Complete Record List
Common Tern
Ring Number: AT265141
- Ringed: 28 June 2023
- Location: Seinäjoki, Etelä-Pohjanmaa, Finland
- Ringed as: Young bird out of nest
- Recovered: Plettenberg Bay
- Time elapsed: 835 days
- Distance travelled: 10,764 km
Common Tern
- Ringed: 1 July 2021
- Location: Hamina, Kymenlaakso, Finland
- Ringed as: Young bird out of nest
- Found: 18 February 2026
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Time elapsed: 4 years, 7 months, 17 days
Common Tern
- Ringed: Hamina, Finland
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: March 2026
- Location: Robberg Beach
- Reported by member of public
- Time elapsed: 1,363 days
Common Tern
Ring Number: DD-37589
Colour Ring: RH+
- Ringed: 1 July 2025
- Location: Atlit Salt Pans, Israel
- Ringed as: Immature
- Recorded: 20 April 2026
- Location: Nature’s Valley Beach
- Distance travelled: 7,476 km
Common Tern
SAFRING Longevity Record
Ring Number: 4H16740
- Ringed: 2 September 2000
- Location: Bird Island, Port Elizabeth
- Ringed as: Adult
- Found dead: 15 September 2026
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Age: More than 25 years
- Significance: New SAFRING longevity record for Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Ring Number: DB03624
- Ringed: 5 June 2000
- Location: Lady’s Lake, Wexford, Ireland
- Ringed as: Nestling
- Found dead: 22 December 2025
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Age: 25.5 years (9,331 days)
- Distance travelled: 10,015 km
Roseate Tern
Ring Number: 4H18519
- Ringed: 20 September 2006
- Location: Bird Island, Port Elizabeth
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 27 April 2026
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Age: 19.6 years
Roseate Tern
Ring Number: 4H64773
- Ringed: 18 August 2015
- Location: Bird Island, Port Elizabeth
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 24 April 2026
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Age: 10.7 years
Greater Crested Tern
Ring Number: 5H31663
- Ringed: 17 May 2002
- Location: Robben Island
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 21 April 2026
- Location: Nature’s Valley
- Age: 23.9 years
Cape Gannet
Ring Number: 9A00599
- Ringed: 12 March 1996
- Location: Bird Island, Port Elizabeth
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 15 February 2026
- Location: Solar Beach
- Age: Nearly 30 years
Cape Gannet
Ring Number: 9A95978
- Ringed: March 2024
- Location: Algoa Bay
- Ringed as: Adult
- Found dead: 10 November 2025
- Location: Sanctuary Beach
White-fronted Plover
Ring Number: F186
- Ringed: 3 April 2019
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 23 February 2026
- Age: Nearly 7 years
White-fronted Plover
Ring Number: BJ20414
- Ringed: 8 January 2018
- Location: Nature’s Valley
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found: 31 October 2025
- Diagnosis: Avian Influenza
- Outcome: Euthanased by PSN
- Age: 8.5 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K27703
- Ringed: 2 December 2003
- Ringed as: Chick
- Location: Plettenberg Bay
- Found dead: 9 May 2026
- Age: Over 22 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K42770
- Ringed: December 2009
- Ringed as: Chick
- Location: Plettenberg Bay
- Found: 9 May 2026
- Condition: Suspected concussion
- Outcome: Died later
- Age: 16 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K51658
- Ringed: 5 December 2025
- Ringed as: Chick
- Rescued: 5 April 2026
- Location: Piesang River Mouth
- Condition: Entangled in fishing line
- Outcome: Released by PSN
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K52742
- Ringed: 3 December 2018
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Ringed as: Chick
- Resighted:
- Jeffreys Bay (3 March 2019)
- Algoa Bay (8 April 2019)
- Outcome: Hit by vehicle and euthanased
- Date: 17 February 2026
- Age: 7.2 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K45634
- Ringed: 2 December 2013
- Ringed as: Chick
- Admitted: 26 January 2026
- Condition: Swollen tibiotarsi joint
- Treated at Robberg Vet
- Released successfully
- Age: 12.2 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K45813
- Ringed: 12 December 2012
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 20 January 2026
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Age: 13.2 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: 7A04977
- Ringed: 4 December 2021
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 16 January 2026
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Age: 4.2 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: 7A04956
- Ringed: 7 December 2019
- Ringed as: Chick
- Found dead: 19 November 2025
- Location: Lookout Beach
Age: Almost 6 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K25146
- Ringed: 18 November 2002
- Ringed as: Chick
- Location: Plettenberg Bay
- Found with fishing hook embedded in mouth
- Hook removed by PSN
- Released successfully 27 December 2025
- Age: 23.1 years
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K46612
- Ringed: January 2016
- Ringed as: Subadult following rehabilitation at Tenikwa
- Found dead: 5 December 2025
- Location: Lookout Beach
- Survived almost 10 years following rehabilitation
Kelp Gull
Ring Number: K53464
- Ringed: 5 December 2025
- Ringed by: Chanel
- Location: Keurbooms Colony
- Found oiled: Goose Valley Estate
- Rehabilitated by Robberg Veterinary Clinic
- Released successfully