Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus recoveries
These birds ringed by the Southern Colour Ringing Group 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2D00 |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jun 2021 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Apr 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 3y 10m 22d | |||
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2C38 |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jun 2019 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 May 2021 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 1y 10m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2021 | Rye Meads Scrape, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 17d | |||
| 20 May 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 1y 10m 28d | ➖ | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Mar 2022 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 9m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 May 2021 to 24 Mar 2022 |
Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 9m 2d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Mar 2023 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 3y 9m 7d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jul 2023 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 4y 0m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 May 2024 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 4y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 5y 10m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Mar 2023 to 26 Apr 2025 |
Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 5y 10m 4d | ➕ | ||
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2F26 |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 May 2024 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 0y 11m 3d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 May 2024 to 26 Apr 2025 |
Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 0d | ➕ | ||
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2F24 |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 0d | |||
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2N00 |
6 | Ringed | 26 Jan 2024 | Southchurch Hall Park, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Nov 2024 | Southend Pier, Essex | 2km SSW | 0y 9m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Apr 2025 | Kijkhut Nummer Een, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 200km E | 1y 2m 27d | |||
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2C68 |
6 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2022 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Dec 2022 | Bexley Tip, Greater London | 71km SW | 0y 5m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Apr 2023 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 0y 9m 4d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Apr 2023 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 0y 9m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Apr 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 1y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Apr 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 1y 9m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Apr 2023 to 22 Apr 2024 |
Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 1y 9m 12d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Dec 2024 | Bexley Tip, Greater London | 71km SW | 2y 5m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Mar 2025 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 2y 7m 26d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Apr 2025 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 2y 9m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Mar 2025 to 10 Apr 2025 |
Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 2y 9m 0d | ➕ | ||
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2C75 |
6 | Ringed | 20 Jul 2022 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Apr 2023 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 0y 9m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Apr 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 1y 9m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Apr 2025 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 2y 8m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Apr 2023 to 10 Apr 2025 |
Sunnymead Farm, Essex | 0km | 2y 8m 21d | ➕ | ||
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2C96 |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jun 2021 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Apr 2022 | Marsh Lane Nature Reserve, Warwickshire | 139km NW | 0y 10m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 May 2022 | RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, United Kingdom | 267km NW | 0y 10m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 May 2024 | Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Maple Cross, Hertfordshire | 35km WSW | 2y 11m 11d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 01 Apr 2025 | Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Maple Cross, Hertfordshire | 35km WSW | 3y 9m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 May 2024 to 01 Apr 2025 |
Maple Lodge Nature Reserve Maple Cross, Hertfordshire | 35km WSW | 3y 9m 24d | ➕ | ||
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2A65 |
1 | Ringed | 04 Jul 2017 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Apr 2019 | London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 1y 9m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Mar 2020 | London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 2y 8m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Mar 2020 | London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 2y 8m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Mar 2021 | London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 3y 8m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Mar 2022 | London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 4y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Apr 2022 | London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 4y 9m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Apr 2019 to 10 Apr 2022 |
London Wetland Centre, Barnes, Greater London | 30km SW | 4y 9m 6d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jul 2022 | Broom GP, Bedfordshire | 44km NNW | 5y 0m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2025 | Broom GP, Bedfordshire | 44km NNW | 7y 8m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jul 2022 to 11 Mar 2025 |
Broom GP, Bedfordshire | 44km NNW | 7y 8m 7d | ➕ | ||
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2F06 |
6 | Ringed | 01 Feb 2023 | Southend Seafront, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Mar 2023 | Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 268km ENE | 0y 1m 11d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Mar 2023 | Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 268km ENE | 0y 1m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Mar 2023 | Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 268km ENE | 0y 1m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Mar 2023 to 17 Mar 2023 |
Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 268km ENE | 0y 1m 16d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 08 Apr 2023 | Leidschendam, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 264km ENE | 0y 2m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Mar 2024 | Zoetermeer, Benthuizerplas, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 268km ENE | 1y 1m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Mar 2025 | Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 268km ENE | 2y 1m 6d |
Map of recoveries
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