Common Tern Sterna hirundo 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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C2N |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jun 2026 | Greenwich Ecology Park, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Sep 2026 | Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 21d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 10 Sep 2026 | Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Sep 2026 to 10 Sep 2026 |
Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 26d | ➕ | ||
|
C5N |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jun 2026 | Greenwich Ecology Park, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Sep 2026 | Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 23d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 08 Sep 2026 | Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Sep 2026 to 08 Sep 2026 |
Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 24d | ➕ | ||
|
C3R |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jun 2026 | Greenwich Ecology Park, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Aug 2026 | Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2026 | Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 19d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Aug 2026 to 03 Sep 2026 |
Salina de la Tapa, El Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz, Spain | 1728km SSW | 0y 2m 19d | ➕ | ||
|
C8N |
3 | Ringed | 15 Jun 2026 | Greenwich Ecology Park, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 | Saint Pair sur Mer, France, France | 319km SSW | 0y 1m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 04 Aug 2026 | Saint Pair sur Mer, France, France | 319km SSW | 0y 1m 20d | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Aug 2026 | Saint Pair sur Mer, France, France | 319km SSW | 0y 2m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 to 16 Aug 2026 |
Saint Pair sur Mer, France, France | 319km SSW | 0y 2m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2026 | At sea, west of La Corbiere, Jersey, Jersey, Channel Islands | 304km SW | 0y 2m 17d | |||
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C2C |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2024 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Aug 2026 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | 0km | 2y 1m 12d | |||
|
C8R |
1 | Ringed | 17 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 16 Aug 2026 | Plage de Treogat, France, France | 526km SW | 0y 1m 30d | |||
|
C3C |
1 | Ringed | 07 Jul 2024 | Walthamstow Wetlands, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Aug 2026 | Brent Reservoir , Greater London | 13km W | 2y 0m 26d | |||
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C3N |
1 | Ringed | 15 Jun 2026 | Greenwich Ecology Park, Greater London | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Aug 2026 | Crossness, Greater London | 8km E | 0y 1m 17d | |||
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C9R |
1 | Ringed | 17 Jun 2026 | Fishers Green, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Jul 2026 | Amwell Gravel Pits, Hertfordshire | 9km N | 0y 1m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Jul 2026 | Rye Meads Scrape, Hertfordshire | 7km N | 0y 1m 11d | |||
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CC2 |
1 | Ringed | 13 Jul 2024 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jul 2026 | Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk | 61km NE | 2y 0m 13d |
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