Common Tern Sterna hirundo 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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C8E |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jun 2021 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Aug 2023 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 2y 2m 8d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2023 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 2y 2m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jul 2024 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 3y 0m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 May 2025 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 3y 11m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 May 2025 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 3y 11m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Jun 2025 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 3y 11m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Aug 2025 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 4y 1m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Aug 2023 to 17 Aug 2025 |
Havergate Island, Suffolk | 43km ENE | 4y 1m 26d | ➕ | ||
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C7H |
1 | Ringed | 20 Jun 2025 | Greenwich Ecology Park, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Aug 2025 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 121km ENE | 0y 1m 21d | |||
|
CW2 |
1 | Ringed | 23 Jun 2022 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jun 2024 | De Zandmotor, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 296km ENE | 2y 0m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Aug 2025 | Almere, The Netherlands, Netherlands | 365km ENE | 3y 1m 17d | |||
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C7E |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jun 2021 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Aug 2025 | Brightlingsea, Essex | 7km SSE | 4y 1m 17d | |||
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CX0 |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jul 2025 | Brent Reservoir , Greater London | 22km SW | 2y 0m 14d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2025 | Brent Reservoir , Greater London | 22km SW | 2y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 |
Brent Reservoir , Greater London | 22km SW | 2y 0m 28d | ➕ | ||
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CX8 |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jun 2025 | Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire | 51km WSW | 2y 0m 0d | |||
|
CW6 |
3 | Ringed | 24 Jun 2022 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jul 2022 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | 0km | 0y 0m 27d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 May 2025 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | 0km | 2y 11m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jul 2022 to 25 May 2025 |
Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | 0km | 2y 11m 1d | ➕ | ||
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CC7 |
1 | Ringed | 16 Aug 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Found dead | 23 Oct 2024 | Aveiro, Portugal, Portugal | 1448km SW | 0y 2m 7d | |||
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CA2 |
1 | Ringed | 13 Jul 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2024 | Emabalse de Cancelada, Estepona, Malaga, Spain | 1776km SSW | 0y 2m 26d | |||
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C1C |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2024 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2024 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | 0km | 0y 1m 11d |
Map of recoveries
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