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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2K49 |
1 | Ringed | 26 May 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 3m 14d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 23 Oct 2026 | Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 4m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 |
Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 4m 27d | ➕ | ||
|
2D91 |
4 | Ringed | 10 Nov 2025 | Castle Park, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Dec 2025 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 25d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jan 2026 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 1m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Oct 2026 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 11m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Dec 2025 to 20 Oct 2026 |
Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 11m 10d | ➕ | ||
|
2LBJ |
1 | Ringed | 09 Jul 2015 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 12 Apr 2016 | Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire | 47km WNW | 0y 9m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Apr 2021 | Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham | 154km NNW | 5y 8m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Oct 2026 | Marsh Lane Nature Reserve, Warwickshire | 139km NW | 11y 3m 7d | |||
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2D76 |
6 | Ringed | 01 Mar 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Mar 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 0m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Jul 2023 | Hirtshals Habour, Denmark, Denmark | 859km NE | 0y 4m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 7m 9d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Oct 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 7m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Oct 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 7m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Oct 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 7m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Oct 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 7m 29d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Nov 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 8m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 27 Nov 2023 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 0y 8m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Nov 2024 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 1y 8m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Nov 2024 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 1y 8m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 13 Feb 2025 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 1y 11m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Feb 2025 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 1y 11m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2025 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 2y 7m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Dec 2025 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 2y 9m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 03 Jan 2026 | Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 2y 10m 2d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2023 to 03 Jan 2026 |
Castle Park, Essex | 0km | 2y 10m 2d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2026 | Riverside Lake Colchester, Essex | 0km ENE | 3y 7m 14d | |||
|
2FAC |
1 | Ringed | 17 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jul 2026 | King George V Reservoir, Chingford, Greater London | 6km S | 0y 1m 0d | |||
| Colour marks read | 15 Oct 2026 | Forty Hall, Greater London | 5km SW | 0y 3m 28d | |||
|
2F84 |
1 | Ringed | 19 Jun 2025 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jul 2025 | King George V Reservoir, Chingford, Greater London | 6km S | 0y 0m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 May 2026 | Rainham RSPB Reserve, Essex | 29km SE | 0y 10m 17d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2026 | Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire | 51km WSW | 1y 3m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Oct 2026 | Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire | 51km WSW | 1y 3m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Oct 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 |
Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire | 51km WSW | 1y 3m 21d | ➕ | ||
|
2K66 |
1 | Ringed | 26 May 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 04 Oct 2026 | Redcar beach, Redcar & Cleveland | 331km NNW | 0y 4m 8d | |||
|
2K70 |
1 | Ringed | 26 May 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jul 2026 | Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 1m 25d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jul 2026 | Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 1m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Aug 2026 | Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 2m 30d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2026 | Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 4m 3d | |||
| Colour marks read | 21 Jul 2026 to 29 Sep 2026 |
Cork Harbour, Cork, Eire | 566km W | 0y 4m 3d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 02 Oct 2026 | Carrigaline, Cork, Eire | 576km W | 0y 4m 6d | |||
|
2K45 |
1 | Ringed | 26 May 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Sep 2026 | Grovelands Park Lake, Greater London | 11km SW | 0y 4m 4d | |||
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2K47 |
1 | Ringed | 26 May 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2026 | RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset | 202km WSW | 0y 4m 3d |
Map of recoveries
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