Colour ringed birds

[IanF]

Seaton Common lunchtime today. RG on upper left.

Ringed on Seal Sands 21/07/2012.
Back on seaton Common since at least 12/08/2015.

[Adam J]

Herring Gull Y:363 spotted at South Gare today was rung at Harewood Whin landfill site, 3km west of York on 01/04/2016.

[IanF]

Curlew RW NW present at Paddy's Pool, RSPB Saltholme on 06/04/2016 & 08/04/2016 and maybe still present.

The combination RW NW was unfortunately used on three birds by error and not just the one individual was the intention. Those three birds were ringed at Seal Sands on 29th July 1991, 5th February 1992 and 18th August 1994.  All were adults (at least one year old).  This means the individual you recorded was at least 23 years old and possibly 27 years or older.  This exceeds are our longevity record for a colour-ringed bird at Teesmouth which was 22 years and 5 months old as a minimum. The national record is 32 years and 7 months.

RW NW was last seen at Saltholme in December 2015.  However this was the first sighting since July 1999 prior to which I regularly recoded the bird at roost on Seal Sands or using coastal fields.  This drop off in the recording of RW NW is most likely reflects marked reduction in observation effort with the disbandment of our research team at Durham University in 2001. Observations would suggested that RW NW is primarily a coastal field feeder in and around Teesmouth during the non-breeding season.

All sightings (with dates and locations) of new and previously recorded colour-ringed individuals are very much wanted and appreciated so as to maintain the life histories of these birds which are submitted to the BTO for entry into the National Ringing Scheme Database for research conservation.  Back dated colour-ring sighting data is also much appreciated.

[IanF]

Curlew on Seaton Common this morning. GL GN

GL GN was ringed, metal ring only, on Seal Sands as a one year old bird on 22nd July 2006. 
It was re-captured on 21/07/2012 at Seal Sands and the colour-rings added. 
Your sighting this morning is the first since the recapture suggesting it may be a spring and autumn passage bird to the Tees.

[IanF]

Old bird OY NY was still on Seaton Common this morning.

Ringed - Seaton Common 07/09/1991

OY NY ringed on 7th September 1991 as a juvenile bird (BTO ring no. FC48911). The bird remained using Seal Sands & Seaton Common throughout the winter and when over-summering and moulting during 1992 as a first summer.  Sightings would suggest it emigrated in it?s second summer sometime after 22nd March 1993, returning by 5th July.  Thereafter it was generally recorded on Seal Sands during the late summer/autumn (July - August) and then again late winter (January ? April)

[fosterc]

I reported a Sandwich Tern on Parton Rocks on 6/9/2014 (yeah I know) and just heard back now - been some issues with inboxes etc but they replying to all mails.

Lime green ring - L-NAP lettering - was ringed as a juvenile on the Slijkplaat in the Netherlands in June 2014.

No other sightings.

They will have a new GUI up and running soon.  Will stick a link in as and when he advises.

[Crymer]

Mute Swan seen from the Wildlife Watchpoint at Saltholme on 22nd April 2016, with Red CXL leg ring.  Reply from Andy Rickeard at North East Swan Study,

"It's great to know that this bird is still alive and well after nearly 20 years.

CXL is very much a Teesside bird having been ringed at Haverton Hole as 1 of 3 cygnets on 24/08/1996.  I have several records of CXL on the River Tees at Stockton, but my last record before yours was also at Saltholme on 01/12/2011."  

[IanF]

Black-tailed Godwit colour ringed YN OB was at Greatham Creek on 13/03/2016.

It was also present at Phil Stead Hide on 23/08/2015 - so it stopped off here heading south and then as it was returning north.

