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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: TobyAW on December 06, 2011, 11:21:50 PM

Title: Colour ringed birds
Post by: TobyAW on December 06, 2011, 11:21:50 PM
Just a heads up and quick reminder about colour ringed birds. Thanks to Ian F we've had some really interesting Curlew, Knot and Purple Sandpiper records recently. There have also been a few gulls with rings on that have been too distant to read clearly. If everyone could check, where possible, for waders, gulls and wildfowl and if you are lucky enough to see something then please note the combinations, colouring and or lettering. If possible get a photograph as the original ringers always like to has confirmation. Hopefully Ian F can post some links of web sites where you can send your sightings to.....
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 07, 2011, 09:10:19 AM
I must admit it's an area that I'm very interested in. Whilst it's great seeing the various species we get locally I also like to know a little more about where our birds are coming from and moving to.

Another different colour ringed Curlew was on Seaton Common yesterday, along with five others previously noted last week. I've sent off the details of the new bird. Over several years Robin Ward ran a Curlew ringing project. A large white ring is the marker to identify the project. A combination of colour rings are used identify the bird. Considering their longevity of around 30yrs we still get several of these each year in Spring and Autumn/Winter as they pass to and from the breeding grounds.

Several thousands of waders are colour ringed in Scandinavia each year. Locally we get lots either passing through with some staying for winter. Over the last few weeks as Toby says we've had several Knot and Purple Sandpiper with rings/flags from Spitsbergen. These records have helped show the passage/movement of these birds - both for the ringers and for local birders to gain a better understanding of where our birds are coming from.

The main place to report sightings is European Colour-ring Birding - better known as CR-Birding - http://www.cr-birding.org/ (http://www.cr-birding.org/)

They're 'migrating' to this new website at present where eventually all records will be held. Some schemes are still on the old web site - http://www.cr-birding.be/ (http://www.cr-birding.be/) - just scroll down the page to see each bird group and then click on the link to view each species. From the combination of rings you can identify the scheme and contact the ringer direct on the email addresses provided. Some schemes have automated web sites where entering the ring combination identifies the bird and gives the history. In many cases the ringers respond very quickly with details of the birds history or point you in the right direction if it wasn't one of their birds.

If the scheme can't be identified from the ring combination then the fall back method is to report the bird to the BTO as you would for any bird with a metal ring on it's leg where you've noted the details from it. http://blx1.bto.org/euring/lang/pages/rings.jsp?country=EN (http://blx1.bto.org/euring/lang/pages/rings.jsp?country=EN) . I find that system works well for reporting birds with metal rings but not so good for colour ringed birds.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on December 07, 2011, 06:19:21 PM
Hi, Just attaching a link to an article about a Purple Sandpiper and Dunlin colour ringing project which is on the Birdguides website and may be of interest. http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=3017 (http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=3017)
Thanks,
Adam
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 07, 2011, 08:13:00 PM
Yes, it's K.M. Soot who has been ringing the Purple Sandpipers that we've been getting. If any are seen with the orange or green flags and an orange marker he is the guy to email. Apparently there were at least two more in Northumberland the last day or two.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 08, 2011, 09:06:18 AM
A few results over the last week.


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Curlew - on Seaton Common 5th/6th December 2011


Ring    Age/   Capture
   number   Typ         Date   Init   Details
Curlew
   FP13664        N   6    29/08/00   MAE   Seal Sands, Hartlepool
   O   2    Sighted (R)   13/12/00   RM   Seaton Common, Teesmouth, Hartlepool (2 km, N, 106 days)
   O   2    Sighted (R)   19/09/02   RM   Seal Sands, Hartlepool (2 yrs 21days)
   O   4    Sighted (R)   17/02/03   RM   Seal Sands, Hartlepool (2 yrs 172days)
   O   2    Sighted (R)   11/08/05   RM   Seal Sands, Hartlepool (4 yrs 347days)
   O   4    Sighted (R)   15/10/08   RM   Seal Sands, Hartlepool (8 yrs 47days)
   O   4    Sighted (R)   17/09/09   RM   Seal Sands, Hartlepool (9 yrs 19days)
   O   4    Sighted    06/12/11   Seaton Common, Teesmouth, Hartlepool (2 km, N, 11 yrs 99days)

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Curlew from Seaton Common on 28th/29th November 2011 -

1. "OY NY" was 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 – March, once in April; 11th in 1995). Since our team was disbanded at the University in late 2001, the few observations made were by the two of us, largely of the bird foraging on Seaton Common in autumn and winter. You were last to report the bird, on Seaton Common on 22nd March 2008.

2. "RY GR" was ringed on 6th March 1992 as an adult (BTO ring no. FA25118) – born in a year previous to 1991. Sightings would suggest the bird largely uses Seal Sands during the late summer/autumn with all winter sightings from Seaton Common. This is the second sighting for 2011, the previous in October from Seaton Common.

3. "WR OY" was ringed on 21st July 1997 as an adult (BTO ring no. FC80366) – born in a year previous to 1997. This bird's pattern of occurrence and location is similar to that of the previous individual. You were also the last to report this bird, 16th March 2008 at Seaton Common.

4. "WR WR" was ringed on 21st July 1997 as an adult (BTO ring no. FC80379) – born in a year previous to 1997. The few sightings of this bird again reflects a pattern of occurrence similar to the previous two individuals though John Grieveson did record it on Seal Sands in January 2005. I last sighted the bird, this feeding on Seal Sands on 17th September 2008.

5. "GY WN" was ringed on 16th July 2001 as an adult (BTO ring no. FA86718) – born in a year previous to 2001. There has only been three previous re-sightings of this bird, twice on Seal Sands (Sept 2002, August 2008) and Seaton Common (November 2009).
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 08, 2011, 09:22:01 AM
A few other notable birds -

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Knot - The Headland, Hartlepool 20th November 2011

Colourcode:   L4LYGL   Date of catch:   02-Sep-11
   Place of catch:   De Richel
   53.17.00 N, 5.08.00 E
   Sightings of this bird:
   Date(d/m/y)   Place   Observer
   20-Nov-11   Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland, England   Ian Forrest
   54.42.00 N, 01.12.00 W
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Purple Sandpiper -

Ring no : Stavanger 8B11860 - 8B11874
Flag EUA-EUY ( Left tarsus : metal. Left tibia : orange colour ring.  Right tibia: (dark) green flag engraved with three white letters EUA-EUY.)
Age/sex/biometrics: 1K ,  hatched 2011.
Ringing date: 02.09. 23 hrs- 03.09.11 hrs .
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Kjell Mork Soot

Finding date:05.12.2011, 10 hrs.
Observed : The Headland, Hartlepool (54.41N-01.12W) Durham, England
Observer : Ken Tait
Distance: 2695  km  SSW. Direction:  204 deg.
Time: 0-3-2. (3 months, 2 days)
Remarks: Photographed, only partial reading could be made. (EUH is observed at the same place 06.11.2011 by Derek Clayton)

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Purple Sandpiper -

Ring no : Stavanger 8B09900
Flag CAT ( Left tarsus : metal. Left tibia : orange colour ring.  Right tibia: lime flag engraved with three black letters CAT.)
Age/sex/biometrics: F2K+ (female, hatched 2009 or before)
Ringing date: 07.06.2010, 16 hrs.
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringers: Ole Edvard Torland and  Kjell Mork Soot

Finding date: 07.12.2011, 13 hrs.
Observed : The Headland, Hartlepool (54.41N-01.12W) Durham, England
Observer : Ian Forrest
Distance: 2695  km  SSW. Direction:  204 deg.
Time: 1-6-0. (1 year, 6 months).
Remarks: Photographed, distinct photos of flag and letters. Around 25 Purple Sandpipers observed.
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Purple Sandpiper -

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: 2K+  male/ 2cy+ male (hatched 2009 or before). Wing 126mm. Weight 63,1g.  Bill 28,9 mm.
Ringing date: 13.06.2010, 21 hrs.  Observed same place 05.09.2010, 18 hrs (Kjell Mork Soot))
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Ole Edgar Torland


Finding date: 20.11.2011, 10 hrs.
Observed : The Headland (54.42N-01.11W) Hartlepool, Cleveland, England.
Observer: Ian Forrest
Remarks: a) Photographed by Ian Forrest. Flag and letters  distinct.  b) Also observed 22.03.2011 The Headland (Allan Snape) .
Distance: 2693 km SSW. Direction:  204  deg. Time :1-5-7 . (1 year-5 months-7 days).



Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 12, 2011, 08:56:52 AM
An interesting bird was a Bar-tailed Godwit seen at Seaton Snook on 1st February 2011. Interesting due to it's age and that I just received the details this morning.

QuoteThe colour-ringed Bar-tailed Godwit is an interesting bird as it would appear to be an individual marked as juvenile on 23rd October 1985 (BTO ring DN63313).  This would make the bird 26 years old; the UK longevity record is 33 years 11 month 13 days.  143 birds were marked and the colour-ring combination you've reported.  There are only three previous re-sightings of this bird, 16th January 1992, 12th January 1995 and 21st December 1998, all at Seal Sands.

Title: Re: Colour ringed Shag
Post by: IanF on December 15, 2011, 06:34:46 PM
Just for information there's at least one colour ringed Shag in the harbour at Hartlepool. Seen from Pilot Pier this morning. There's a metal ring on it's right leg and a red colour ring with white letters on it's left leg. I couldn't get the full details this morning but worth bearing in mind. The ring is best seen when it's diving. The last two winters there's been two colour ringed Shags in the harbour/Jacksons Landing from East Scotland.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 17, 2011, 11:35:30 AM
Purple Sandpipers CAT and EUH still present yesterday morning.

QuoteRing 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 / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Kjell Mork Soot

Finding date: 16.12.2011 11 hrs.
Observed : The Headland, Hartlepool (54.41N-01.12W) Cleveland, England
Observer : Ian Forrest. Distinct photo of the flag and code.
Distance: 2695  km  SSW. Direction:  204 deg.
Time: 0-3-14. (3 months, 14 days)
Remarks:   16 Purples  in total. Lime  CAT also seen. Also photographed 06.11.2011 in the same area, and observed 03.12.2011 in the same area.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 17, 2011, 04:17:06 PM
A colour ringed Mediterranean Gull PAU2 was back in the car park behind The Almighty Cod at Seaton Carew. It's been around for about a week now but I managed to catch up with it today thanks to Dave Harrison.

A partial history is given below. Info from Northumbrian Birding website. There maybe additional more recent sightings from 2010 onwards.

QuoteDetails received of Med Gull PAU2 as featured in the header.

