Starling from Finland

[TobyAW]

Just got the details from the BTO of a Starling with a ring on that we sent off in January. On New Years day this year, one of our hide guides noticed the ring on a solitary Starling at the Wildlife Watchpoint. What made it even more interesting was the number sequence being above the wording, not a ring style we use in the UK. Just over an hour later the ring was read and we knew where it was from. We had a Finnish Starling at our feeders. It was rung as a nestling on the 26th of May 2007 in Hattula Finland. 951 days later it had moved 1677 km and was at our little feeding station feasting on fat cake. A really good record and shows just how far birds move in bad weather. If any visitors do spot a bird with a ring or find one on their travels please have a go at reading it and passing the details on to us at the reserve or directly to the British Trust for Ornithology http://blx1.bto.org/euring/lang/page...jsp?country=EN