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

GY39265

N:7B2

 1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2024 Cottenham, Cambridgeshire 263km SE 1y 0m 17d

GY39648

N:2W8

 1 Ringed 11 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria
Recaptured 23 Jul 2024 Walney Island, Cumbria 0km 0y 0m 12d

GC83904

N:J04

 1 Ringed 14 Jul 2020 Rockcliffe, Cumbria
Colour marks read 19 Jul 2024 Rockcliffe, Cumbria 0km 4y 0m 5d

GY39038

N:87Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 14 Jul 2024 Praia da Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1534km SSW 1y 0m 10d

GY38279

N:V72

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2022 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2024 River Don, Sheffield, South Yorkshire 100km SE 2y 0m 5d

GY38592

N:27V

 1 Ringed 07 Jul 2022 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2024 Redgate Recycling Centre, Gorton, Greater Manchester 65km SSE 1y 11m 29d

GY39027

N:77Y

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Found dead 05 Jul 2024 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire 0km 1y 0m 1d

GY39801

N:G68

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2024 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire

GV82560

N:E86

 1 Ringed 02 Jul 2019 Ribble Estuary, Lancashire
Colour marks read 03 Jul 2024 Tilburg - Stortplaats de Spinder, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 586km ESE 5y 0m 1d

GY39068

N:1L0

 1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 28 Jun 2024 Shrewton Pig Farm, Wiltshire 309km S 0y 11m 23d

Map of recoveries

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