Southern Colour Ringing Group

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

EY85315

2KXP

 1 Ringed 21 Jul 2015 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 12 Apr 2016 Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire 47km WNW 0y 8m 22d
Colour marks read 06 May 2016 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 0y 9m 15d
Colour marks read 19 Mar 2017 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 7km N 1y 7m 26d ➖
Colour marks read 17 May 2017 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 7km N 1y 9m 26d
Colour marks read 17 Jun 2017 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 7km N 1y 10m 27d
Colour marks read 19 Mar 2017
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17 Jun 2017		 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 7km N 1y 10m 27d ➕
Colour marks read 15 Jul 2017 Stoke Newington Reservoirs, Greater London 17km SSW 1y 11m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 29 Oct 2017 Stoke Newington Reservoirs, Greater London 17km SSW 2y 3m 8d
Colour marks read 15 Jul 2017
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29 Oct 2017		 Stoke Newington Reservoirs, Greater London 17km SSW 2y 3m 8d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2018 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 3y 2m 22d ➖
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2019 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 4y 0m 11d
Colour marks read 10 Sep 2019 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 4y 1m 20d
06 Jan 2020 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 4y 5m 16d
Colour marks read 29 Feb 2020 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 4y 7m 8d
Colour marks read 09 Jun 2020 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 4y 10m 19d
Colour marks read 20 Sep 2021 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 6y 1m 30d
Colour marks read 13 Oct 2018
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20 Sep 2021		 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 6y 1m 30d ➕
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2021 Woodberry Wetlands, Greater London 16km SSW 6y 2m 23d
Colour marks read 26 Jul 2022 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 7y 0m 5d
Colour marks read 04 Oct 2022 Woodberry Wetlands, Greater London 16km SSW 7y 2m 13d
Colour marks read 19 Jan 2023 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 7y 5m 29d
Colour marks read 27 Feb 2022 Blue House Farm, North Fambridge, Essex 48km E 0y 0m 22d
Colour marks read 06 Mar 2022 Wallasea Island, Essex 59km E 0y 1m 1d
Colour marks read 06 Jan 2023 Blue House Farm, North Fambridge, Essex 48km E 0y 11m 1d

EZ12300

2RSP

 1 Ringed 08 Jun 2016 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 21 Dec 2022 Bexley Tip, Greater London 31km SSE 6y 6m 13d

EZ58212

2A71

 1 Ringed 22 Jun 2018 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2018 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 0y 0m 25d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2018 Talavera de la Reina landfill site, SPAIN 1355km SSW 0y 5m 17d ➖
Colour marks read 31 Dec 2018 Talavera de la Reina landfill site, SPAIN 1355km SSW 0y 6m 9d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2018
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31 Dec 2018		 Talavera de la Reina landfill site, SPAIN 1355km SSW 0y 6m 9d ➕
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2019 Lilleau des Niges Nature Reserve, FRANCE 618km S 0y 9m 24d
Colour marks read 30 Dec 2019 Madrid Río, Manzanares river, Madrid, Spain 1289km SSW 1y 6m 8d
Re-sighted 20 Feb 2021 Pinto Landfill Site, SPAIN 1303km SSW 2y 7m 29d
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2021 Manzanares River, Madrid, Spain 1289km SSW 3y 5m 10d
Colour marks read 18 Dec 2022 Colmenar Vejo, Madrid, Spain 1261km SSW 4y 5m 26d

EZ58307

2A06

 1 Ringed 13 Jun 2017 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2022 East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight 139km SW 5y 2m 16d

