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Date created: 22-July-2011
 
Summary of all Ringing Recoveries for Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

This page presents information on recoveries of Red-backed Shrike that have been ringed or recovered in Britain & Ireland. The table summarises the number of birds that have moved between different counties of Britain & Ireland and between other countries and then gives a selection of recoveries. First are listed the number of birds found in each county, then the number of birds ringed in each county. In the next two columns are listed the number of birds ringed abroad and found in Britain & Ireland and the then number of birds ringed in Britain & Ireland and found abroad. NOTE: 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.

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, though a darker shadow to the marker will indicate the presence of more than one recovery at that location.

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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. For full details of how these birds have been selected click here.

For other information, have a look at the BirdFacts page for Red-backed Shrike

 
Number of birds ringed or recovered in counties of Britain & Ireland, or countries overseas
County Ringed in Found in Country Ringed in Found in
Fair Isle 0 2 Denmark 1 0
Fife Region 1 1 Germany 0 1
Hampshire 4 1 Greece 0 1
Humberside 1 1 Italy 0 1
Norfolk 4 4 North Sea 0 1
Northumberland 1 0 Sweden 1 0
Suffolk 5 4
Surrey 2 1
Sussex 0 1
Wiltshire 0 1
TOTALS 18 16 TOTALS 2 4
 

A selection of interesting recoveries:


The longevity record for this species is: 2 years 11 months 14 days set in 1989 (Full details).
The following birds are the oldest reported from Britain & Ireland
VB33769 First-year 11-08-1986    Landguard Point, near Felixstowe: 51°56'N 1°19'E (Suffolk)
Caught by ringer 25-07-1989    Breckland: 52°35'N 0°45'E (Norfolk)   82km   NNW   2y 11m 14d  (Map)

The following birds moved the greatest distance within Britain & Ireland (more than 100km):
VK27063 Adult Male 09-06-1992    Spurn Head: 53°34'N 0°6'E (Humberside)
Caught by ringer 15-06-1992    Plantation: 59°32'N 1°37'W (Fair Isle)   671km   N   0y 0m 6d  (Map)
T4636 Nestling 22-06-1948    Lyndhurst: 50°52'N 1°34'W (Hampshire)
Alive  (pollution) 30-07-1948    Winchelsea: 50°55'N 0°42'E (Sussex)   159km   E   0y 1m 8d  (Map)

The following birds ringed in Britain & Ireland have been found abroad (countries with 5 or fewer such recoveries):
BA00042 Nestling 17-06-1960    New Forest: 50°55'N 1°40'W (Hampshire)
Long dead 06-11-1960    Schwangau, Fussen: 47°34'N 10°44'E (Schwaben) Germany   973km   ESE   0y 4m 20d  (Map)
V88904 Nestling 06-07-1958    Guildford: 51°14'N 0°34'W (Surrey)
Freshly dead  (trapped) (25-09-1958)  Pylli, Island of Kos, Dodecanese: 36°51'N 27°12'E (Aegean Islands) Greece   2,720km   SE   0y 2m 19d  (Map)
X84361$ First-year Male 28-08-1954    Annstead, Seahouses: 55°35'N 1°39'W (Northumberland)
Freshly dead  (accidental) 24-09-1954    Marsala: 37°47'N 12°25'E (Sicily) Italy   2,243km   SSE   0y 0m 27d  (Map)
X90988$ Juvenile 23-07-1955    Walberswick: 52°16'N 1°36'E (Suffolk)
Freshly dead  (trapped) 28-08-1955    Lightship 'sandettie', 11 miles East of Goodwins: 51°13'N 1°53'E (At Sea) North Sea   118km   S   0y 1m 5d  (Map)

The following birds ringed abroad have been found in Britain & Ireland (countries with 5 or fewer such records):
SVS First-year Male 11-08-1986    Lund, Ottenby: 56°13'N 16°25'E (Oland) Sweden
3290362 Caught by ringer 16-06-1987    Place name unknown: 59°32'N 1°37'W (Fair Isle)   1,126km   WNW   0y 10m 5d  (Map)
DKC First-year Female 10-08-1988    Christianso: 55°19'N 15°12'E (Bornholm) Denmark
8181086 Caught by ringer 22-05-1990    Flamborough Head: 54°7'N 0°9'W (Humberside)   994km   W   1y 9m 12d  (Map)

Citation:Robinson, R.A. & Clark, J.A.(2011) The Online Ringing Report: Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2010 BTO, Thetford (http://www.bto.org/ringing-report, created on 22-July-2011)

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