Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 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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W1UT |
3 | Ringed | 13 Jul 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Aug 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 1m 16d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2023 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 3m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Aug 2023 to 18 Oct 2023 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 3m 5d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Nov 2023 | Puerto de Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1793km SSW | 0y 4m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 23 Dec 2023 | Gulf of Cadiz, Spain, Spain | 1795km SSW | 0y 5m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 24 Mar 2024 | Puerto de Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1793km SSW | 0y 8m 11d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jun 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 10m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 0m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Jun 2024 to 20 Jul 2024 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 0m 7d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Mar 2025 | Puerto de Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1793km SSW | 1y 8m 7d | |||
| Colour marks read | 06 Apr 2025 | Chipiona Cadiz, Spain, Spain | 1794km SSW | 1y 8m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 May 2025 | Getaria, Spain, Spain | 993km SSW | 1y 10m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 May 2025 | Lekeitio, Spain, Spain | 994km SSW | 1y 10m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 1y 10m 20d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 27 Jul 2025 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 0m 14d | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Jun 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 0m 14d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 18 Oct 2025 | Sizewell Pig Fields, Suffolk | 40km NE | 2y 3m 5d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Nov 2025 | off shore Lekeitio, Spain, Spain | 991km SSW | 2y 4m 9d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Apr 2026 | Playa del Anguileiro, Spain, Spain | 1112km SW | 2y 8m 23d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 May 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 2y 9m 28d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 0m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 19 Oct 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 3m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 May 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 |
Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 3y 3m 6d | ➕ | ||
|
U7UT |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Thorrington, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 11 Oct 2026 | Matosinhos, Portugal, Portugal | 1397km SW | 0y 2m 19d | |||
|
A7UT |
3 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 29 Sep 2026 | Playa de la Cruz del Mar. Chipiona, Spain, Spain | 1779km SSW | 0y 2m 21d | |||
|
P6UT |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 26 Sep 2026 | Holland Haven, Essex | 13km SSW | 0y 2m 18d | |||
|
V6UT |
1 | Ringed | 08 Jul 2026 | Sunnymead Farm, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Sep 2026 | Thames Foreshore Tate Modern, Greater London | 84km WSW | 0y 2m 17d | |||
|
G6UT |
3 | Ringed | 26 Jun 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 2m 6d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Sep 2026 | Landguard Point, Suffolk | 3km ENE | 0y 2m 27d | |||
|
Y8FT |
1 | Ringed | 10 Jul 2024 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 20 Sep 2024 | Near Tower of London, Greater London | 103km WSW | 0y 2m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Aug 2026 | Thamesmead, Greater London | 92km WSW | 2y 1m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 20 Sep 2026 | Thamesmead, Greater London | 92km WSW | 2y 2m 10d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Aug 2026 to 20 Sep 2026 |
Thamesmead, Greater London | 92km WSW | 2y 2m 10d | ➕ | ||
|
T7UT |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Aug 2026 | Rowhedge Harbour, Essex | 23km WSW | 0y 0m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Sep 2026 | Seixo Branco, Oleiros, Spain, Spain | 1189km SW | 0y 1m 18d | |||
|
V7UT |
1 | Ringed | 22 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Aug 2026 | Rowhedge Harbour, Essex | 23km WSW | 0y 0m 18d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 03 Sep 2026 | Rowhedge Harbour, Essex | 23km WSW | 0y 1m 12d | |||
| Colour marks read | 09 Aug 2026 to 03 Sep 2026 |
Rowhedge Harbour, Essex | 23km WSW | 0y 1m 12d | ➕ | ||
|
K6UT |
1 | Ringed | 01 Jul 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | |||
| Colour marks read | 01 Sep 2026 | Dovercourt, Essex | 0km | 0y 2m 0d |
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