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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Z K |
1 | Ringed | 23 May 2018 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jul 2018 | Brookmill Park, Deptford, Greater London | 12km S | 0y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jun 2019 | Sandwell Valley Country Park, UK | 167km NW | 1y 0m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jul 2019 | RSPB Middleton Lakes, UK | 159km NW | 1y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Nov 2020 | Winchester Water Meadows, United Kingdom | 106km SW | 2y 5m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 May 2021 | Deptford Creek, Greater London | 14km S | 3y 0m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2021 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | 0km | 3y 4m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Nov 2021 | Hackney Marshes, Greater London | 3km SE | 3y 5m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Apr 2022 | Darland's Lake, Greater London | 11km WNW | 3y 10m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Dec 2022 | Winnall Moors Nature Reserve Winchester, Hampshire | 104km WSW | 4y 6m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jul 2023 | Waterworks Nature Reserve, Greater London | 2km SSE | 5y 2m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jun 2024 | Deptford Creek, Greater London | 14km S | 6y 0m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Mar 2025 | Winchester Water Meadows, United Kingdom | 106km SW | 6y 9m 16d | |||
|
L 9 |
1 | Ringed | 22 May 2020 | Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2020 | Cliffe, Rochester, Kent | 45km SE | 0y 3m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Nov 2020 | River Bulbourne, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire | 40km W | 0y 5m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Dec 2020 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 0y 6m 22d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Dec 2020 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 0y 6m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Dec 2020 to 20 Dec 2020 |
Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 0y 6m 28d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2021 | Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire | 48km W | 1y 2m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2021 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 3m 22d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Sep 2021 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 3m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2021 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 5m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Nov 2021 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 6m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Dec 2021 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 6m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Dec 2021 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 7m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jan 2022 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 7m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Feb 2022 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 1y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Oct 2022 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 2y 4m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Nov 2022 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 2y 5m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Nov 2022 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 2y 6m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Dec 2022 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 2y 6m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Feb 2023 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 2y 8m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Mar 2023 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 2y 9m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Dec 2023 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 3y 7m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2023 |
Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 3y 7m 9d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2024 | Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | 35km W | 3y 7m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Feb 2024 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 3y 9m 4d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Mar 2024 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 3y 9m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Mar 2024 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 3y 9m 16d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Mar 2024 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 3y 9m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2024 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 4y 1m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Feb 2025 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 4y 8m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Feb 2025 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 4y 8m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Feb 2025 | Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 4y 8m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Feb 2024 to 12 Feb 2025 |
Gade Spring, Chaulden, Hertfordshire | 36km W | 4y 8m 21d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Mar 2025 | Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | 35km W | 4y 9m 10d | |||
|
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 to 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 | |||
|
6 9 |
1 | Ringed | 23 May 2018 | Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2019 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 0y 7m 22d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jun 2019 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 1y 0m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jun 2019 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 1y 1m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jan 2019 to 25 Jun 2019 |
Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 1y 1m 2d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 May 2020 | Fen Drayton RSPB, Cambridgeshire | 61km N | 1y 11m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Feb 2021 | Welney WWT, United Kingdom | 87km N | 2y 8m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2022 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 4y 1m 27d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Nov 2022 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 4y 5m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Dec 2023 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 5y 6m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Dec 2024 | Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 6y 7m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2022 to 31 Dec 2024 |
Titchwell RSPB Reserve, Norfolk | 140km NNE | 6y 7m 8d | ➕ | ||
|
A C |
1 | Ringed | 13 Jul 2016 | Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Oct 2017 | Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 1y 2m 29d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Oct 2017 | Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 1y 3m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Oct 2017 to 22 Oct 2017 |
Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 1y 3m 9d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Apr 2018 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 1y 9m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Sep 2018 | Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 2y 2m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 30 Aug 2019 | Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 3y 1m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Sep 2018 to 30 Aug 2019 |
Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 3y 1m 17d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2020 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 3y 11m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Nov 2020 | Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire | 15km NE | 4y 4m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Mar 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 4y 8m 9d | |||
| Re-sighted | 02 Jul 2021 | Wadesmill, Hertfordshire | 9km NNW | 4y 11m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Aug 2021 | Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 5y 0m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Nov 2021 | Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire | 15km NE | 5y 4m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2022 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 5y 11m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Aug 2022 | Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex | 46km E | 6y 1m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Apr 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 8m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Apr 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 May 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 9m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 9m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 May 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 9m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 May 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 10m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 May 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 10m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Apr 2024 to 22 May 2024 |
Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 4km NNW | 7y 10m 9d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 28 Oct 2024 | River Stort Bishops Stortford, Essex | 16km NE | 8y 3m 15d | |||
|
N H |
1 | Ringed | 07 May 2022 | Netherhall, Essex, Hertfordshire | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Aug 2023 | Brent River Brent Cross, Greater London | 26km SW | 1y 3m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2024 | Clements Green Creek, Essex | 44km ESE | 2y 5m 17d |
Map of recoveries
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