Rung Montrose Basin as a juvenile on 08/11/2014

O//Bm YN// 08/11/2014 Wigeon Hide, Montrose Basin, NE Scotland NO6757 EY47901 Juvenile. Ringed today 
O//Bm YN// 15/11/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 16/11/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 06/12/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 07/12/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 19/12/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 20/12/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 21/12/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 24/12/2014 Montrose Basin, NE Scotland Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 01/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 04/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 06/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 10/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 15/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 17/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 20/01/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 25/01/2015 The Lurgies, Montrose Basin NO6757 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 03/02/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 06/02/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 08/02/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 13/02/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 14/02/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 08/03/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 10/03/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 31/03/2015 The Lurgies, Montrose Basin NO6757 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 25/04/2015 The Lurgies, Montrose Basin NO6757 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 12/05/2015 The Lurgies, Montrose Basin NO6757 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 24/05/2015 Waterside Cottages, Ythan Estuary Moray Souter Resighting
O//Bm YN// 23/08/2015 RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, Cleveland.UK. NZ504232 Ian Forrest Resighting. PHOTOGRAPHS
O//BM YN// 18/09/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 21/09/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 22/09/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//BM YN// 25/09/2015  Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin NO7056 Chris McGuigan Resighting
O//Bm YN// 13/03/20136 Greatham Creek, Billingham, Cleveland.UK. NZ508254 Ian Forrest Resighting. PHOTOGRAPHS

[fosterc]

Two colour ringed Purple Sandpipers yesterday morning at Hartlepool Headland. Both seen locally previous winters.

EUH & EJT

Ring no : Stavanger 8B10179
Flag  lime EJT ( Left tarsus : metal. Left tibia : orange colour ring.  Right tibia: lime flag engraved with three black letters EJT.)
Age/sex/biometrics: F2K+ (female, hatched 2009 or before)
Ringing date: 13.06.2010, 21 hrs.
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitsbergen
Remarks: Observed Longyearbyen 05.09.2010 (Kjell Mork Soot).
Ringer: Ole Edvard Torland

Last finding date: 22.11.2015
Observed : The Headland, Hartlepool (54.41N-01.12W) Durham, England
Observer :  Ian Forrest
Distance: 2695  km  SSW. Direction:  204 deg.
Time:  5-5-9. (5 years- 5 months- 9 days).

Remarks:  Observed  The Headland:
22.03.2011 : Allan Snape
20.11.2011: Ian Forrest
27.11.2011: Russel Neave
18.02.2012 : James Kennerley
21.10.2012 : Ian Forrest
30.10.2013: James Kennerley
04.11.2013: Sharon Niks (photodocumented)
29.11.2013:Ian Forrest (photodocumented)
10.03.2015: Steve Percival (photodocumented).
03.04.2015: Allan Snape, Tees Ringing Group
22.11.2015: Ian Forrest (photodocumented).  Around 40 Purps feeding along the shore. Three birds had colour rings from Svalbard.

Ring no : Stavanger 8B11863.
Flag EUH ( Left tarsus : metal. Left tibia : orange colour ring.  Right tibia: (dark) green flag engraved with three white letters EUH.)
Age/sex/biometrics: F1K , female hatched 2011.Wing 133 mm.Weight 67,6g. Bill 30,6 mm.
Ringing date: 02.09.2011, 23 hrs.
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitsbergen
Ringer: Kjell Mork Soot

Last finding date: 22.11.2015
Observed : The Headland, Hartlepool (54.41N-01.12W) Cleveland, England
Observer : Ian Forrest
Distance: 2695  km  SSW. Direction:  204 deg.
Time: 4-2-20 (4 years-2 months- 20 days)

Remarks /earlier observations the Headland, Hartlepool:   
06.11.2011: Photodocumented by Derek Clayton 
03.12.2011: Observed by Eric James and Mike Gee .
16.12.2011: Distinct photo of the flag and code (Ian Forrest).
17.02.2013: Observed by John Bridges.
01.03.2013: Distinct photo of the flag and code (Ian Forrest). Feeding along the shoreline with three other unringed Purps.
29.11.2013: Distinct photo of the flag and code (Ian Forrest). Feeding along the shoreline with 72 other Purps, also lime EJT.
03.04.2015: Sight record by a ringer, Alan Snape.
22.11.2015: Photodocumented by Ian Forrest. Around 40 Purps feeding along the shore. Three of them had colour rings from Svalbard.

Also a colour ringed Shag though only  partial reading. Green darvic white lettering starting with L.

