Herring Gull Larus argentatus 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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0ZAT |
5 | Ringed | 11 Jan 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2024 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 0y 2m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jun 2024 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 0y 4m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2024 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 0y 8m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Oct 2024 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 0y 9m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Dec 2024 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 0y 10m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2024 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 0y 10m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Feb 2025 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 1y 1m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2025 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 1y 7m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Dec 2025 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 1y 11m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jan 2026 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 2y 0m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2024 to 11 Jan 2026 |
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 16km SSW | 2y 0m 0d | ➕ | ||
|
3SAT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 5d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 17 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Sep 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 4m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 4m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 4m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 5m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Dec 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 5m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 5m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2026 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 5m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Aug 2025 to 05 Jan 2026 |
Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 5m 26d | ➕ | ||
|
3VAT |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Sep 2025 | Wolsey Gardens Felixstow, Suffolk | 6km NE | 0y 2m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 14d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 07 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Dec 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 4m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Oct 2025 to 09 Dec 2025 |
Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 4m 17d | ➕ | ||
|
2LAT |
3 | Ringed | 20 Jul 2023 | Orsett, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2023 | Bexley Tip, Greater London | 15km WSW | 0y 4m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 08 Dec 2025 | Bexley Tip, Greater London | 15km WSW | 2y 4m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Nov 2023 to 08 Dec 2025 |
Bexley Tip, Greater London | 15km WSW | 2y 4m 18d | ➕ | ||
|
9JBT |
3 | Ringed | 24 Nov 2025 | Hornchurch, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Dec 2025 | Bexley Tip, Greater London | 11km S | 0y 0m 14d | |||
|
1MAT |
3 | Ringed | 24 Jul 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Sep 2024 | Southwold, Suffolk | 70km NE | 0y 1m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Sep 2024 | Cromer Beach, Norfolk | 121km N | 0y 1m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Sep 2024 | Sheringham, Norfolk | 121km N | 0y 1m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jan 2025 | Cambridge Research Park, Cambridgeshire | 73km NW | 0y 5m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jan 2025 | Cambridge Research Park, Cambridgeshire | 73km NW | 0y 5m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jan 2025 to 11 Jan 2025 |
Cambridge Research Park, Cambridgeshire | 73km NW | 0y 5m 18d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 15 Jun 2025 | Cromer Beach, Norfolk | 121km N | 0y 10m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 | Sheringham, Norfolk | 121km N | 1y 0m 3d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jul 2025 | Sheringham, Norfolk | 121km N | 1y 0m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 to 29 Jul 2025 |
Sheringham, Norfolk | 121km N | 1y 0m 5d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 07 Oct 2025 | Heigham Waterworks Norwich, Norfolk | 88km NNE | 1y 2m 13d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 19 Nov 2025 | Heigham Waterworks Norwich, Norfolk | 88km NNE | 1y 3m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Oct 2025 to 19 Nov 2025 |
Heigham Waterworks Norwich, Norfolk | 88km NNE | 1y 3m 26d | ➕ | ||
|
3ZAT |
1 | Ringed | 16 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 26d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 1m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Sep 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 2m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Nov 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Aug 2025 to 13 Nov 2025 |
Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 3m 28d | ➕ | ||
|
5AAT |
8 | Ringed | 10 Aug 2025 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Nov 2025 | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex | 14km ESE | 0y 2m 22d | |||
|
4PAT |
3 | Ringed | 11 Aug 2025 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Nov 2025 | Cambridge Research Park, Cambridgeshire | 73km NW | 0y 2m 21d | |||
|
0FAT |
3 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Jul 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2025 | Birchington, Kent | 60km S | 2y 3m 24d |
Map of recoveries
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