Jordaan, Rowan KeithMcIntyre, Trevor2017-05-302017-05-302016Jordaan, RK & McIntyre, T 2016, 'Long-distance dispersal of a Cape Gannet Morus capensis after extended period of nest-site fidelity', Marine Ornithology, vol. 44, pp. 1-2.1018-3337 (print)2074-1235 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60681The Cape Gannet Morus capensis is endemic to southern Africa, where the species typically displays high levels of nest-site fidelity to its breeding colonies (Crawford 2005). At Mkambati Nature Reserve, in June 2014, we recorded a dead Cape Gannet that had been ringed as a juvenile at Lambert’s Bay, ~1 500 km away, in 1991. Following initial banding, it had been recaptured multiple times at the ringing location until 2000. Our observation therefore may provide evidence for long-distance dispersal that took place after an extended period of high site fidelity. We speculate that this dispersal may have been caused by seal-related disturbance at the Lambert’s Bay colony or by prey distribution changes or both.enThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.Cape Gannet Morus capensisNest-siteLambert’s BayBandingArticle