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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M6UT |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2026 | Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk | 6km ENE | 0y 0m 19d | |||
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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 | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Apr 2026 | Playa del Anguileiro, Spain, Spain | 1112km SW | 2y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 May 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 9m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 0m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 May 2026 to 25 Jul 2026 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 0m 12d | ➕ | ||
|
6NAT |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 10d | |||
|
6PAT |
3 | Ringed | 15 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 10d | |||
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R6UT |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 11d | |||
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W6UT |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jul 2026 | Rowhedge Harbour, Essex | 2km WSW | 0y 0m 10d | |||
|
L2UT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Aug 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jan 2025 | El Jadida Harbour, Morocco, Morocco | 2219km SSW | 0y 5m 24d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Jan 2025 | El Jadida Harbour, Morocco, Morocco | 2219km SSW | 0y 6m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2025 | El Jadida Harbour, Morocco, Morocco | 2219km SSW | 0y 6m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jan 2025 to 14 Jan 2025 |
El Jadida Harbour, Morocco, Morocco | 2219km SSW | 0y 6m 4d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jun 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 10m 24d | |||
|
R1UT |
5 | Ringed | 29 May 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jun 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Jun 2024 | Smithy Fen, Cambridgeshire | 87km WNW | 1y 0m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jun 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 0m 5d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 May 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 0m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jun 2025 to 29 May 2026 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 0m 0d | ➕ | ||
|
Y8CT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Oct 2024 | Almada, Portugal, Portugal | 1680km SSW | 0y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Dec 2024 | Kenitra, Morocco, Morocco | 2062km SSW | 0y 5m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jan 2025 | Kenitra, Morocco, Morocco | 2062km SSW | 0y 5m 27d | |||
| 24 Jan 2025 | Kenitra, Morocco, Morocco | 2062km SSW | 0y 6m 14d | ||||
| 30 Dec 2024 to 24 Jan 2025 |
Kenitra, Morocco, Morocco | 2062km SSW | 0y 6m 14d | ➕ | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 May 2026 | Langford Lakes, Wiltshire | 238km WSW | 1y 10m 13d | |||
|
K2UT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 1m 17d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jun 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 10m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 0m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Apr 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 9m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Aug 2024 to 19 Apr 2026 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 9m 9d | ➕ |
Map of recoveries
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