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Date created: 21-July-2011
 
Summary of Ringing Recoveries for Waterford in 2008

The first line for each species summarises movements within Britain and Ireland for the current year (before the "/") and the grand total (after the "/"). The table summarises international recoveries. The first two lines (BTO ringed) give the number of birds ringed in Waterford reported abroad in the current year and the total of all such birds. The next two lines (From Abroad) give the number of birds ringed abroad and found in Waterford and reported in the current year and the total of all such birds. Columns list recoveries for countries in Europe, recoveries involving other countries (if any) are listed underneath with recoveries for this year and total number being separated by a "/". NOTES: Some older records (mostly pre-1979) of foreign ringed birds recovered have not been computerised so these will not appear in the table. We aim to add them in due course. In the table heading Bal=Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and Mor=Morocco.

A selection of recoveries are given in full because they represent particularly long-lived birds (the national longevity is indicated with a link to details of this record), birds which have moved a long distance within Britain and Ireland, birds which have gone to, or come from countries with few such recoveries, or because few birds of this species have been recovered. For birds that have moved more than 20km a link is provided to a map showing ringing and finding locations. Ringing location is marked by a blue (R), finding locations are numbered in sequence, if there are more than ten finding locations, subequent markers will be labelled (x). Finding markers are coloured red for birds found dead and green for birds seen alive, for those where this is not known the marker will be white. NOTE: If a bird is found multiple times at the same site only one marker will be visible.

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For longevity and distance records an individual is only included once, for reports to and from countries an individual may be reported multiple times, particulary if it bears a colour mark or other means of identification in the field. Some older (mostly foreign) recoveries are also included where these were received in the year reported on. For full details of how these birds have been selected click here.

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Hen Harrier  Circus cyaneus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 0   Medium (10-99km): 1/ 2   Long (100km +): 0/ 0  

The longevity record for this species is: 15 years 9 months 2 days set in 1990 (Full details).

There have previously been 10 or fewer recoveries of this species:
EK20715 Nestling Male 26-06-2007    near Doneraile: 52°16'N 8°33'W (Cork)
Alive  (wing-tag seen) 13-11-2007    Helvick Head: 52°3'N 7°33'W (Waterford)   73km   ESE   0y 4m 18d  (Map)
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Black-headed Gull  Chroicocephalus ridibundus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 0   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 1   Long (100km +): 0/ 20  
Summary of birds ringed or recovered abroad
Ice Fin Nor Swe Bal Rus Pol Den Ger Neth Bel Fra Spa Por Mor Other Total
BTO ringed 0
Total BTO 0
From Abroad 1 1
Total Abroad 3 1 1 3 1 1 10

No individual ringed in Britain & Ireland has been recovered more than three years since ringing.

The following birds ringed abroad were found here and reported in 2008 (countries with 20 or fewer such records):
NOS Nestling 17-06-2004    Steinsholmen, Moelv, Ringsaker: 60°53'N 10°40'E (Hedmark) Norway
6202184 Alive  (colour marks seen) 12-01-2008    Tramore Boating Lake, Tramore: 52°9'N 7°9'W (Waterford)   1,457km   SW   3y 6m 26d  (Map)
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Lesser Black-backed Gull  Larus fuscus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 0   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 0   Long (100km +): 1/ 12  

The longevity record for this species is: 34 years 10 months 27 days set in 2000 (Full details).

