Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 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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2A01 |
1 | Ringed | 13 Jun 2017 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 8y 11m 29d | |||
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2LBB |
1 | Ringed | 26 May 2015 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Nov 2017 | Bexley Tip, Greater London | 31km SSE | 2y 5m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Jun 2019 | Old Moor RSPB Reserve, UK | 220km NNW | 4y 0m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2020 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 5y 2m 27d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Sep 2020 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 5y 3m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2020 to 23 Sep 2020 |
RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 5y 3m 28d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Apr 2021 | Little Houghton Marsh RSPB, Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire | 223km NNW | 5y 11m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jul 2021 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 6y 1m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Aug 2021 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 6y 2m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2022 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 7y 1m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Sep 2022 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 7y 3m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jun 2024 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 9y 1m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Aug 2024 | RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 9y 2m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Jul 2021 to 16 Aug 2024 |
RSPB Conwy, United Kingdom | 310km NW | 9y 2m 21d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 05 Aug 2025 | Conwy, Conwy | 313km NW | 10y 2m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 08 Jun 2026 | Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire | 245km NNW | 11y 0m 13d | |||
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2A13 |
1 | Ringed | 13 Jun 2017 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2019 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 1m 7d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Mar 2020 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 9m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Apr 2020 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 10m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 May 2020 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 11m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 May 2020 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 11m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Mar 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 9m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Mar 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 9m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Apr 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 9m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Apr 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 9m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Apr 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 9m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Apr 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 10m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 May 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 10m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jun 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 4y 0m 4d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jun 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 4y 0m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Jun 2021 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 4y 0m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Mar 2022 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 4y 9m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Jul 2024 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 7y 1m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 May 2025 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 7y 11m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Jun 2025 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 8y 0m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jun 2026 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 8y 11m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2019 to 07 Jun 2026 |
Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 8y 11m 25d | ➕ | ||
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2LBA |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2015 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2016 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 0y 8m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jan 2017 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 1y 6m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2017 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 1y 10m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Feb 2018 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 2y 7m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2016 to 10 Feb 2018 |
Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 2y 7m 15d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 01 Jun 2018 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 2y 11m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Aug 2018 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 3y 1m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2019 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 3y 10m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2019 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 4y 4m 5d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jul 2020 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 5y 1m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Feb 2021 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 5y 7m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2019 to 13 Feb 2021 |
Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 5y 7m 18d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jun 2022 | Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk | 126km ENE | 7y 0m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 8y 0m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Nov 2023 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 8y 4m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jan 2024 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 8y 6m 25d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Nov 2023 to 20 Jan 2024 |
Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 8y 6m 25d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 10y 11m 11d | |||
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2F26 |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 May 2024 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 0y 11m 3d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Apr 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 9m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Apr 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 May 2025 | Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 May 2024 to 09 May 2025 |
Rye Meads, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 1y 10m 13d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 14 Apr 2026 | Rye Meads Scrape, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 2y 9m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 2y 11m 8d | |||
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2F31 |
1 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Nov 2024 | Marsh Lane Nature Reserve, Warwickshire | 139km NW | 1y 5m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Apr 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 2y 9m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 2y 11m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Apr 2026 to 03 Jun 2026 |
Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 2y 11m 8d | ➕ | ||
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2K15 |
1 | Ringed | 19 Jun 2025 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 0y 11m 15d | |||
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2F79 |
1 | Ringed | 19 Jun 2025 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 May 2026 | RSPB Hodbarrow, Cumbria | 351km NW | 0y 11m 3d | |||
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2RNS |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jun 2016 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2017 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 1y 4m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 06 Dec 2017 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 1y 5m 28d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Dec 2017 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 1y 6m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Sep 2018 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 2y 3m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2018 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 2y 4m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2019 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 3y 4m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Oct 2017 to 15 Oct 2019 |
Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 3y 4m 7d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Aug 2021 | Beddington, Greater London | 37km SSW | 5y 2m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Dec 2022 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 6y 6m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Jun 2023 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 7y 0m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Aug 2023 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 7y 2m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 08 Sep 2023 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 7y 3m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Nov 2024 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 8y 5m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Feb 2025 | Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 8y 8m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Aug 2023 to 09 Feb 2025 |
Osterley Park, Greater London | 35km SW | 8y 8m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 17 May 2026 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 9y 11m 9d | |||
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2A04 |
1 | Ringed | 03 Jun 2017 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2019 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 2y 1m 6d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 11 Feb 2021 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 3y 8m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Mar 2021 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 3y 8m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Jul 2019 to 02 Mar 2021 |
Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 3y 8m 27d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jun 2021 | Fishers Green, Essex | 0km | 4y 0m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jul 2021 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 4y 1m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jan 2022 | Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook, Greater London | 14km S | 4y 7m 15d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Feb 2022 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 4y 8m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2022 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 5y 4m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Dec 2023 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 6y 6m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Jan 2025 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 7y 7m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2025 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 8y 4m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 May 2026 | Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 8y 11m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Feb 2022 to 10 May 2026 |
Wanstead Flats, Greater London | 17km SSE | 8y 11m 7d | ➕ |
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