Ringing recoveries

Hello

More ringing recoveries linked to activities by Northants Ringing Group members are as follows:-

1.  A young female Goldcrest was caught and ringed at Beachy Head, East Sussex on 3rd October 2019 and then caught again at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes on 28th September 2020, 361 days later with a distance of 167km between sites;

2.  A young Reed Warbler was ringed at Wilstone Reservoir, Tring, Herts on 6th September this year and turned up at Linford Lakes 32km to the north on 28th and again on 29th September;

3.  Two Mallard ducklings from the same brood (a male and a female) were ringed at Pitsford Reservoir on 13th June this year and were both shot near Lamport on 2nd October, about 3km away;

4.  A young female Cetti's Warbler was ringed at Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire on 6th July 2019 and recaptured at Linford Lakes on 28th September, 56km to the south east, 450 days later;

5.  A young Lesser Redpoll was caught and ringed at Marston, Lincolnshire on 7th October this year and then re-trapped at Linford Lakes only four days later on 11th October, this bird having moved 99km in a southerly direction.

Another Tab has been added to the blog with images from the Naturetrek tour to Islay and Jura earlier this month...

Regards

Neil M

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