The following birds moved the greatest distance within Britain & Ireland (more than 100km):
GA19880 Nestling 16-07-1998    South Walney, Barrow-in-Furness: 54°3'N 3°12'W (Cumbria)
Alive  (colour marks seen) 23-10-2002    Gloucester: 51°51'N 2°16'W (Gloucestershire)   252km   SSE   4y 3m 7d 
Alive  (colour rings seen) 09-01-2008    Youghal: 51°56'N 7°50'W (Waterford)   389km   SW   9y 5m 24d  (Map)
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Herring Gull  Larus argentatus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 0   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 17   Long (100km +): 1/ 15  

The following birds were among the oldest reported in 2008:
GG24434 Nestling 28-06-1987    Skomer Island: 51°44'N 5°19'W (Dyfed)
Unknown 05-05-2008    Dunmore East: 52°8'N 6°59'W (Waterford)   123km   WNW   20y 10m 7d  (Map)

The following birds moved the greatest distance within Britain & Ireland (more than 100km):
GG24434 Nestling 28-06-1987    Skomer Island: 51°44'N 5°19'W (Dyfed)
Unknown 05-05-2008    Dunmore East: 52°8'N 6°59'W (Waterford)   123km   WNW   20y 10m 7d  (Map)
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Dipper  Cinclus cinclus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 1   Medium (10-99km): 1/ 1   Long (100km +): 0/ 0  

The longevity record for this species is: 8 years 4 months 11 days set in 1978 (Full details).

There have previously been 10 or fewer recoveries of this species:
RT99200 Adult Male 22-09-2008    Bluebell: 52°3'N 8°17'W (Cork)
Caught by ringer 29-09-2008    Grallagh Bridge: 52°0'N 7°44'W (Waterford)   39km   E   0y 0m 7d  (Map)
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Redwing  Turdus iliacus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 0   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 0   Long (100km +): 1/ 2  

The longevity record for this species is: 11 years 10 months 7 days set in 1988 (Full details).

The following birds moved the greatest distance within Britain & Ireland (more than 100km):
RT90155 Adult 11-10-2007    Isle of May: 56°11'N 2°34'W (Fife Region)
Dead 12-12-2007    Dungarvan: 52°5'N 7°37'W (Waterford)   562km   SW   0y 2m 1d  (Map)
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Sedge Warbler  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 1   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 1   Long (100km +): 0/ 21  
Summary of birds ringed or recovered abroad
Ice Fin Nor Swe Bal Rus Pol Den Ger Neth Bel Fra Spa Por Mor Other Total
BTO ringed 1 1
Total BTO 15 2 17
From Abroad 0
Total Abroad 1 1 2
Movements TO other countries: Channel Islands (1/2)
Movements FROM other countries: Channel Islands (0/1)

The longevity record for this species is: 8 years 8 months 8 days set in 2001 (Full details).

The following birds were found abroad and reported in 2008 (countries with 20 or fewer such recoveries):
T819736 First-year 31-08-2005    Belle Lake: 52°11'N 7°2'W (Waterford)
Caught by ringer 22-08-2008    Jersey Bird Observatory: 49°13'N 2°13'W (Jersey) Channel Islands   473km   SE   2y 11m 22d  (Map)
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Greenfinch  Carduelis chloris Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 1/ 7   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 1   Long (100km +): 0/ 1  

The longevity record for this species is: 12 years 15 days set in 1964 (Full details).

There have previously been 10 or fewer recoveries of this species:
TE13899 Full-grown Male 14-03-2008    Waterford: 52°15'N 7°6'W (Waterford)
Freshly dead  (cat) 05-07-2008    Ballytruckle: 52°15'N 7°7'W (Waterford)   2km   0y 3m 21d 
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Lesser Redpoll  Carduelis cabaret Link to BirdFacts
Movements within Britain & Ireland Short (<10km): 0/ 0   Medium (10-99km): 0/ 0   Long (100km +): 1/ 1  

The longevity record for this species is: 6 years 26 days set in 1997 (Full details).

The following birds moved the greatest distance within Britain & Ireland (more than 100km):
V531027 First-year Female 10-10-2007    Brownstown Head: 52°8'N 7°6'W (Waterford)
Caught by ringer 25-10-2008    Orfordness: 52°5'N 1°34'E (Suffolk)   592km   E   1y 0m 15d  (Map)

Citation:Robinson, R.A. & Clark, J.A.(2009) The Online Ringing Report: Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2008 BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/ringing-report, created on 21-July-2011)

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