Ornithological Station
Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences
Nadwiślańska 108, 80-680 Gdańsk 40, Poland
phone (+48 58) 308-07-59, fax (+48 58) 308-09-82
e-mail: monikaz@miiz.waw.pl

Sightings and recoveries relating to the Polish colour-ringing programme of Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus

Status
O trapped and ringed R roosting
V controlled; ring read * ring found
T controlled; bird trapped A ring added
X found dead C ring changed
& shot
B breeding


Colour ring number: RED PAU2 metal ring number: Gdansk FN 08382

Colour ring position: right tarsus metal ring position: left tarsus

Ringing data


St Date Age Place Coordinates Ringer/observer
OB. 07.05.2006 > 3 CY PACZKOWSKI RESERVOIR, KOZIELNO, WROCLAW, POLAND 50.29 N 16.58 E KOŁODZIEJCZYK, P.


Life history


VB 21.05.2006 > 3 CY PACZKOWSKI RESERVOIR, KOZIELNO, WROCLAW, POLAND 50.29 N 16.58 E KOŁODZIEJCZYK, P.
VB 27.05.2006 > 3 CY PACZKOWSKI RESERVOIR, KOZIELNO, WROCLAW, POLAND 50.29 N 16.58 E KOŁODZIEJCZYK, P.
VB 04.06.2006 > 3 CY PACZKOWSKI RESERVOIR, KOZIELNO, WROCLAW, POLAND 50.29 N 16.58 E KOŁODZIEJCZYK, P.
V 24.07.2006 CRIMDON BEACH, NORTH OF HARTLEPOOL, DURHAM, UK 54.72 N 01.24 W FORSTER, C.
V 18.12.2007 SEATON CAREW, NORTH EAST ENGLAND, UK 54.39 N 01.11 W ROWBOTTOM, M.
V 03.03.2008 AD SCALBY MILLS, SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YERKSHIRE, UK ADDEY, N
V 28.10.2008 WHITLEY BAY, NORTHUMBERLAND, UK 55.03 N 01.27 W HODGSON, M. S.
V 04.01.2009 AD SEATON CAREW, COUNTY DURHAM, UK 54.39 N 01.11 W DEIGHTON, A.
V 25.10.2009 AD NORTH SHIELDS, FISH QUAY, TYNE RIVER MOUTH, UK 55.01 N 01.30 W TURNER, D.
TB 23.05.2010 > 3 CY MIETKOW RESERVOIR, WROCLAW, POLAND 50.59 N 16.40 E KOŁODZIEJCZYK, P.
V 05.10.2010 ST MARY'S ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND, UK BULLOUGH, B.
V 21.10.2010 WHITLEY BAY, NORTHUMBERLAND, UK 55.03 N 01.27 W HODGSON, M. S.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 17, 2011, 05:56:48 PM
Also in the car park at Seaton Carew was a colour ringed Black-headed Gull - red ring with letters 3 . 7

A metal ring partial reading VOGELTREKSTATION, ARNHEM 3.691.859.

It looks as if it was ringed in the Netherlands sometime between 2004-2010. The details have been sent off.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 18, 2011, 05:44:08 PM
Quote from: IanF on December 17, 2011, 05:56:48 PM
Also in the car park at Seaton Carew was a colour ringed Black-headed Gull - red ring with letters 3 . 7

A metal ring partial reading VOGELTREKSTATION, ARNHEM 3.691.859.

It looks as if it was ringed in the Netherlands sometime between 2004-2010. The details have been sent off.

The results came through this morning - ringed 30/11/2009 in Amsterdam. This the first sighting since April 2010.

QuoteRinging data
Arnhem   .3691859   R-37   Kokmeeuw   Larus ridibundus
   Leeftijd & geslacht  :   1 kj / 1 cy   man / male
   Ringdatum        :    30-11-2009
   Ringplaats        :    amsterdam, oosterpark   5221.37   N   455.17   E
   Ringer           :    Frank Majoor
   Opmerkingen        :
Recoveries
Melddatum   Meldplaats                  Melder
1-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Dennis Seijts
4-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
7-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Hannah Jansen
10-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
18-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
23-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
24-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
28-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Rob Voesten
29-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
31-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
9-1-2010   amsterdam, artis   5.222,00   N   454,51   E   kleurring afgelezen   Willem van der Waal
11-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
12-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
19-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
20-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Guus van Duin
23-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
24-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Willem van der Waal
25-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Frank Majoor
10-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Jan Zorgdrager
12-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
13-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Frank Majoor
16-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
17-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
6-4-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
17-12-2011   seaton carew, hartlepool, ENGELAND   5.439,34   N   111,12   W   kleurring afgelezen   Ian Forrest
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 23, 2012, 06:57:17 PM
I've just received a positive response about a colour ringed Common Sandpiper I saw on Saltholme west pond on 7th May 2011. The delay was due to my reporting the ring on the left leg as being white whereas it's actually pale blue which can be seen when the brightness/contrast is reduced in the photos I took - just as well there was a photo to send to the ringer to confirm.

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The bird was ringed as a female (presumed first year) on 6th May 2011, the day before you saw it, at Grainfoot Inlet, Ladybower Reservoir (N arm, E shore), Upper Derwent Valley, Derbyshire (SK 190 879) with ring NW28767. It weighed 56 g at the time and had a wing length of 114 mm. I attach a photo of the bird as it was being ringed.

I found it interesting about the distance it covered overnight and from where it travelled.

A great result and a big thanks to Andre Thiel who persevered with tracking down the bird/ringer.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 03, 2012, 08:56:11 PM
The colour ringed Purple Sandpiper EJT from Spitzbergen was still present this morning on the rocks below Albion Terrace.

Quoteurple Sandpiper -

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: 2K+  male/ 2cy+ male (hatched 2009 or before). Wing 126mm. Weight 63,1g.  Bill 28,9 mm.
Ringing date: 13.06.2010, 21 hrs.  Observed same place 05.09.2010, 18 hrs (Kjell Mork Soot))
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Ole Edgar Torland


Finding date: 20.11.2011, 10 hrs.
Observed : The Headland (54.42N-01.11W) Hartlepool, Cleveland, England.
Observer: Ian Forrest
Remarks: a) Photographed by Ian Forrest. Flag and letters  distinct.  b) Also observed 22.03.2011 The Headland (Allan Snape) .
Distance: 2693 km SSW. Direction:  204  deg. Time :1-5-7 . (1 year-5 months-7 days).
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 07, 2012, 08:19:37 PM
One of the Curlews made the Evening Gazette tonight. A Similar article was in the Northern Echo last Saturday.

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2012/02/07/curlew-tagged-20-years-ago-returns-to-tees-estuary-84229-30277381/ (http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2012/02/07/curlew-tagged-20-years-ago-returns-to-tees-estuary-84229-30277381/)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 11, 2012, 04:42:34 PM
A few colour ringed gulls around the last few days.

Today at Seaton Reach Herring Gull x2 with orange darvics one reading 2227. Another with uncoded rings right leg white above dark green above lime green.

Earlier in the week another Herring Gull was on Seaton Common with a yellow darvic 2201.

Plus a Black-headed Gull - white ring with letters 502. Another was present yesterday white with VHA - both possibly from Yorkshire area but still awaiting a reply.

All submitted to the BTO/Euring.
Title: Re: Common Gull, Seaton Carew
Post by: IanF on February 13, 2012, 12:24:13 PM
A ringing result rather than a colour ring.

For several weeks a Common Gull with a Finnish metal ring has been in the car parks at Seaton Carew. Derek Clayton, Dave Harrison and myself spent quite a while trying to obtain the complete details. On 18/01/2012 it was in the car park behind the Almighty Cod in Seaton Carew when I eventually managed to get the full details CT158228.

I received a reply today by letter from Finland.

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Ring number CT158228
Ringed as young  out of nest on 27/06/2008
Ringing place - SIPOO, UUIMAA, FINLAND

Age on recovery 3 yrs 6 months 21 days
Distance travelled - 1692 km west from ringing place

SIPOO on Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Sipoo,+Finland&hl=en&ll=59.866883,42.495117&spn=18.34112,57.084961&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=21.508101,57.084961&oq=sipoo&hnear=Sipoo,+Finland&t=h&z=5)

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Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on February 14, 2012, 07:24:24 PM
Just got details back from the colour ringed Cormorant in Hartlepool fish quay that was seen on Sunday morning.

Orange colour ring CPJ (metal ring G1481) was ringed as a chick at Abberton Reservoir, Essex on the 14th May 2011

The other orange colour ringed bird would also have been ringed at Abberton and the individual with the lime green ring would probably have been a Dutch bird.

Maybe worth other observers trying to read the details of these last two, if they are still there ?

Damian
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 15, 2012, 06:50:11 PM
Herring Gull sighted 08/02/2012 on Seaton Common with yellow darvic coded 1711.

QuoteHerring Gull with orange ring (now faded to yellow), number 1711 was ringed on the 16th March 2007 on Seamer Carr landfill, near Scarborough (TA038820) as a second winter bird with metal BTO ring number GN13872. I have received no other sightings of this bird since it was ringed.

Two other orange coded darvic Herring Gulls sighted over last week are likely to be from the same location.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 16, 2012, 02:31:05 PM
Another colour ringed Mediterranean Gull was sighted by Dave Harrison at Newburn Bridge this morning. A red darvic bearing letters PEE7.

Possibly from Poland. I believe Dave Britton saw the same bird in Redcar in Nov/Dec 2007.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 16, 2012, 11:33:06 PM
Quote from: IanF on February 16, 2012, 02:31:05 PM
Another colour ringed Mediterranean Gull was sighted by Dave Harrison at Newburn Bridge this morning. A red darvic bearing letters PEE7.

Possibly from Poland. I believe Dave Britton saw the same bird in Redcar in Nov/Dec 2007.

Further info received from Dave about this bird. He was informed that it was ringed at Rheinau-Freistett in the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany, as a chick on 15th May 1999. Though meanwhile it may have carried another colour ring that was replaced. That ring was sighted several times in 2004 at Marske on 31st July, 1st August and 9th Oct.

I've reported it to the BTO/Euring so they may get back to me at some point.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 22, 2012, 12:56:39 PM
Quote from: IanF on February 15, 2012, 06:50:11 PM
Herring Gull sighted 08/02/2012 on Seaton Common with yellow darvic coded 1711.

QuoteHerring Gull with orange ring (now faded to yellow), number 1711 was ringed on the 16th March 2007 on Seamer Carr landfill, near Scarborough (TA038820) as a second winter bird with metal BTO ring number GN13872. I have received no other sightings of this bird since it was ringed.

