Purple Sandpiper from Spitzbergen

[robyoung]

Longyearbyen Feltbiologiske Forening / Norsk Polarinstitutt -
Purple Sandpiper Project Svalbard,
c/o Kjell Mork Soot,
Hareidsvegen 234,
N-6060 Hareid,
Norway
                        Hareid, Norway 22.01.2015
                        
Thank you very much for taking the time to report to us details of the sighting of a flagged Purple Sandpiper  (Calidris maritima). Information about this bird and its movement is given below:

Ring no : Stavanger 8B43319
Flag g/w XMM ( Left tarsus : metal. Left tibia : orange colour ring.  Right tibia: (dark) green flag engraved with three  white  letters XMM.)
Age/sex/biometrics: M1K (male, hatched 2014). Wing: 131 mm. Weight: 57,9 g. Bill:26,8 mm.
Ringing date: 21.08.2014, 18 hrs.
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Spitsbergen, Svalbard
Ringer:  Ole Edvard Torland

Finding date : 20.01.2015
Observed :Redcar Rocks (54*37'00N-001*03'00W) North Yorkshire, ENGLAND.
Observer : Rob Young
Distance: 2701  km  SSW. Direction:  204 deg.
Time:  0-4-30. (4 months-30 days).
Remarks:    Photodocumented, very distinct photo of the flag and bird.

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