Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 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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Y8AT |
8i | Ringed | 26 Jun 2022 | Kilpierce, Wexford, Eire | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2022 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 0y 2m 7d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2022 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 0y 2m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2022 to 14 Sep 2022 |
Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 0y 2m 19d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Oct 2022 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1763km S | 0y 3m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Sep 2023 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 1y 2m 16d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Oct 2023 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 1y 3m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Oct 2023 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 1y 3m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2023 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 1y 3m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Sep 2023 to 18 Oct 2023 |
Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1762km S | 1y 3m 22d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jan 2026 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1763km S | 3y 6m 26d | |||
|
Y9GT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jan 2026 | El Jadida Harbour, Morocco, Morocco | 2219km SSW | 0y 6m 8d | |||
|
J2UT |
7 | Ringed | 28 Aug 2023 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Nov 2024 | Malaga, Spain, Spain | 1736km SSW | 1y 2m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 May 2025 | Hamford Water, Essex | 17km E | 1y 8m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2025 | Malaga Harbour, Malaga, Spain | 1738km SSW | 2y 3m 21d | |||
|
Y8DT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 1m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Sep 2024 | Hanningfield, Essex | 60km WSW | 0y 2m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2025 | Winns Common, Plumstead, Greater London | 94km WSW | 1y 2m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Dec 2025 | Erith Pier, Greater London | 89km WSW | 1y 4m 27d | |||
|
W1UT |
3 | Ringed | 13 Jul 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Aug 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 1m 16d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 3m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Aug 2023 to 18 Oct 2023 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 3m 5d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Nov 2023 | Puerto de Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1793km SSW | 0y 4m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Dec 2023 | Gulf of Cadiz, Spain, Spain | 1795km SSW | 0y 5m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Mar 2024 | Puerto de Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1793km SSW | 0y 8m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jun 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 10m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 0m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jun 2024 to 20 Jul 2024 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 0m 7d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2025 | Puerto de Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1793km SSW | 1y 8m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Apr 2025 | Chipiona Cadiz, Spain, Spain | 1794km SSW | 1y 8m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 May 2025 | Getaria, Spain, Spain | 993km SSW | 1y 10m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 May 2025 | Lekeitio, Spain, Spain | 994km SSW | 1y 10m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 10m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 0m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 0m 14d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2025 | Sizewell Pig Fields, Suffolk | 40km NE | 2y 3m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Nov 2025 | off shore Lekeitio, Spain, Spain | 991km SSW | 2y 4m 9d | |||
|
Y8XT |
1 | Ringed | 30 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Oct 2024 | Galicia, Spain, Spain | 1255km SW | 0y 2m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2025 | Muxia, Spain, Spain | 1255km SW | 0y 10m 3d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Nov 2025 | Muxia, Spain, Spain | 1255km SW | 1y 3m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2025 to 12 Nov 2025 |
Muxia, Spain, Spain | 1255km SW | 1y 3m 13d | ➕ | ||
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Y9MT |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Aug 2025 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Oct 2025 | Sesimbra, Portugal, Portugal | 1702km SSW | 0y 3m 0d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2025 | Sesimbra, Portugal, Portugal | 1702km SSW | 0y 3m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Oct 2025 to 23 Oct 2025 |
Sesimbra, Portugal, Portugal | 1702km SSW | 0y 3m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2025 | Porto (fishing port), Quarteira, Porto, Portugal | 1808km SSW | 0y 3m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2025 | Olhao, Portugal, Portugal | 1803km SSW | 0y 3m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Nov 2025 | Kenitra, Morocco, Morocco | 2062km SSW | 0y 3m 21d | |||
|
R4UT |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2024 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 | Praia de Mira, Portugal, Portugal | 1407km SSW | 1y 3m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Nov 2025 | Praia de Mira, Portugal, Portugal | 1407km SSW | 1y 3m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 |
Praia de Mira, Portugal, Portugal | 1407km SSW | 1y 3m 26d | ➕ | ||
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Y9NT |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Aug 2025 | Isla Cristina, Spain, Spain | 1769km SSW | 0y 1m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2025 | Monte Gordo strand, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 1m 11d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Sep 2025 | Monte Gordo strand, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Sep 2025 | Monte Gordo strand, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 1m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Sep 2025 | Monte Gordo strand, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 1m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Sep 2025 | Monte Gordo strand, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 1m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Sep 2025 to 12 Sep 2025 |
Monte Gordo strand, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 1m 21d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Nov 2025 | Monte Gordo, Portugal, Portugal | 1776km SSW | 0y 3m 11d | |||
|
R3UT |
1 | Ringed | 20 Jul 2023 | Orsett, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2023 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 0y 1m 14d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2023 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 0y 3m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Oct 2023 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 0y 3m 6d | |||
| 05 Sep 2024 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 1y 1m 16d | ||||
| Colour marks read | 06 Nov 2024 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 1y 3m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Nov 2024 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 1y 3m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jan 2025 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 1y 5m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2025 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 2y 2m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2025 | Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 2y 3m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2023 to 31 Oct 2025 |
Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal | 1395km SW | 2y 3m 11d | ➕ |
Map of recoveries
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