Two other orange coded darvic Herring Gulls sighted over last week are likely to be from the same location.


I've just received a reply about the other coloring ringed Herring Gulls. All from the same location but different ages.

Quote1.       Herring Gull with orange ring 2227 was ringed on the 30th January 2009 on Seamer Carr landfill, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire (grid ref TA038820, 54.13N, 0.24W) as an adult with metal BTO ring number GC65790. I have received no other sightings of this bird since it was ringed.

2.       Herring Gull with orange ring 2201 was also ringed on the 30th January 2009 on Seamer Carr landfill, as a first winter with metal BTO ring number GC65765. Again I have received no sightings of this bird since it was ringed.

3.       Herring Gull with orange ring 1711 (now faded to yellow) was ringed on the 16th March 2007 on Seamer Carr landfill as a second winter bird, with metal BTO ring number GN13872. I have received one other sighting of this bird since it was ringed(from yourself?) on the 8th February 2012 at Seaton Common.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Mark Newsome on February 22, 2012, 09:38:28 PM
The colour ringed 2nd winter Glaucous Gull which Colin Dodsworth saw at Seaton Carew on 15 Jan (which had been at Boldon Flats on 23 Dec 2011) has been seen again - at Cotham Landfill Site, Nottinghamshire, on 18 Feb. It was originally ringed on the Ugie Estuary, Peterhead, on 3 Aug 2011.

Mark
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: AndyW on February 26, 2012, 08:17:42 PM
This curlew was on Seaton Common on Saturday - I notice the colours are different from that shown in the Hartlepool Mail. Has this one been seen around previously?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 27, 2012, 08:23:18 AM
Quote from: AndyW on February 26, 2012, 08:17:42 PM
This curlew was on Seaton Common on Saturday - I notice the colours are different from that shown in the Hartlepool Mail. Has this one been seen around previously?


I first saw that one on 16/03/2008 and several times over the years. This winter I first saw it on 28/11/2011 and several times since, though it was also reported on Seaton Common in October 2011 . It was ringed on Teesmouth on 21/07/1997.

There's another one still present that's a year older than the one described in the papers, ringed 07/09/1991 on Teesmouth.

They often hang around until March and sometimes April before leaving to breed elsewhere before returning in July/August.

There's still 5-6 colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common. I came across a new one a few days ago. I've not received a reply about that one yet.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: AndyW on February 27, 2012, 01:23:29 PM
Thanks for the response Ian - you are the proverbial mine of information!
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 27, 2012, 06:33:11 PM
It's just that I've checked for colour ringed Curlews for a good number of years now.

The oldest ringed one from 1991 is still around, present again this morning.

Left - Orange over yellow. Right - Black over yellow - 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 – March, once in April; 11th in 1995).  Since the team was disbanded at the University in late 2001, the few observations made were by the two of us, largely of the bird foraging on Seaton Common in autumn and winter.  You were last to report the bird, on Seaton Common on 22nd March 2008.   
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 02, 2012, 07:38:07 AM
A Mediterranean Gull with green colour coded darvic 'AHEL' was seen on Seaton Carew beach last night. Probably from Hamburg, Germany. Details sent off.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 02, 2012, 07:07:30 PM
Single colour ringed Avocet amongst 32 Avocets on Greenabella Marsh this afternoon. Left tibia - yellow over blue. Right tibia - lime over orange.

Ringed as pullus by Tees Ringing Group on Greenabella Marsh on 31st May 2010.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 05, 2012, 06:50:11 PM
Quote from: IanF on March 02, 2012, 07:38:07 AM
A Mediterranean Gull with green colour coded darvic 'AHEL' was seen on Seaton Carew beach last night. Probably from Hamburg, Germany. Details sent off.

A reply received today confirming it was ringed in Germany near Hamburg.

QuoteMediterranean Gull       Larus melanocephalus                     
Ring Number:   5350316 Helgoland      AHEL   ringed June 14 2008 pullus         
     Ringing Place: Pionierinsel Lühe / Landkreis Stade / Niedersachsen / Germany / 53° 35' N   09° 36' E                     
                     
                     
Datum   Beobachtungsort   Genauer   Beobachter   Koordinaten   Land   Trupp   
Finding Date   Finding place   County   Finder   Coordinates   Country   Flock   
                     
07 04 10   Rutland Water Nature Reserve   Leicestershire   Tim MacKrill   52 33 N -0 41 W   UK   AHLA as well   
07 04 10   Rutland Water Nature Reserve   Leicestershire   John Wright      UK      
08 04 10   Rutland Water Nature Reserve   Leicestershire   Tim MacKrill      UK   AHLA as well   
08 04 10   Rutland Water Nature Reserve   Leicestershire   John Wright      UK      
25 07 10   Blythburgh   Suffolk   Jon Gibbs   52 19 N 01 35 E   UK   32   
01 03 12   Seaton Carew, Hartlepool   Durham   David Harrison   54 40 N -1 11 W   UK      
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 05, 2012, 06:53:21 PM
Another colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common.

QuoteMany thanks for the colour-ring sighting of "RN GW" which was ringed as an adult on 29th August 2000 at Seal Sands. 

Last seen in December 2009 on Seaton Common, a site it has regularly frequented over high water in the past, where you recorded it in March 2008.  In autumn, the bird has been recorded at low tide feeding on Bran Sands and Seal Sands.  There has been no winter records of this bird away from Seaton Common to date.

Quote


On 24 February 2012 - An additional different colour ringed Curlew was present this morning.

Left tibia – red above black.    Left tarsus – large white

Right tibia –dark green above white
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 09, 2012, 07:43:06 AM
A Herring Gull with yellow darvic 1P2B was seen on Seaton Common by Dave Harrison on 2nd March 2012. It was with another colour ringed Herring Gull.

Ringed in Kings Lynn in October 2012.

QuoteHerring Gull
GF57156   3   29/10/2011    near Blackborough End, King's Lynn: 52°42'N 0°28'E (TF6714) (Norfolk)
1P2B   VV           02/03/2012    Seaton Common, nr Hartlepool: 54°39'N 1°11'W (NZ5328) (Hartlepool)   

242km NNW 125 days
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Michael_A on March 09, 2012, 07:02:23 PM
oops Ian 2012? ::)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 12, 2012, 11:21:24 PM
Quote from: Michael_A on March 09, 2012, 07:02:23 PM
oops Ian 2012? ::)

Well spotted. It was ringed October 2011!
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 12, 2012, 11:24:44 PM
Another result received today -

At 4.00pm on Friday 2nd March 2012 a 2nd winter Herring Gull with a red darvic bearing HR3T on left leg was seen on Seaton Common, Zinc Works Road, Seaton Carew, nr. Hartlepool by Dave Harrison.

It was ringed at Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex on 21st Nov 2009


http://www.ntgg.org.uk/map/GN86792 (http://www.ntgg.org.uk/map/GN86792)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Ray. Scott on March 22, 2012, 07:18:44 AM
For those interested, took this at Washington WWT yesterday. The ring reads E2 and there were 8 avocets present, this was the only one ringed.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: TobyAW on March 23, 2012, 01:20:24 PM
Of the 43 Avocets present on the saline lagoon yesterday 2 were colour ringed.

EG25238 - Red/Blue left,  Red/Red right
EG25239 - Yellow/Blue left, Lime/Orange right

Siblings 2/2 ringed on greenabella 31.5.10

Good evidence to show they travel/migrate in family groups as we had two siblings last year. Getting some great results back from this project so please keep an eye out for more colour ringed birds when you're out and about

T
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: TobyAW on March 23, 2012, 02:29:24 PM
Just got the ringing data back for the Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis report
Rung as a nestling on 25th May 2009 in the Parque Nacional de Donana, Spain
11/10/2009 seen outside Seville, Spain
1/12/2009 seen at the Parque Nacional de Donana, Spain
10/3/2011 seen outside Seville, Spain
7/12/2011 seen outside Seville, Spain
8/3/2012 first seen on Cowpen Marsh, Teesside
12/3/2012 ring read at RSPB Saltholme, Teesside
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Keith Ryan on March 23, 2012, 05:41:02 PM
Nice to see results of ringing.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: James Robson on March 23, 2012, 09:03:59 PM
"My guess would be that it is a bird that was ringed in Coto Doñana in Spain"
Do I get a prize then Toby?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: TobyAW on March 26, 2012, 01:22:51 PM
Unfortunately James if you were to get a prize then everyobody else would have to get one too. Will hopefully reward you all with some more cracking birds this year if that's ok? :)

Another of 2010's Avcets was on the tidal pool on Saturday evening

EG25229 - Yellow/Blue left, Lime/Niger right. 
Ringed as one of a brood of 3 on Saline Lagoon 17.5.10

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 30, 2012, 06:58:56 PM
A colour ringed Cormorant was at Crookfoot Reservoir this morning. It was swimming/feeding/flying within Cleveland but hauled itself out in County Durham  ;)

Orange darvic on left tarsus with black letters CP3. Metal BTO type ring on it's right tarsus - unread.

I've reported it to the BTO but it appears similar to those used in the UK.

I'll update this when/if I receive a response.

Edit: Update with ringing result -

QuoteThis individual (metal ring G1402) was ringed as a chick at Abberton Reservoir, Essex (OS TL9617) on the 14th May 2011, as part of a project coordinated by
Jez Blackburn here at the BTO. I have forwarded this to Jez for his records.

Since this time, I have received just one other report of this bird, also from Crookfoot Res. from Thomas Francis you mentioned from the 18th March 2012.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 06, 2012, 11:53:45 PM
There's now at least five colour ringed Avocets in the Greatham Creek area.

They were all ringed in the Greatham Creek area.

L     R
YB  LN - ringed 17/05/2010
RB  RB  - ringed 16/06/2010
YB  LO - ringed 31/05/2010 - seen mating today
RB  RR  - ringed 31/05/2010 - seen mating today
LB  LW - ringed 23/05/2011 - seen mating today
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 10, 2012, 01:12:35 PM
Reply received this morning -

This individual (metal ring G1402) was ringed as a chick at Abberton Reservoir, Essex (OS TL9617) on the 14th May 2011.


Quote from: IanF on March 30, 2012, 06:58:56 PM
A colour ringed Cormorant was at Crookfoot Reservoir this morning. It was swimming/feeding/flying within Cleveland but hauled itself out in County Durham  ;)

Orange darvic on left tarsus with black letters CP3. Metal BTO type ring on it's right tarsus - unread.

I've reported it to the BTO but it appears similar to those used in the UK.

