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

GE06825

N:9J0

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Christy Pool, Walney, Cumbria
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2026 Ría do Burgo, Cambre, Coruna, Spain 1255km SSW 0y 1m 22d

GE26775

N:2VG

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 12 Sep 2026 Cotesbach landfill site, Leicestershire 198km SSE 0y 2m 4d

GV82930

N:D64

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2019 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2021 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 5m 27d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Jan 2021 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 07 Mar 2021 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 8m 2d
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2021
to
07 Mar 2021
Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 1y 8m 2d ➕
Colour marks read 25 Mar 2021 Los Ruices Landfill, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 1y 8m 20d
Colour marks read 05 Mar 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 2y 8m 0d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2022 Misericordia Beach, Malaga, Spain 1931km S 3y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 2m 11d ➖
Colour marks read 21 Oct 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 3m 16d
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 16 Sep 2022
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03 Nov 2022
Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 3m 29d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Nov 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 3y 4m 8d
Colour marks read 07 Dec 2022 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 5m 2d
Colour marks read 31 Dec 2022 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 3y 5m 26d
Colour marks read 15 Mar 2023 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 3y 8m 10d
Colour marks read 17 Mar 2023 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1923km S 3y 8m 12d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 1m 23d ➖
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2023
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04 Sep 2023
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 1m 30d ➕
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2023 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1923km S 4y 2m 22d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2023 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 3m 5d
Colour marks read 30 Oct 2023 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 05 Jan 2024 Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain 1928km S 4y 6m 0d
Colour marks read 07 Feb 2024 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 7m 2d
Colour marks read 08 Feb 2024 Malaga Dump, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 7m 3d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 4y 7m 7d ➖
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 5y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2024 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 5y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 12 Feb 2024
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30 Aug 2024
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 5y 1m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2024 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 5y 2m 8d
Colour marks read 22 Oct 2024 Puerto de la Caleta de Velez, Malaga, Spain 1923km S 5y 3m 17d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 2m 4d ➖
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2025
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20 Sep 2025
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 2m 15d ➕
Colour marks read 23 Sep 2025 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 2m 18d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 3m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 24 Feb 2026 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 7m 19d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2025
to
24 Feb 2026
Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 6y 7m 19d ➕
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2026 Caleta de Vélez, Malaga, Spain 1926km S 7y 2m 4d

GY39174

N:S84

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 25 Jul 2025 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 46km SSE 2y 0m 19d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2025 Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 51km SSE 2y 1m 28d ➖
Colour marks read 28 May 2026 Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 51km SSE 2y 10m 22d
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2026 Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 51km SSE 3y 2m 3d
Colour marks read 03 Sep 2025
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09 Sep 2026
Moses Gate CP, Greater Manchester 51km SSE 3y 2m 3d ➕

GE18516

N:75D

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2026 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 31km SSE 0y 2m 1d

GE51338

N:9R2

1 Ringed 19 Jul 2026 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2026 Queens Park Lake, Lancashire 61km SE 0y 1m 21d

GY39126

N:8L2

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 09 Sep 2023 Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal 1493km SSW 0y 2m 4d
Colour marks read 15 Sep 2023 Afurada, Porto, Porto, Portugal 1492km SSW 0y 2m 10d
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2026 Costa da Caparica beach, Setúbal, Portugal 1774km SSW 3y 2m 3d

GE26596

N:R92

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2026 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2026 RNLED, Canidelo, Porto, Portugal 1590km SSW 0y 2m 4d

GV82737

N:L83

1 Ringed 04 Jul 2019 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 02 Apr 2025 Vertedero R S U los Ruices, Malaga, Spain 1918km S 5y 8m 29d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 1m 23d ➖
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2026 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 2m 3d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2026
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07 Sep 2026
Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 7y 2m 3d ➕

GE18529

N:37S

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 07 Sep 2026 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire 70km ESE 0y 1m 30d

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