EA55990

2C78

 6 Ringed 27 Jul 2022 Sunnymead Farm, Essex
Colour marks read 21 Aug 2022 Alresford Creek, Essex 2km S 0y 0m 25d

EZ70129

2C07

 1 Ringed 14 Jun 2019 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 10 Dec 2019 Cortelha sanitary landfill, Faro, Portugal 1723km SSW 0y 5m 26d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2020 Santa Luzia Saltpans, Portugal 1731km SSW 0y 8m 2d ➖
Colour marks read 20 Feb 2020 Santa Luzia Saltpans, Portugal 1731km SSW 0y 8m 6d
Colour marks read 03 Mar 2020 Santa Luzia Saltpans, Portugal 1731km SSW 0y 8m 18d
Colour marks read 16 Feb 2020
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03 Mar 2020		 Santa Luzia Saltpans, Portugal 1731km SSW 0y 8m 18d ➕
Colour marks read 11 Jul 2020 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 1y 0m 27d ➖
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2020 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 1y 1m 15d
Colour marks read 11 Jul 2020
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29 Jul 2020		 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 1y 1m 15d ➕
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2021 Marais d'Harchies, Belgium 293km ESE 1y 10m 1d ➖
Colour marks read 17 Apr 2021 Marais d'Harchies, Belgium 293km ESE 1y 10m 3d
Colour marks read 22 Apr 2021 Marais d'Harchies, Belgium 293km ESE 1y 10m 8d
Colour marks read 01 May 2021 Marais d'Harchies, Belgium 293km ESE 1y 10m 17d
Colour marks read 01 Jun 2021 Marais d'Harchies, Belgium 293km ESE 1y 11m 18d
Colour marks read 15 Apr 2021
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01 Jun 2021		 Marais d'Harchies, Belgium 293km ESE 1y 11m 18d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2021 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 2y 1m 15d ➖
Colour marks read 01 Aug 2021 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 2y 1m 18d
Colour marks read 02 Aug 2021 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 2y 1m 19d
Colour marks read 16 Aug 2021 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 2y 2m 2d
Colour marks read 29 Jul 2021
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16 Aug 2021		 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 2y 2m 2d ➕
Colour marks read 14 Oct 2021 Seton Burn, United Kingdom 511km NNW 2y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 03 Aug 2022 Gosford Sands, East Lothian 513km NNW 3y 1m 20d

EZ70400

2D36

 1 Ringed 30 Jun 2021 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 27 Jul 2022 River Clwyd, Rhyl, UK 295km NW 1y 0m 27d

EZ70307

2B50

 1 Ringed 30 Jun 2021 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 25 Jul 2022 RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom 310km NW 1y 0m 25d

EZ58300

2A53

 1 Ringed 04 Jul 2017 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2019 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 9km N 1y 11m 28d ➖
Colour marks read 06 Jul 2019 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 9km N 2y 0m 2d
Colour marks read 16 May 2020 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 9km N 2y 10m 12d
Colour marks read 21 Mar 2021 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 9km N 3y 8m 17d
Colour marks read 02 Jul 2019
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21 Mar 2021		 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 9km N 3y 8m 17d ➕
Colour marks read 08 May 2021 Rye Meads Scrape, Hertfordshire 7km N 3y 10m 4d
Colour marks read 15 Jul 2022 Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire 24km NNW 5y 0m 11d

EY99528

2KXK

 1 Ringed 26 Jun 2015 Fishers Green, Essex
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2016 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 0y 11m 21d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Jun 2016 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 1y 0m 2d
Colour marks read 16 Jun 2016
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28 Jun 2016		 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 1y 0m 2d ➕
Colour marks read 16 May 2017 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 7km N 1y 10m 20d
Colour marks read 20 Apr 2018 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 2y 9m 25d ➖
Colour marks read 27 Apr 2018 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 2y 10m 1d
Colour marks read 29 Jun 2018 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 3y 0m 3d
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2018 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 3y 0m 14d
Colour marks read 17 Jul 2018 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 3y 0m 21d
Colour marks read 04 Jun 2019 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 3y 11m 9d
Colour marks read 07 May 2022 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 6y 10m 11d
Colour marks read 20 Apr 2018
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07 May 2022		 Fishers Green, Essex 0km 6y 10m 11d ➕
Colour marks read 04 Jul 2022 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 14km SSW 7y 0m 8d

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