I'll update this when/if I receive a response.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 10, 2012, 11:00:54 PM
I received a reply this evening to another colour ringed Curlew I saw on Seaton Common on 8th April 2012.
Quote
RW OG was ringed (BTO ring FC48905) on 29th July 1991 at Seal Sands and aged as an 'adult' (first summer or older). Prior to this winter RW OG was last recorded on 19th November 2009 when I observed it feeding at Seaton Common.  I've previously recorded this bird on only three occasions, twice on Bran Sands (14/12/00 & 12/09/07) and Seaton Common (13/12/00).
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: TobyAW on June 19, 2012, 08:13:14 AM
Saw a female Shelduck on the Tidal Pool sunday evening with yellow darvic and black KC. Details recieved this morning.

Hi Toby . Thanks again for letting me have details of this bird . Yellow kc was a new bird caught and ringed on the 29 Jan 2012 as a 5 f at seaton marshes Devon . This is the furthest north we have had one of our shelducks recorded s...o its a great record for the group . ( furthest south has been one to central France and Holland to the east ) since 2006 we have ringed 317 new shelduck on the axe estuary and have just recently started to colour ring them all with yellow darvics and black 2 letter codes . The strange bit is it was ringed at seaton marshes and got resighted at seaton carew 452 km NE maybe a home from home or can it read place names ! Neil
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on July 18, 2012, 04:02:45 PM
Black-tailed Godwit - Tidal Pool this morning.


Ring combination -

Left tibia – Large red above large dark green.

Right tibia – Large pale blue (possibly a very pale lime green) above a large white with a large black letter X.

Right tarsus – metal ring.


From the white ring with a black 'X' it can be traced to Iceland. Ringed between 1999-current

Details sent off.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: A McLee on July 19, 2012, 01:25:06 AM
Outside our area a little.
Adult Herring Gull at Whitby on 17/07/12. Yellow / orange ring with black lettering 1716.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 06, 2012, 07:57:39 PM
A ringing result rather than colour ringed.
On 28th April 2012 Dave Harrison came across the carcass of a ringed Fulmar on North Sands, Hartlepool. Ring No. 450756 Rigning scheme Reykjavik.

He's just received the results back.

It was ringed as a nestling on 1st August 1981 at Flatey, Breida Fjordur, Iceland making it around 31 years old when it died. The longevity record is 40yrs 10 months.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 14, 2012, 01:13:57 PM
Colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common this morning.

Left - tibia -RN - tarsus - W BTO metal ring
Right - tibia - GW   


QuoteRN GW which was ringed as an adult on 29th August 2000 at Seal Sands. This bird had was seen in December 2009 on Seaton Common, a site it has regularly frequented over high water in the past, where you recorded it in March 2008.  In autumn, the bird has been recorded at low tide feeding on Bran Sands and Seal Sands.  There has been no winter records of this bird away from Seaton Common to date.  Reported by you 24/02/2012.       
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 30, 2012, 11:10:03 AM
I just received a reply to this report. Ringed in Iceland 8th July 2005 as a breeding female.

QuoteThank you for this sighting and apologies for the late reply.


RG-LX was ringed a breeding female in N Iceland
(topline is ringing informations)


RG-LX 08.07.05 Road 808 to Arskogssandur near junct Road 82, Eyjafjordur, N Iceland
RG-LX 29.10.05 Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 31.10.05 Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 11.11.05 Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 12.11.05 Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 19.11.05 Bénance, SARZEAU, Marobhihan, France NW France
RG-LX 03.12.05 Fournevay, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 22.01.06 Pen en Toul, Larmor-Baden, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 24.01.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 19.02.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 21.02.06 Cantizac, Sene, Birttany, NW France
RG-LX 21.02.06 Cantizac, Sene, Birttany, NW France
RG-LX 02.03.06 Golfe du Morbihan, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 12.03.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 13.03.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 14.03.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 16.03.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 24.03.06 Pont, Noyalo, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 20.08.06 Pont Caden, LE-TOUR-DU-PARC,  NW France
RG-LX 23.09.06 Le Duer, Sarzeau, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 08.10.06 Pen en Toul, Larmor-Baden, Brittany, NW France
RG-LX 20.10.06 Bénance, SARZEAU, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 28.10.06 Bénance, SARZEAU, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 01.11.06 Bénance, SARZEAU, Marobhihan, France NW France
RG-LX 07.11.06 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 10.11.06 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 22.11.06 Bénance, SARZEAU, Marobhihan, France NW France
RG-LX 25.11.06 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 09.12.06 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 06.01.07 Bénance, SARZEAU, Marobhihan, France NW France
RG-LX 06.01.07 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 18.01.07 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, NW France
RG-LX 22.01.07 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, NW France
RG-LX 06.08.11 Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek, Teesmouth Nature Reserve, Cleveland, NE England
RG-LX 07.08.11 Teesmouth Nature Reserve, Cleveland, NE England
RG-LX 18.07.12 Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek, Billingham, Cleveland, NE England

Quote from: IanF on July 18, 2012, 04:02:45 PM
Black-tailed Godwit - Tidal Pool this morning.


Ring combination -

Left tibia – Large red above large dark green.

Right tibia – Large pale blue (possibly a very pale lime green) above a large white with a large black letter X.

Right tarsus – metal ring.


From the white ring with a black 'X' it can be traced to Iceland. Ringed between 1999-current

Details sent off.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: AKinghorn on August 30, 2012, 08:58:57 PM
Interestingly I today received news of a Black-tailed Godwit I had at Saltholme back in 2009:

O//Bm
GG//
22/08/2009
Wigeon Hide, Montrose Basin, NE Scotland
NO6757
EL97261
Juvenile. Ringed today

O//Bm
GG//
13/09/2009
Rossie Spit, Montrose Basin
NO7056
RD
Sighting

O//Bm
GG//
04/11/2009
Westerton, c15km west of Montrose Basin
NO5451
Chris McGuigan
Sighting. Only single green ring reported

O//Bm
GG//
28/11/2009
RSPB Saltholme Bird Reserve, County Durham
NZ504229
Andrew Kinghorn
Sighting. Only single green ring reported

O//Bm
GG//
04/08/2012
Snettisham, Wash, Norfolk
Nick Moran
Sighting
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 04, 2012, 02:14:11 PM
Another colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit was on the bottom tank this morning seen from the Phil Stead Hide. I've not tracked it down yet, though it's been reported to the BTO.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 07, 2012, 02:30:18 PM
Quote from: IanF on September 04, 2012, 02:14:11 PM
Another colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit was on the bottom tank this morning seen from the Phil Stead Hide. I've not tracked it down yet, though it's been reported to the BTO.

A preliminary update from the IWSG is that it was ringed at Montrose, Scotland. Full details to follow.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 07, 2012, 05:51:34 PM
Quote from: IanF on September 04, 2012, 02:14:11 PM
Another colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit was on the bottom tank this morning seen from the Phil Stead Hide. I've not tracked it down yet, though it's been reported to the BTO.

I've just received full details from the ringer. It was ringed only two weeks ago!
Quote
B//Bm GO//
23/08/2012
Ythan Estuary, NE Scotland (at mouth on beach)
 
EX57388
Juvenile. Ringed today. Photographs

28/08/2012
Machar Pool, Ythan Estuary
 
Moray Souter
Resighting

04/09/2012
RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, Cleveland.UK.
NZ5228
Ian Forrest
Resighting. PHOTOGRAPHS
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 27, 2012, 08:06:01 PM
A single colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common this morning.

QuoteRinged Seal Sands 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 – March, once in April; 11th in 1995).  Since our team was disbanded at the University in late 2001, the few observations made were by the two of us, largely of the bird foraging on Seaton Common in autumn and winter.  You were last to report the bird, on Seaton Common on 22nd March 2008. Then again on 27/02/2012, 13/04/2012 and now 27/09/2012.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 02, 2012, 09:54:12 AM
Two other colour ringed Curlew were present on 28/09/2012

RN GW - ringed 29/08/2000 on Seal Sands and a regular each winter.

RG GN - ringed 21/07/2012 on Seal Sands - one of 36 Curlew ringed that day.

OY NY was present as well.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Simon Elliott on October 07, 2012, 09:25:19 AM
Hi,

I photographed a colour-ringed curlew at Parton Rocks yesterday (6.10.12). The colours were:

Right leg: light blue or light green over black above the 'knee'
Left leg: Black over yellow above the 'knee', white below, with an additional metal ring around 'ankle'

Sorry I'm unable to process the photos at the moment, and the files are too large to post un-processed. Is this a regular?

Regards

Simon Elliott
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 07, 2012, 12:25:34 PM
You get quite a few Curlew on Parton Rocks and in the harbour. I was over there today and saw a few but no colour ringed ones. The large white ring below the knee on the left leg shows it was ringed on Seal Sands.

It's not a combination I've come across before so it's well worth reporting to the BTO or to Robin Ward - email details on the cr-birding web site.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: JLC on October 10, 2012, 05:41:09 PM
Sanderling on Coatham beach today.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 12, 2012, 10:29:44 PM
Quote from: JLC on October 10, 2012, 05:41:09 PM
Sanderling on Coatham beach today.

Have you reported this bird to the BTO?

Looks like there are 2-3 schemes it could come from with having the green flag. Maybe Netherlands or Norway. I've not seen any colour ringed ones yet this Autumn though there were three large metal ringed Sanderling at Newburn Bridge this afternoon - plus ringed Redshank x2, Knot x1, Ringed Plover x2. Plus a few Oystercatchers with rings - can't read them of course.


As an aside it may be of interest to others as well that a colour ringed Little Stint was seen on Tidal Pool in September by two club members. The combination shows it's from Norway, probably Spitsbergen. They couldn't read the letter code. Two others from Norway were also recorded on the east coast well south of us.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 12, 2012, 10:34:05 PM
A colour ringed Curlew was on the Headland this afternoon on the rocks below Albion Terrace.

I believe it's one of 46 ringed in July 2012 on Seal Sands.

A couple of other new ones have turned up on Seaton Common over the last week as well. All locally ringed - details to follow.


A Norwegian metal ringed Black-headed Gull has been in the pump station car park at Seaton Carew the last few days. I think Dave Harrison may have some of the details. It was there again today but only partially readable --5512--
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: JLC on October 13, 2012, 05:17:32 PM
 Sanderling Coatham.
Thanks Ian. Yes, now reported to BTO. I will post any information received.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Simon Elliott on October 15, 2012, 03:57:57 PM
Hi Ian,

The curlew is the same bird I saw at the Headland posted earlier in this thread. I've developed the photos now and reported to the BTO as suggested.

