Southern Colour Ringing Group

Herring Gull Larus argentatus 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

GY53359

0NAT

3 Ringed 08 Jul 2023 Dovercourt, Essex
Colour marks read 20 Jul 2023 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 0y 0m 12d
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2023 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 1m 21d ➖
Colour marks read 30 Aug 2023 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 1m 22d
Colour marks read 31 Aug 2023 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 1m 23d
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2023
to
31 Aug 2023
Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 1m 23d ➕
Colour marks read 13 Sep 2023 Landguard Point, Suffolk 3km ENE 0y 2m 5d
Colour marks read 30 May 2024 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 0y 10m 22d ➖
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2024 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 1y 2m 27d
Colour marks read 18 Apr 2026 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 2y 9m 10d
Colour marks read 28 Aug 2026 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 3y 1m 20d
Colour marks read 30 May 2024
to
28 Aug 2026
Dovercourt, Essex 0km 3y 1m 20d ➕

GY92944

3VAT

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2025 Dovercourt, Essex
Colour marks read 27 Jul 2025 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 0y 0m 5d
Colour marks read 27 Sep 2025 Wolsey Gardens Felixstow, Suffolk 6km NE 0y 2m 5d
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2025 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 2m 14d ➖
Colour marks read 07 Oct 2025 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 2m 15d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2025 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2025 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 06 Nov 2025 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 3m 15d
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2025 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 4m 17d
Colour marks read 10 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 5m 19d
Colour marks read 12 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 5m 21d
Colour marks read 13 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 5m 22d
Colour marks read 16 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 5m 25d
Colour marks read 17 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 5m 26d
Colour marks read 26 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 6m 4d
Colour marks read 31 Jan 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 6m 9d
Colour marks read 17 Feb 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 6m 26d
Colour marks read 21 Feb 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 6m 30d
Colour marks read 22 Feb 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 7m 0d
Colour marks read 06 Oct 2025
to
22 Feb 2026
Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 7m 0d ➕
Colour marks read 02 Mar 2026 Felixstow Ferry, Suffolk 11km NE 0y 7m 8d
Colour marks read 27 Aug 2026 Shingle Street, Suffolk 17km NE 1y 1m 5d

GE35534

7KAT

3 Ringed 18 Jul 2026 Dovercourt, Essex
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 0m 5d ➖
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2026 Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 1m 7d
Colour marks read 23 Jul 2026
to
25 Aug 2026
Felixstowe Pier, Suffolk 6km ENE 0y 1m 7d ➕

GE35585

9NAT

1 Ringed 22 Jul 2026 Dovercourt, Essex
Colour marks read 25 Aug 2026 Rowhedge Harbour, Essex 23km WSW 0y 1m 3d

GY53367

0ZAT

5 Ringed 11 Jan 2024 Dovercourt, Essex
Colour marks read 11 Mar 2024 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 0y 2m 0d ➖
Colour marks read 10 Jun 2024 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 0y 4m 30d
Colour marks read 17 Sep 2024 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 0y 8m 6d
Colour marks read 19 Oct 2024 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 0y 9m 8d
Colour marks read 04 Dec 2024 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 0y 10m 23d
Colour marks read 10 Dec 2024 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 0y 10m 29d
Colour marks read 23 Feb 2025 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 1y 1m 12d
Colour marks read 18 Aug 2025 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 1y 7m 7d
Colour marks read 17 Dec 2025 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 1y 11m 6d
Colour marks read 11 Jan 2026 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 2y 0m 0d
Colour marks read 10 Mar 2026 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 2y 1m 27d
Colour marks read 20 Aug 2026 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 2y 7m 9d
Colour marks read 24 Aug 2026 Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 2y 7m 13d
Colour marks read 11 Mar 2024
to
24 Aug 2026
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex 16km SSW 2y 7m 13d ➕

GE35587

9RAT

8 Ringed 19 Nov 2016 Pitsea, Essex
Recaptured 19 Aug 2026 Dovercourt, Essex 66km NE 9y 9m 0d

GE35518

6DAT

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2026 Thorrington, Essex
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2026 Rowhedge Harbour, Essex 6km WNW 0y 1m 1d

GE35543

7VAT

3 Ringed 18 Jul 2026 Sunnymead Farm, Essex
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2026 Rowhedge Harbour, Essex 2km WSW 0y 0m 22d

GE35549

8FAT

3 Ringed 18 Jul 2026 Thorrington, Essex
Colour marks read 09 Aug 2026 Rowhedge Harbour, Essex 6km WNW 0y 0m 22d

GY53358

0MAT

3 Ringed 08 Jul 2023 Dovercourt, Essex
Colour marks read 29 Aug 2023 Walton on the Naze, Essex 8km S 0y 1m 21d
Colour marks read 02 Sep 2023 Harwich, Essex 2km NE 0y 1m 25d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2023 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 0y 3m 30d ➖
Colour marks read 09 Dec 2023 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 0y 5m 1d
Colour marks read 27 Jul 2026 Dovercourt, Essex 0km 3y 0m 19d
Colour marks read 07 Nov 2023
to
27 Jul 2026
Dovercourt, Essex 0km 3y 0m 19d ➕

Map of recoveries

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