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

GE26561

N:0Y3

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2026 Petit Port, Jersey, Channel Islands 537km S 0y 1m 26d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2026 Corblets Beach, Saint Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 16d

GE26661

N:6S0

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2026 Corblets Beach, Saint Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 9d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2026 Braye Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2026 Saye Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 16d

GY04788

N:T95

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Woodyards, Lancashire
Colour marks read 24 Jul 2023 Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France 691km SSW 1y 0m 19d
Colour marks read 01 Sep 2023 Palud Pellan, Plozévet, N.W. France, France 832km SE 1y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2025 Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France 691km SSW 3y 0m 9d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Aug 2025 Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France 691km SSW 3y 0m 29d
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2025
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03 Aug 2025
Baie d'Audierne, Finistere, France 691km SSW 3y 0m 29d ➕
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2025 Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France 691km SSW 3y 2m 21d ➖
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2025 Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France 691km SSW 3y 2m 26d
Colour marks read 26 Sep 2025
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01 Oct 2025
Réserve biologique de Trunvel-Tréogat, Finistere, France 691km SSW 3y 2m 26d ➕
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2026 Plage de Kerbinigou, Finistere, France 690km SSW 4y 2m 6d
Colour marks read 18 Sep 2026 Kergalan Beach, Finistere, France 690km SSW 4y 2m 13d

GY04681

N:2TK

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2026 Corblets Beach, Saint Anne, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 9d

GV58444

N:U12

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2021 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 29 Dec 2022 Playa Punta del Moral, Ayamonte, Huelva, Spain 1907km SSW 1y 5m 22d
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2024 Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium 482km SE 3y 2m 6d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2025 Esmoriz Beach, Aveiro, Portugal 1520km SSW 4y 3m 23d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2026 The Hague (beach), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 503km ESE 5y 2m 9d

GE26595

N:R91

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2026 San Lorenzo Beach, Gijon, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1283km S 0y 2m 11d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2026 Playa de Porcía, Asturias, Spain, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1296km SSW 0y 2m 12d

GE18298

N:4S4

1 Ringed 03 Jul 2026 Bowland - Abbeystead Fell, Lancashire
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2026 Saye Bay, Alderney, Channel Islands 477km S 0y 2m 12d

GY39246

N:5B7

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 21 Jun 2024 Aveiro Harbour, Aveiro, Portugal 1555km SSW 0y 11m 15d
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2026 Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 69km ENE 3y 2m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2026 Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 69km ENE 3y 2m 7d
Colour marks read 11 Sep 2026
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13 Sep 2026
Flask Lake, Nosterfield, North Yorkshire 69km ENE 3y 2m 7d ➕

GE26601

N:R97

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2026 La Calostra, Tapia, Asturias (Oviedo), Spain 1296km SSW 0y 2m 9d

GY04688

N:2TT

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2026 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 101km SE 0y 2m 5d

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