Cheers

Simon
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: JLC on October 15, 2012, 05:34:53 PM
Sanderling Coatham

I have had information from Jeroen Reneerkens of the IWSG about the colour ringed sanderling seen at Coatham on 10/10/12
The bird was ringed in Iceland on 22/05/11
It had previously been observed at Marske, 5 times between March and August this year.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 17, 2012, 10:20:04 AM
A few results from the colour ringed Curlew that have been on Seaton Common over the last few weeks -

Quote
The original ringing details of the individual birds, all captured at Seal Sands are as follows:

OY NY sighted Seaton Common 11/10/2012 was ringed as a juvenile on 7th September 1991
RY GR sighted Seaton Common 15/10/2012 was ringed as an adult on 6th March 1992
RW RW sighted Seaton Common 11/10/2012 was ringed as adult on 22nd July 1994
WR WR sighted Seaton Common 11/10/2012 was ringed as an adult on 21st July 1997
RN GW sighted Seaton Common 05/10/2012 was ringed as an adult on 29th August 2000
GY WN sighted Seaton Common 11/10/2012 was ringed as adult on 16th July 2001
RG GN sighted Seaton Common 12/10/2012 was ringed as an adult on 21st July 2012
NY GN sighted Hartlepool Headland 12/10/2012 was ringed as an adult on 21st July 2012

Further  information on their subsequent re-sightings to follow shortly.   

Your re-sighting and photo confirmation of RW RW is particularly exciting as it was seen earlier this year at Nosterfield, North Yorkshire, having not been seen since it was originally ringed!
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Eddie H on October 20, 2012, 09:30:11 AM
Where abouts on the BTO site do report ringed birds, I've scoured the site and have came up blank.

  Want to report the Ringed Shag I photographed earlier this week.

Cheers Eddie
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 20, 2012, 09:46:39 PM
Here's the page to complete for Shags/Cormorants - http://blx1.bto.org/euring/lang/pages/colourform.jsp?coord=stuart.newson@bto.org

Just fill in all the appropriate boxes.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 21, 2012, 01:22:49 PM
Two colour ringed Purple Sandpipers on Heugh Breakwater this morning. Both birds previous visitors in 2011.

One with green flag CAT

QuotePurple Sandpiper -

Ring no : Stavanger 8B09900
Flag CAT ( Left tarsus : metal. Left tibia : orange colour ring.  Right tibia: lime flag engraved with three black letters CAT.)
Age/sex/biometrics: F2K+ (female, hatched 2009 or before)
Ringing date: 07.06.2010, 16 hrs.
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringers: Ole Edvard Torland and  Kjell Mork Soot

Second one, couldn't read the flag but full metal ring read from photos - 8B10179

QuotePurple Sandpiper -

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: 2K+  male/ 2cy+ male (hatched 2009 or before). Wing 126mm. Weight 63,1g.  Bill 28,9 mm.
Ringing date: 13.06.2010, 21 hrs.  Observed same place 05.09.2010, 18 hrs (Kjell Mork Soot))
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Ole Edgar Torland

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Eddie H on October 22, 2012, 02:05:45 PM
Shag with rings reported to BTO
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Eddie H on October 23, 2012, 10:48:42 AM
Photographed a Rock Pipit over the weekend, on the wall of the Heugh.

It has a silver ring on it lower right leg. No number eligible.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Eddie H on October 24, 2012, 02:41:27 PM
Details of the Shag with white ring with lettering FTC ........

  From May Island, Firth of Forth. Ringed as chicks on 05/06/12, in a brood of 2. 
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 27, 2012, 07:37:57 AM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull - red ring with white lettering 3 . 7 - present at Seaton Carew in December 2011 was back in the pump station car park yesterday. Seen by Dave Harrison.

Ringed 30/11/2009 in Amsterdam.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Richard Green on November 01, 2012, 02:58:20 PM
Just reporting in this thread

5 juvenile Mute Swans and 2 adult Mute Swans on Locke Park boating lake, One of the adults Red ringed Y652.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Ray. Scott on November 15, 2012, 12:42:33 PM
Photographed this purple sandpiper yesterday at Hartlepool Headland.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 15, 2012, 06:10:51 PM
Quote from: Ray. Scott on November 15, 2012, 12:42:33 PM
Photographed this purple sandpiper yesterday at Hartlepool Headland.

EJT is one of the ones I saw there on 21st October. All being well it should stay the winter. CAT was also present that day.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on November 18, 2012, 02:26:42 PM
The colour ringed Sanderling, left leg=metal ring on tibia,yellow over green on tarsus and right leg=green flag on tibia and yellow over white on tarsus, which has previously been seen at Marske and Coatham, was on the beach at Saltburn this morning.

It was rung at Sandgeroi, Iceland on 22-5-2011

There was also a colour ringed Oystercatcher at Saltburn that will have been ringed in Aberdeen but I haven't got the full inscription of the colour ring yet to be able to get any specific ringing data back.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Simon Elliott on November 25, 2012, 10:02:08 AM
The colour-ringed Curlew at Hartlepool Headland referred to in Ian's post of October 10th was 'NY/GN', metal ring no. FH48628 ringed by the Tees Ringing Group on 21 July at Seal Sands. 
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 17, 2012, 07:53:02 PM
Colour ringed BH Gull '3.7' was behind the King Cod chippy again today. Same spot it was in last winter.

QuoteRinging data
Arnhem   .3691859   R-37   Kokmeeuw   Larus ridibundus
   Leeftijd & geslacht  :   1 kj / 1 cy   man / male
   Ringdatum        :    30-11-2009
   Ringplaats        :    amsterdam, oosterpark   5221.37   N   455.17   E
   Ringer           :    Frank Majoor
   Opmerkingen        :
Recoveries
Melddatum   Meldplaats                  Melder
1-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Dennis Seijts
4-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
7-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Hannah Jansen
10-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
18-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
23-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
24-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
28-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Rob Voesten
29-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
31-12-2009   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
9-1-2010   amsterdam, artis   5.222,00   N   454,51   E   kleurring afgelezen   Willem van der Waal
11-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
12-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
19-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
20-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Guus van Duin
23-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
24-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Willem van der Waal
25-2-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Frank Majoor
10-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Jan Zorgdrager
12-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
13-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Frank Majoor
16-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
17-3-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
6-4-2010   amsterdam, oosterpark   5.221,37   N   455,17   E   kleurring afgelezen   Ruud Altenburg
17-12-2011   seaton carew, hartlepool, ENGELAND   5.439,34   N   111,12   W   kleurring afgelezen   Ian Forrest
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 28, 2012, 07:45:26 PM
A metal ringed BH Gull was at Warrior Park this morning - 6415117 RIKSMUSEUM STOCKHOLM

The same bird was seen in Seaton Carew November 2011 and on 17th December 2012 at Warrior Park by Dave Harrison.


Edit - I managed to locate the ringing report from last year. It was ringed in Malmo Sweden on 27/03/2005.

QuoteSpecies:   Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus           Scheme:   SVS            Ring no:   6415117


Ringing details
Age: 6  Sex: unknown  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -
Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: -  Act2: -

Ringing date: 27-Mar-2005 
Reg code: ---  Place code: ---  Site name: Pildammparken, Malmo, Malmöhus, Sweden
County code: SV51  Grid ref:    Co-ords: 55deg 35min N  13deg 0min E
Hab1: --  Hab2:

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Stockholm, -11
Finding details
Ring not verified  Age: 4  Sex: -  Sex meth: -
Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: A  Act2: -

Finding date: 04-Nov-2011 
Reg code: SCA  Place code: SCA  Site name: Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Hartlepool
County code: GBHAR  Grid ref: NZ5229   Co-ords: 54deg 39min N  1deg 12min W
Hab1: F2  Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 89:28  Movement: --
Sight record by a ringer    Field Record
Remarks:

Duration: 2413 days    Distance: 909 km    Direction: 264deg (W)
Finder: Mr D Clayton, 2181
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 28, 2012, 08:19:35 PM
Great Black Backed Gull colour ring JY473 seen by Dave Harrison at Jacksons Landing on 23rd Dec 2012 was ringed as a chick in Denmark on 30.06.2012 - details below.
Quote

Last CR-Code Black ring with white code: JY473 LBM;RBNW(JY473)
Ringing Centre Copenhagen (Denmark) Ring number 3M1473
Species Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus  
Date Place Coordinates Days Distance Direction
30.06 2012   Græsholm W, Hirsholmene, Frederikshavn, Nordjylland, Denmark 57°29'25"N 010°36'15"E ----- ----- ---
23.12 2012   Jacksons Landing, Hartlepool, Cleveland., Cleveland, Great Britain 54°41'21"N 001°12'14"W 176 795  
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 29, 2012, 12:31:07 PM
A colour ringed Herring Gull was seen by Dave Harrison at Seaton Reach on 6th December 2012 - orange darvic 2227.

Same bird was present in the same place on 11th February 2012.
Quote
1. Herring Gull with orange ring 2227 was ringed on the 30th January 2009 on Seamer Carr landfill, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire (grid ref TA038820, 54.13N, 0.24W) as an adult with metal BTO ring number GC65790. I have received no other sightings of this bird since it was ringed.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 30, 2012, 06:11:10 PM
Colour ringed Med. Gull seen in Jacksons Landing on 07/12/2012 by Dave Harrison - red darvic PKH8

Ringed as a 3 yr breeding male in Poland on 20/05/2011.

Quote
Id Date   Rings Species Place Informer

1907114 20/05/2011  FN 41873
RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
POLAND (ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE) Zbigniew Kajzer
3753958 07/12/2012  RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus Hartlepool Marina
UNITED KINGDOM (CLEVELAND) Nicholas Ian Forrest
David Harrison

Ringing Data -
Type of ring or other mark  metal ring [MET]
Ringing scheme  GDAŃSK/VARSOVIA (GDAŃSK, PLG) [GDAŃSK]
Background color of ring or other mark   
The number of the ring or other mark  FN 41873
Ring or other mark information  ring added


  • Type of ring or other mark  legring (numbered) [NOG]
    Ringing scheme   
    Background color of ring or other mark  red  
    The number of the ring or other mark  PKH8
    Ring or other mark information  ring added



    • Date  20/05/2011
      Accuracy of date  date accurate

    • Time (hour and minute)   
      Species  Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus [LARMEL]
      Description of bird
      (only if species unknown)   
      Sex  male [M]
      Age  after 3rd calendar year [PO3]
      Plumage   
      Status of bird  nesting [JAJ]
      Condition of bird  alive and probably healthy - observed or released by ringer [ŻYWOB]
      Circumstances  controlled (caught and released by ringer) [25]

      Place  BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
      Country  POLAND [PL]
      Province  ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE [ZP] 
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 31, 2012, 04:03:55 PM
Colour ringed Herring Gull - Jacksons Landing, Hartlepool orange darvic RU8T on 6th December 2012 found by Dave Harrison.