Spotted again 13:45 today, block sands. EJT.

Don't know how to report it, website is in Norwegian.

[IanF]

Five turned up on 8th May and remained until at least 17th May.

One was colour ringed.

A 2cy bird ringed as a pullus 01/06/2015 Schleswig-Holstein, Sudfall, Germany.

Kleurcode: GfGY/aPN
Ringplaats: Schleswig-Holstein, Sudfall, Germany
Ringdatum: 01-06-2015
Leeftijd: pullus
Soort: Lepelaar
Geslacht:onbekend

20-7-2015 Schleswig-Holstein, Adolfskoog Olaf Ekel?f 54,43N  8,93E Germany 14 km 
06-8-2015 Schleswig-Holstein, Beltringerharder Koo Olaf Ekel?f 54,33N  8,90E Germany 19 km 
12-8-2015 Schleswig-Holstein, Beltringerharder Koo Daniel Honold 54,33N  8,90E Germany 19 km 
30-8-2015 Schleswig-Holstein, Beltringerharder Koo Olaf Ekel?f 54,33N  8,90E Germany 19 km 
12-5-2016 Cleveland, Saltholme Ian Forrest 54,60N  -1,22E United Kingdom 642 km

[IanF]

At Paddy's Pool on 1st June.

Colour ringed - yellow 2X4H

Confirmed by ringers that's it's from the Dublin ringing scheme. Though possibly ringed by them in Northumberland. Awaiting full details.

1.& 2. & video - Nikon P900
3.& 4. Canon 7d+Canon 400mm f5,6

Video clip - https://youtu.be/x6tFKkqnQdw

[IanF]

Just heard back from the ringers -

Ringed as pulli - 14/06/2015 Coquet Island, Northhumberland

Many thanks for the sighting 2X4H is one of 4 pulli that were ringed at Coquest Island in Northhumberland last June by Chris Redfern. We know that 3 of the birds are still definitley alive from sightings.

I attach its life history which is short but we will gain more information over time. I expect that this bird may be a bit of a wanderer as it wont be breeding in its first year. Meds tend to be quite site faithful so hopefully 2X4H will return to you in future years.


2X4H Left 14/06/2015 Coquet Island, Northhumberland, United Kingdon, 55, 33N 1, 54 W Chris Redfern Pullus EY13776
     
     
Date Time Observer Location Flock Comment  
26-Feb-16   Paul Ellis Preston Dock, Lancashire, England 53.76N 2,74W      
01-Jun-16 1.00 Ian Forrest Paddy's Pool Hide, RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, Cleverland UK, 54.59 N, 1,22 W

[IanF]

The longest I've had to wait for a reply!

Two colour ringed Sandwich Tern on the beach at Seaton Carew on 06/08/2015

1. Y-NL5

DATE TIME CR RING_AGE LOCATION COUNTRY LAT LON OBSERVER
29/06/2015  Y-NL5 pul Scheelhoek eilanden, Haringvliet, Zuid-Holland Netherlands 51,8126 4,0730 Ringgroup Delta - Rotterdam
06/08/2015  Y-NL5      Seaton Carew UK 54,6597 -1,1816 Ian Forrest

2. W-N46

DATE TIME CR RING_AGE LOCATION COUNTRY LAT LON OBSERVER
25/06/2013  W-N46 pul Markenje, Grevelingen, Zuid-Holland Netherlands 51,8009 3,9611 Ringgroup Delta
06/08/2015  W-N46      Seaton Carew UK 54,6597 -1,1816 Ian Forrest

[IanF]

This evening I came across a colour ringed Little Egret on Tidal Pool. Luckily it came closer when it moved to Saline Lagoon where it joined two other Little Egrets, one a juvenile.

Left tibia - red with white letter F

Right tibia - yellow with black letter T
 
Previous years we've had similar RY cr birds which have been from North Cotes in Lincolnshire.

[IanF]

FT (above) was on Back Saltholme this morning.

Another colour ringed Little Egret was at Phil Stead Hide.

Red - F
Yellow - K

Likely another North Cotes bird.