Southern Colour Ringing Group

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Little Egret Egretta garzetta 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

GY02522

L

A

 1 Ringed 22 May 2020 Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire
Colour marks read 02 Jan 2022 Harlow, Essex 5km ENE 1y 7m 11d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2022 South Woodham Ferrers, Essex 44km ESE 2y 3m 13d ➖
Colour marks read 03 Nov 2024 South Woodham Ferrers, Essex 44km ESE 4y 5m 12d
Colour marks read 04 Sep 2022
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03 Nov 2024		 South Woodham Ferrers, Essex 44km ESE 4y 5m 12d ➕
Colour marks read 14 Feb 2025 Harlow, Essex 8km E 4y 8m 23d
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 Rye Meads Scrape, Hertfordshire 1km NNW 6y 1m 18d

GY02869

P

P

 1 Ringed 31 May 2026 Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire
Colour marks read 10 Jul 2026 Rye Meads Scrape, Hertfordshire 1km NNW 0y 1m 9d

GY02859

P

K

 1 Ringed 16 May 2026 Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire
Colour marks read 01 Jul 2026 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 1km NNW 0y 1m 15d

GE12492

U

T

 1 Ringed 17 May 2025 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London
Colour marks read 14 Jan 2026 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London 0km 0y 7m 28d
Colour marks read 29 May 2026 Brent Reservoir , Greater London 13km W 1y 0m 12d
Colour marks read 30 May 2026 Woodberry Wetlands, Greater London 2km WSW 1y 0m 13d
Colour marks read 31 May 2026 Brent Reservoir , Greater London 13km W 1y 0m 14d ➖
Colour marks read 28 Jun 2026 Brent Reservoir , Greater London 13km W 1y 1m 11d
Colour marks read 31 May 2026
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28 Jun 2026		 Brent Reservoir , Greater London 13km W 1y 1m 11d ➕

GR58425

V

4

 1 Ringed 31 May 2013 Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire
Colour marks read 20 Jul 2013 King George V Reservoir, Chingford, Greater London 12km S 0y 1m 19d
Colour marks read 12 Jul 2014 Abberton Reservoir, Essex, Essex 57km E 1y 1m 11d ➖
Colour marks read 21 Jul 2014 Abberton Reservoir, Essex, Essex 57km E 1y 1m 20d
Colour marks read 12 Jul 2014
to
21 Jul 2014		 Abberton Reservoir, Essex, Essex 57km E 1y 1m 20d ➕
Colour marks read 02 Dec 2014 Ardleigh Reservoir, Essex 66km ENE 1y 6m 1d
Colour marks read 26 May 2015 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 4km NNW 1y 11m 25d
Colour marks read 28 Jul 2017 Mistley, Essex 74km ENE 4y 1m 27d ➖
Colour marks read 30 Jul 2017 Mistley, Essex 74km ENE 4y 1m 29d
Colour marks read 25 Sep 2017 Mistley, Essex 74km ENE 4y 3m 25d
Colour marks read 28 Jul 2017
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25 Sep 2017		 Mistley, Essex 74km ENE 4y 3m 25d ➕
Colour marks read 29 Mar 2019 Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire 4km NNW 5y 9m 26d
Re-sighted 20 Apr 2019 Nettleswell Pond, Harlow, Essex 6km E 5y 10m 20d
Colour marks read 01 Oct 2019 Manningtree, Essex 74km ENE 6y 4m 0d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2020 Abberton Reservoir, Essex, Essex 57km E 7y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 19 Sep 2022 Mistley, Essex 74km ENE 9y 3m 19d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2022 Manningtree, Essex 74km ENE 9y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 09 Oct 2022 Abberton Reservoir, Essex, Essex 57km E 9y 4m 8d
Colour marks read 29 Sep 2024 Coggeshall, Essex 47km ENE 11y 3m 29d
Colour marks read 24 Jun 2026 Abberton Reservoir, Essex, Essex 57km E 13y 0m 24d

GV77623

J

V

 1 Ringed 15 May 2019 Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London
Re-sighted 08 Aug 2019 Rye Harbour, Kent 91km SE 0y 2m 24d ➖
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2019 Rye Harbour, Kent 91km SE 0y 3m 3d
Colour marks read 08 Aug 2019
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18 Aug 2019		 Rye Harbour, Kent 91km SE 0y 3m 3d ➕
Colour marks read 20 Oct 2019 Peacehaven, United Kingdom 87km S 0y 5m 5d
Colour marks read 01 Jan 2022 Southease, United Kingdom 83km S 2y 7m 17d
Colour marks read 30 May 2026 Crossness, Greater London 15km ESE 7y 0m 15d

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