Quote
This is a first sighting of this bird ringed at Rainham Landfill Site on 17/12/11.


We will load this onto our web site shortly where you will be able to view a map and details of this and any further sightings.


http://www.ntgg.org.uk/map/GR30333
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 31, 2012, 06:45:25 PM
Colour ringed Herring Gull - red darvic FX8T - Kirkham Rocks, Hartlepool Headland 12/11/2012 found by Dave Harrison.


Ringed 10/03/2012 Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex

Other sighting – 19/03/2012 Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea, Essex.

----
Quote
We will load FX8T on the web site at:

http://www.ntgg.org.uk/map/GR58270

A second sighting of this bird.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 02, 2013, 04:55:03 PM
Colour ringed Cormorant at Ward Jackson Park on 31st December 2012 and still present on 1st January 2013. Orange Darvic with black letters S|H. Seen by Dave Harrison.


S|H (metal ring 5238308) was ringed as a chick at Abberton reservoir on the 30th May 2005.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 03, 2013, 12:23:14 PM
Black-headed Gull ring 6J-2098 found by Dave at Warrior Park, Seaton Carew on 06/11/2012.

Ringed Sprogø, Korsør, Denmark on 08/06/2011.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 11, 2013, 11:16:04 AM
On 16th December 2012 a colour ringed Herring Gull with an orange darvic on it's left leg with 1388 was seen on Seaton Common, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool by Dave Harrison.

It was ringed Isle of May, Fife, Scotland 6th July 2001.

QuoteHerring gull with orange colour ring 1388 was originally ringed on the 6th July 2001 on the Isle of May, Fife (NT6599) as a nestling in the colony there. It has metal BTO ring number GA24241. We then caught this individual on Ellington road landfill, near Ashington, Northumberland (NZ2689) on the 10th March 2005, and the colour ring was added. Since then I have received no sightings of this bird until now, so it is interesting that it is still alive and well. 

Interestingly this is the first sighting from Ellington road landfill to Seaton Common (previous sightings have been at Seaton Sluice and Longscare Rocks). We have had several movements to and from the Isle of May from both Ellington Road and from Scarborough, where most of our birds have now been ringed.



Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 12, 2013, 02:01:09 PM
A colour ringed Herring Gull was seen on Seaton Meadows landfill this morning by Dave Harrison.

Right leg - white over dark green over lime.

Left leg - metal ring above knee.


Same bird was present at Seaton Reach on 11/02/2012.

The combination fits with gulls ringed over 20 yrs ago at Seaton Carew however an additional colour ring on the left leg must have fallen off over the years so the bird can't be fully identified from the colour rings. The metal ring should have four large numbers repeated twice which can be read from a distance. If anyone see's the bird could they try to read the numbers. They couldn't be read when it was seen today and last Feb.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 17, 2013, 04:04:05 PM
A colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull bearing a yellow darvic with H58 was found by Dave Harrison on 26/12/12 at Cowpen Bewley by the tip.

It was ringed as a nestling 28/06/10 at Badbea, Berriedale, Highland, Scotland.

This is the first recorded sighting of this bird and the first one recorded from this scheme.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 22, 2013, 07:17:10 PM
A colour ringed Great Black-backed Gull was found by Dave Harrison on Kirkham Rocks, Hartlepool with black darvic JP307.

It was ringed as a nestling 29/07/2011 at HUSHOLMEN FROHOLMAN, Bjarkøy, Troms, Norway. Having travelled 1844 km.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 27, 2013, 05:45:04 PM
A colour ringed Great Black Backed Gull was at Seaton Reach on 26/01/13 black ring with JP618. Found by Dave Harrison.

It was ringed as a pullus 28/06/2012 at Mandal, sourthen Norway.
Quote
CR-Code Black ring with white code: JP618 LBNW(JP618);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 3039018
Species Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus

Date   Place   Coordinates   Observers   Days/km/°
28.06 2012   Udøyfjorden Eldeholmen, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway    57°59'08"N 007°35'00"E   Jørgensen, FinnWiblemo-Jørgensen, Gordon   -
17.07 2012   Udøyfjorden Eldeholmen, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway    57°59'08"N 007°35'00"E   Jørgensen, Finn   19/0/0
26.01 2013   Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Cleveland, Great Britain    54°40'11"N 001°11'25"W   Harrison, David   212/654/239
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 27, 2013, 06:38:54 PM
A colour ringed Herring Gull orange darvic VM5T was also at Seaton Reach on 26/01/13.


Ringed Pitsea, Essex 20/11/2010.

Only other sighting was 18/02/2012 Sandshamn, Sande, More and Romsdal, NORWAY
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 27, 2013, 07:10:38 PM
Colour-ringed Black-headed Gull - red darvic 3.7 was at Warrior Park this afternoon. Last seen at Seaton Reach 17/12/2012.

Ringed Amsterdam 01/12/2009
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 28, 2013, 01:59:33 PM
A colour ringed Med. Gull was found by Dave Harrison at Seaton Reach on 26/01/2013. Red darvic PNT6

Ringed 30/05/2012 at Gdansk, Poland.

QuoteRecord details

Type of ring or other mark      metal ring [MET]
Ringing scheme      GDAŃSK/VARSOVIA (GDAŃSK, PLG) [GDAŃSK]
Background color of ring or other mark      
The number of the ring or other mark      FS 02011
Ring or other mark information      ring added


  • Type of ring or other mark      legring (numbered) [NOG]
    Ringing scheme      
    Background color of ring or other mark      red
    The number of the ring or other mark      PNT6
    Ring or other mark information      ring added


  • Date      30/05/2012
    Accuracy of date      date accurate

  • Time (hour and minute)      

    Species      Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus [LARMEL]
    Description of bird
    (only if species unknown)      
    Sex      female [F]
    Age      after 2nd calendar year [PO2]
    Plumage      

    Status of bird      nesting [JAJ]
    Condition of bird      alive and probably healthy - observed or released by ringer [ŻYWOB]
    Circumstances      controlled (caught and released by ringer) [25]

    Place      ZB.TOPOLA, TOPOLA
    Country      POLAND [PL]
    Province      DOLNOŚLĄSKIE [DO]
    Coordinates
    (above degrees and decimals,
    below degrees/minutes/seconds)      
    Latitude         Longitude   
    Map   
       
    50.292546°      16.545340°
    50°17'33.2''N   
    16°32'43.2''E   
    Accuracy of coordinates      accurate to the given coordinates


  • Time from ringing      0 days
    Distance from ringing place      0 km
    Direction from ringing place      0.00°

    Moved before the encounter      moved by water [WODA]
    Manipulated      normal, not manipulated bird [-]
    Ring or other mark of first partner
    Type of ring or other mark      metal ring [MET]
    Ringing scheme      GDAŃSK/VARSOVIA (GDAŃSK, PLG) [GDAŃSK]
    Background color of ring or other mark      
    The number of the ring or other mark      FN 74299
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 03, 2013, 06:36:27 PM
Black-headed Gull today at Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew - white J4Y7 - seen by Dave Harrison.

Ringed 01/04/2000 at Oslo, Norway.

QuoteLast CR-Code White ring with black code: J4Y7 LBWN(J4Y7);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 6174134
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age 3 cy+ Date 01.04 2000 (09:--) Accurate to the day
Place Frognerparken, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°55'33"N 010°42'13"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Ringer(s)

Colour mark put on: White ring with black code: J4Y7 LBWN(J4Y7);RBM
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Male Age 3 cy+ Date 27.03 2012 (08:--) Accurate to the day
Place Vaterland, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'49"N 010°45'30"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Biometrical Head + bill: 83,0 - Wing length: 316 - Weight: 270 -
Observers Lome, Carsten -
4378 Days, 3 km, 113°

Species Unknown species

Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 04.04 2012 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Rådhusplassen, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'39"N 010°43'58"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Sandøy, John -
4386 Days, 2 km, 135°

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 23.07 2012 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Aker Brygge, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'35"N 010°43'38"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Le Gall, Olivier -
4496 Days, 2 km, 143°

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 03.02 2013 (15:15) Accurate to the day
Place Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew, Durham, Great Britain - 54°40'20"N 001°11'17"W
Additional information Alive and well on beach with large number of other gulls. Bathing and roosting. Refuse tip nearby.
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Harrison, David -
4691 Days, 921 km, 235°
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 05, 2013, 06:37:42 PM
Another find by Dave.

Colour ringed Herring Gull, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool - orange darvic left leg 1342 - was roosting in amongst a large number of gulls on the beach at Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew at 10.00am on 26th January 2013.

Quote
Herring Gull with orange ring 2013 was ringed on the 30th November 2007 on Seamer Carr landfill, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire (TA038820) as a first winter bird, with metal BTO ring number GN78429. There have been no other sightings of this bird since it was ringed.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 19, 2013, 06:51:48 AM
A GBB Gull on Seaton Common yesterday – ringed south Norway in 2011.

Quote

CR-Code Black ring with white code: JP120 LBNW(JP120);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 3031770
Species Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus
Sex Unknown Age Pullus Date 04.07 2011 (23:--) Accurate to the day
Place Udvaare, Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway - 57°58'49"N 007°12'41"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Ringer(s) Helberg, Morten - Jørgensen, Finn - Wiblemo-Jørgensen, Gordon -

Species Unknown species

Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 18.02 2013 (10:15) Accurate to the day
Place Seaton Common, Seaton Carew, Durham, Great Britain - 54°38'35"N 001°11'07"W
Additional information Roosting with several hundred gulls on salt marsh near landfill site. Viewed by telescope.
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Harrison, David -
595 Days, 637 km, 237°

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on February 21, 2013, 08:44:26 PM
A colour ringed Oystercatcher first seen at Saltburn in November last year was again at Saltburn on Saturday 16th February 2013.
It has a White colour ring which should read P46, however the outer coating of the ring is starting to break down and only P4 is legible.
I did manage to read the metal ring and this is FH08473 and was rung as a pullus on the library roof of Aberdeen University (294km away) on the 19th June 2009.
This is the first sighting of it anywhere since been rung.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 21, 2013, 10:11:35 PM
Quote from: Damian on February 21, 2013, 08:44:26 PM
A colour ringed Oystercatcher first seen at Saltburn in November last year was again at Saltburn on Saturday 16th February 2013.
It has a White colour ring which should read P46, however the outer coating of the ring is starting to break down and only P4 is legible.
I did manage to read the metal ring and this is FH08473 and was rung as a pullus on the library roof of Aberdeen University (294km away) on the 19th June 2009.
This is the first sighting of it anywhere since been rung.

