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2022 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2022 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1925km SSW 0y 2m 20d
Colour marks read 28 Sep 2022 Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1925km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2022
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28 Sep 2022
Fuseta salt pans, Faro, Portugal 1925km SSW 0y 2m 21d
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2022 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1931km SSW 0y 2m 27d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2024 Ihla de Faro, Faro, Portugal 1937km SSW 1y 5m 30d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 3y 3m 20d

GE18672

N:2AZ

1 Ringed 01 Jul 2025 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1577km SSW 0y 3m 26d

GE18920

N:2LX

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2025 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 27 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1569km SSW 0y 3m 25d

GE06566

N:6M1

1 Ringed 29 Jun 2024 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1966km S 0y 5m 18d
Colour marks read 20 Dec 2024 Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1966km S 0y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2024
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20 Dec 2024
Villarrasa landfill , Huelva, Spain 1966km S 0y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Praia de Mira, Coimbra, Portugal 1662km SSW 1y 3m 27d

GY38859

N:8M4

1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 26 Oct 2025 Llanishen reservoir, Cardiff 281km S 1y 3m 15d

GE18916

N:2LU

1 Ringed 02 Jul 2025 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2025 Alston Wetland, Longridge, Lancashire 14km SSE 0y 3m 23d

GE18117

N:8U1

1 Ringed 09 Jul 2025 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 25 Oct 2025 Peniche, Leiria, Portugal 1699km SSW 0y 3m 16d

GY40117

N:4P1

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 20d

GY40125

N:4P9

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2025 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Oct 2025 Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal 1612km SSW 0y 3m 20d
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2025 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 1m 21d

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