Great find!
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 21, 2013, 10:15:31 PM
A colour ringed Curlew that I've not seen before was on Seaton Common this morning. OW WY.

It was ringed on Seal Sands in July 1997.

QuoteOW WY was ringed at Seal Sands on 21st July 1997 and aged as at least one year. It was last reported on 24th August 2006 at Seal Sands. Previous sightings to that show it was/is a regular wintering bird that can return as early as early July in some years, departing after mid February. All sightings show it to be a bird that often foraged on Seal Sands and Seaton Common.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 01, 2013, 05:13:15 PM
A colour ringed Purple Sandpiper was on the beach on the Headland this morning in company with three other Purple Sandpipers. It has a green flag with EUH. It's turned up each winter for the each year since it was ringed 02/09/2011 at Svalbard / Spitzbergen.

It was also seen here by John Bridges on 17/02/2013.

Video clip - http://youtu.be/MrUKy9UlcHE (http://youtu.be/MrUKy9UlcHE)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: lukeh on March 03, 2013, 07:51:30 AM
This colour ringed curlew was on Hartlepool Headland. It had a yellow ring above a blue one on its left leg. What does this mean?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 03, 2013, 09:38:09 AM
The ring on it's left tarsus or 'ankle' looks to be white rather than blue. It's probably due to being in shadow that it looks a little blue. A large white ring on the left leg tarsus is the indicator ring for Curlew ringed on Seal Sands over the last 20-30 years.

Two rings are placed on each tibia. I can only see one yellow ring so it may have lost one or more. It maybe worth reporting to the BTO still though I suspect they won't be able to trace the year it was ringed. However yellow rings have a tendency to lose colour over the years. This being such a vibrant colour still I wouldn't be surprised if was ringed last year or at elast the last 2-3 years.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: lukeh on March 03, 2013, 10:15:01 AM
Thanks Ian
Luke
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 03, 2013, 02:34:19 PM
No problem. I can't quite decide whether there's a back ring above the yellow one or whether it's just the leg in shadow.

If it is black over yellow then the right leg may have green over black as I saw that bird on the Headland on 10/12/2012. It was ringed on Seal Sands on 21/07/2012.

Quite a few Curlew moved away from the coast after they arrived and are now turning up back there again before they head back to their breeding areas. It's Happening at Seaton Common as well.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: lukeh on March 03, 2013, 08:18:15 PM
It does looks like it has a black ring above the yellow one to me.
Thanks again Ian,
Luke
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 07, 2013, 07:29:17 PM
Looks like the same bird was present this morning. Definitely NY GN back again.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 15, 2013, 07:31:20 PM
Quote from: IanF on February 03, 2013, 06:36:27 PM
Black-headed Gull today at Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew - white J4Y7 - seen by Dave Harrison.

Ringed 01/04/2000 at Oslo, Norway.

QuoteLast CR-Code White ring with black code: J4Y7 LBWN(J4Y7);RBM
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 6174134
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age 3 cy+ Date 01.04 2000 (09:--) Accurate to the day
Place Frognerparken, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°55'33"N 010°42'13"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Ringer(s)

Colour mark put on: White ring with black code: J4Y7 LBWN(J4Y7);RBM
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Male Age 3 cy+ Date 27.03 2012 (08:--) Accurate to the day
Place Vaterland, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'49"N 010°45'30"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Biometrical Head + bill: 83,0 - Wing length: 316 - Weight: 270 -
Observers Lome, Carsten -
4378 Days, 3 km, 113°

Species Unknown species

Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 04.04 2012 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Rådhusplassen, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'39"N 010°43'58"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Sandøy, John -
4386 Days, 2 km, 135°

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 23.07 2012 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Aker Brygge, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59°54'35"N 010°43'38"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Le Gall, Olivier -
4496 Days, 2 km, 143°

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Age Age unknown Date 03.02 2013 (15:15) Accurate to the day
Place Seaton Reach, Seaton Carew, Durham, Great Britain - 54°40'20"N 001°11'17"W
Additional information Alive and well on beach with large number of other gulls. Bathing and roosting. Refuse tip nearby.
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Harrison, David -
4691 Days, 921 km, 235°

Present this afternoon at Seaton Carew in the car park behind the Almighty Cod.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 15, 2013, 07:37:03 PM
At Warrior Park, Seaton Carew this morning. Herring Gull blue darvic orange letters HXT.

Quote
12/12/09 SGD Gloucester Landfill Site, nr Hempsted, Gloucestershire. 51.51N 02.16W O5  
Sighted  15/01/10 JDS Gloucester Landfill Site, nr Hempsted,  Gloucestershire (34 days) S* 11
Sighted  15/03/13 IF Warrior Park Drive, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool (321 km, NNE, 3 yrs   93days)


     
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: AKinghorn on March 17, 2013, 02:19:27 PM
Saw what is presumably the same bird on Seaton Common just Friday gone.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 24, 2013, 01:48:13 PM
33 Avocets on Saline Lagoon this morning. Two colour ringed birds. YB LO and RB RR both ringed locally on 31/05/2010.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 28, 2013, 01:37:23 PM
This bird ring no. 6415117 was back at Warrior Park this morning.

Quote from: IanF on December 28, 2012, 07:45:26 PM
A metal ringed BH Gull was at Warrior Park this morning - 6415117 RIKSMUSEUM STOCKHOLM

The same bird was seen in Seaton Carew November 2011 and on 17th December 2012 at Warrior Park by Dave Harrison.


Edit - I managed to locate the ringing report from last year. It was ringed in Malmo Sweden on 27/03/2005.

QuoteSpecies:   Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus           Scheme:   SVS            Ring no:   6415117


Ringing details
Age: 6  Sex: unknown  Sex meth: -  P.ringed: -  P.alive: -  Condition: -
Colour marks added: -  Metal marks added: -  Act1: -  Act2: -

Ringing date: 27-Mar-2005 
Reg code: ---  Place code: ---  Site name: Pildammparken, Malmo, Malmöhus, Sweden
County code: SV51  Grid ref:    Co-ords: 55deg 35min N  13deg 0min E
Hab1: --  Hab2:

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Remarks:

Ringer: Stockholm, -11
Finding details
Ring not verified  Age: 4  Sex: -  Sex meth: -
Colour marks added: -    Metal marks added: -    Act1: A  Act2: -

Finding date: 04-Nov-2011 
Reg code: SCA  Place code: SCA  Site name: Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Hartlepool
County code: GBHAR  Grid ref: NZ5229   Co-ords: 54deg 39min N  1deg 12min W
Hab1: F2  Hab2: G2

Biometrics: Wing: -- mm.   Weight: -- g.   Time: --hrs

Finding condition: 89:28  Movement: --
Sight record by a ringer    Field Record
Remarks:

Duration: 2413 days    Distance: 909 km    Direction: 264deg (W)
Finder: Mr D Clayton, 2181
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 28, 2013, 01:45:27 PM
Colour ringed Curlew - GO GN was on Seaton Snook still this morning.

Ringed on Seal Sands 21/07/2012.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 29, 2013, 01:06:10 PM
Another couple of colour ringed Curlew that are still around.

Today - RN GW - ringed Seal Sands 29/08/2000

24/04/2013 - OY NY - ringed Seal Sands 07/09/1991 - the oldest one I've seen this winter.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 15, 2013, 06:09:34 PM
Two additional colour ringed Avocets on Saline Lagoon this afternoon.

LB LW - ringed locally 23/05/2011

RB RL - ringed locally EG25448 ringed on saline 13.6.11
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on August 11, 2013, 11:38:03 AM
Hi, the photograph of a Robin attached was recently taken in Middlesbrough, near James Cook Hospital. Unfortunately I haven't been able to confirm if the Robin's right leg has a plastic or metal ring on it. I was wondering if anyone was aware of a colour ringing scheme currently ongoing in the area?

Cheers,
Adam
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 13, 2013, 07:53:45 AM
Quote from: Adam J on August 11, 2013, 11:38:03 AM
Hi, the photograph of a Robin attached was recently taken in Middlesbrough, near James Cook Hospital. Unfortunately I haven't been able to confirm if the Robin's right leg has a plastic or metal ring on it. I was wondering if anyone was aware of a colour ringing scheme currently ongoing in the area?

Cheers,
Adam

They do look like colour rings. Was it a colour ring on the left leg as well or is it just the light catching the metal ring?

I've not seen or heard of any local schemes though there are a couple listed on cr-birding - http://www.cr-birding.be/cr-EuropeanRobin.htm - though not an exact match.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 13, 2013, 07:56:49 AM
A colour ringed Curlew was back on Seaton Common last night.

It was ringed on Seal Sands in July 2012.

I first saw it on the Common in Sept 2012 and throughout the winter. I last saw it in March 2013 before it disappeared for the summer.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 13, 2013, 08:08:32 AM
A poor year for Avocet breeding with just three chicks ringed in June this year. I've only seen one other un-ringed chick locally. Another four un-ringed fledged chicks with two adults recently appeared but it's likely they bred elsewhere and have just flown in on passage.

Group photo taken in July.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 23, 2013, 12:14:26 PM
A colour ringed Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit has been present on Tidal Pool the last two days. Part of a flock of around 42 birds present over high tide.

Left tibia - lime above yellow
Right tibia - yellow above dark green flag

I sent off the report last night and received a response first thing this morning!

It was ringed on the Tagus Estuary, Portugal as an adult female in February 2008.

Video - http://t.co/RWV8nkF6rf

QuoteThank you so much for reporting this colour-ringed godwit and for the very nice photo and video.

It is indeed one of the godwits we've colour-ringed in Portugal and I believe the ring on top of the left tibia is Lime Green.
LY-YGflag was ringed as an adult female (top line is ringing) and has been recorded since at:

21.02.08 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
28.02.08 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
09.03.08 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
13.03.08 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
02.05.08 Alftafjordur, Hofn, E Ice
13.11.08 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
18.12.08 Barreiro South, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
04.01.09 Barreiro South, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
05.01.09 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
10.01.09 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
22.02.09 Corroios Mill Island, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.02.09 Seixal, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
25.10.09 Alhos Vedros (Gas Station), Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
29.11.09 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
15.01.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
20.01.10 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
21.01.10 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
25.01.10 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
27.01.10 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
03.02.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
11.02.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
17.02.10 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
23.02.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
02.03.10 Seixal Roost, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
12.03.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
15.03.10 Seixal, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
10.10.10 Baixa, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
26.11.10 Montijo, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
29.12.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
04.01.11 Alhos Vedros Qta Prata, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
06.01.11 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
07.01.11 Seixal, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
10.01.11 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
27.01.11 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
09.02.11 Ze do Pinho, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
21.02.11 Hortas, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
22.02.11 Giganta, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.02.11 Alhos Vedros Qta Prata, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
10.11.11 Corroios, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
11.11.11 Corroios Mill Pond, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
16.11.11 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
18.01.12 Trancao, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
26.01.12 Trancao, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
28.01.12 Trancao, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.02.12 Trancao, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
12.11.12 Alhos Vedros, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
06.02.13 Giganta, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
21.02.13 Giganta, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
21.08.13 Greatham Creek, Billingham, Cleveland, NE Eng
22.08.13 Greatham Creek, Billingham, Cleveland, NE Eng

This is the first record during Autumn migration - so really nice!
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 02, 2013, 08:49:56 PM
Colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common this evening.

A regular each winter - Left tibia - OY tarus - W  Right tibia - NY

Ringed on Seal Sands on 7th September 1991.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 12, 2013, 12:27:40 PM
A ringed rather than colour ringed bird.

On 5th September 2013 Tim Robinson found the headless corpse of a Danish ringed Cormorant on the beach at Seaton Snook.

It was ringed as a pullus on 1st June 2013 at Maturtholm, Denmark.

It was found dead three months later though it could have died much earlier and just been washed up now.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on October 25, 2013, 07:32:43 PM
The black-yellow, orange-yellow ringed curlew (mentioned above by Ian) was on Seaton Common again today.  Apologies for the sub-standard photo.
Title: Colour ringed Mediterranean Gull PKH8
Post by: IanF on November 05, 2013, 07:47:15 PM
Found by Dave Harrison today perched on a lampost on Easington Road, Hartlepool.

Interestingly Dave found the same bird on 7th December 2012 at Jacksons Landing, Hartlepool.

It was ringed in Poland on 20/05/2011.

Polish ringing group has been informed and the BTO.

QuoteId Date   Rings Species Place Informer

1907114 20/05/2011  FN 41873
RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
POLAND (ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE) Zbigniew Kajzer
3753958 07/12/2012  RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus Hartlepool Marina
UNITED KINGDOM (CLEVELAND) Nicholas Ian Forrest
David Harrison

Ringing Data -
Type of ring or other mark  metal ring [MET]
Ringing scheme  GDAŃSK/VARSOVIA (GDAŃSK, PLG) [GDAŃSK]
Background color of ring or other mark   
The number of the ring or other mark  FN 41873
Ring or other mark information  ring added

Type of ring or other mark  legring (numbered) [NOG]
Ringing scheme   
Background color of ring or other mark  red
The number of the ring or other mark  PKH8
Ring or other mark information  ring added


Date  20/05/2011
Accuracy of date  date accurate
Time (hour and minute)   
Species  Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus [LARMEL]
Description of bird
(only if species unknown)   
Sex  male [M]
Age  after 3rd calendar year [PO3]
Plumage   
Status of bird  nesting [JAJ]
Condition of bird  alive and probably healthy - observed or released by ringer [ŻYWOB]
Circumstances  controlled (caught and released by ringer) [25]

Place  BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
Country  POLAND [PL]
Province  ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE [ZP] 

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on November 16, 2013, 05:16:42 PM
Is this the same Curlew as the 2nd one in reply 114 (http://www.teesmouthbc.com/forumtbc/index.php?topic=3867.msg12033#msg12033)?

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 16, 2013, 07:15:29 PM
Quote from: Chris.Small on November 16, 2013, 05:16:42 PM
Is this the same Curlew as the 2nd one in reply 114 (http://www.teesmouthbc.com/forumtbc/index.php?topic=3867.msg12033#msg12033)?


Yep! Looks like the same one. I first saw it back on 01/09/2013 and regularly on and off since then.
Title: Colour ringed Herring Gull - Seaton Common
Post by: IanF on November 17, 2013, 07:37:46 PM
On 13th November 2013 a colour ringed Herring Gull was on Seaton Common - ornage darvic black letters - 1516

Dave Harrison saw the same bird 30/08/2013 at Seaton Reach.

QuoteHerring Gull with orange ring 1516 was ringed on the 20th April 2004 on Ellington Road landfill site, Ashington, Northumberland (NZ2689) as a second winter/summer with metal BTO ring number GN77166. I have two other sightings of this bird since it was ringed-

23rd January 2012 on Boston landfill, Lincolnshire

6th December 2012 on Lincoln tip, Lincolnshire

Title: Ringed Black-headed Gull
Post by: IanF on November 18, 2013, 09:02:33 PM
Found by Dave Harrison at Seaton Carew on 15/11/2013 ring number EX15763

It was ringed on 12/06/2010 at RSPB Saltholme as a pulli by Tess Ringing Group.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: alan crossley on November 20, 2013, 08:25:59 PM
picture of ringed curlew on Seaton Common taken 15/11/13 ( only just noted rings ) any details anybody
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 21, 2013, 07:37:38 AM
It as ringed on Seal Sands in July 2012. All 2012 birds have 'GN' on the right leg.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 22, 2013, 07:20:40 PM
A Black-tailed Godwit seen at RSPB Saltholme on 30/08/2013 was ringed as a chick on 17.07.13 at Rauda, just east of Godafoss, N Iceland 65 41.588'N 17 30.486'W.

Just received a reply today. I've not received a replay yet about another seen the same day but I think it's likely to have come from the same area.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 26, 2013, 07:27:04 PM
Results received today for another colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit seen at RSPB Saltholme on 16th July 2013 -

LR LL - the R being red on the left tarsus and the marker for the Solent ringing scheme.

It was ringed on 9th Spetember 2009 at Farlington Marshes nr. Portsmouth.

QuoteN L+LL 10-Sep-09 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 12-Sep-09 Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 06-Nov-09 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 11-Nov-09 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 17-Nov-09 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 17-Feb-10 Pagham Harbour, Chichester, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 06-Apr-10 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 31-Jul-10 Seaforth NR, Merseyside, NW England

S L+LL 13-Sep-10 Pagham Harbour, Chichester, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 12-Oct-10 Pagham Harbour, Chichester, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 07-Nov-10 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 10-Dec-10 Emsworth, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 01-Jan-11 Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S. England

S L+LL 04-Jan-11 Emsworth, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 03-Mar-11 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 24-Sep-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 25-Sep-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 26-Sep-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 27-Sep-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 28-Sep-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 07-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 09-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 11-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 13-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 14-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 17-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 19-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 25-Oct-11 Emsworth, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 28-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 31-Oct-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 02-Nov-11 Emsworth, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 03-Nov-11 Emsworth, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 04-Nov-11 Emsworth, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 11-Nov-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 14-Nov-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 18-Nov-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 24-Nov-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 25-Nov-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 05-Dec-11 Emsworth Harbour, Chichester Harbour, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 23-Jan-12 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 27-Jan-12 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 15-Feb-12 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 01-Apr-12 Glasson, Lune estuary, SW of Lancaster, Morecombe Bay, Lancashire, NW England

S L+LL 28-Apr-12 Sunderland Point, Overton, Lune Estuary, Lancashire, NW England

S L+LL 13-Jul-12 Funton, Medway Estuary, Kent, SE England

S L+LL 15-Jul-12 Funton, Medway Estuary, Kent, SE England

S L+LL 02-Oct-12 Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 26-Oct-12 Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 24-Nov-12 Pulborough Brooks RSPB reserve, Arun Valley, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 03-Dec-12 Apuldram, Chichester Harbour, Sussex

S L+LL 15-Dec-12 Pulborough Brooks RSPB reserve, Arun Valley, West Sussex, S England

S L+LL 17-Dec-12 Marsh Farm, Pagham Harbour, Sussex

S L+LL 22-Dec-12 Titchfield Haven NNR, Fareham, Hampshire, S England.

S L+LL 23-Dec-12 Titchfield Haven NNR, Fareham, Hampshire, S England.

S L+LL 20-Feb-13 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 25-Feb-13 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 09-Mar-13 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 13-Mar-13 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 24-Mar-13 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 26-Mar-13 Farlington Marshes LNR, Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

S L+LL 16-Jul-13 Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland, NE England

S L+LL 13-Aug-13 Langstone Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 29, 2013, 03:27:07 PM
At least two colour ringed Purple Sandpipers on the beach this morning at Hartlepool Headland. In total 72 Purple Sandpipers counted plus another four at Newburn Bridge.

Both colour ringed birds are regular winter visitors - EUH and EJT

EUH -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 / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Kjell Mork Soot

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: 2K+  male/ 2cy+ male (hatched 2009 or before). Wing 126mm. Weight 63,1g.  Bill 28,9 mm.
Ringing date: 13.06.2010, 21 hrs.  Observed same place 05.09.2010, 18 hrs (Kjell Mork Soot))
Ringing place: Longyearbyen (78.13.13N-15.40.06E)  Svalbard / Spitzbergen
Ringer: Ole Edgar Torland
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on December 01, 2013, 06:43:13 PM

This is the information on the colour ringed Sanderling I posted to the Common Birds site on 29/11/13

Overview Sanderling Observations Observ.: Rob Young
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B1YBBW
Sightings of this bird:
Place Observer
Colourcode:
Date(d/m/y) 2nd Observer 3rd Observer
Catching Place: Hochstetter Forland
Name Ringer: Jeroen Reneerkens
Date Catch: 24/07/2013
Greenland 75.37.00 N 20.30.00 W
Ringnumber: 8201654
...
2nd Ringer:Jesse Conklin
29/10/2013 Redcar Ian Reynolds
United Kingdom 54.36.59 N 01.03.06 W
29/11/2013 Marske-by-the-sea, Redcar, Cleveland Rob Young
United Kingdom 54.35.54 N 01.01.01 W
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 01, 2013, 08:27:38 PM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull - red - 3.7 - was back at Seaton Carew today in the car park behind The Almighty Cod. Found and photos by Dave Harrison.

Ringed - Ringed Amsterdam 01/12/2009

It's been a regular here the last few winters.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 01, 2013, 08:57:48 PM
Curlews Seaton Common. Ten colour ringed birds seen this morning. The oldest being ringed in 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 – March, once in April; 11th in 1995).  

I saw the bird again on Seaton Common on 22nd March 2008 and on 27/02/2012 then each autumn and winter since.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 12, 2013, 07:44:41 AM
Yesterday Dave Harrison came across a colour ringed Cormorant at Ward Jackson Park and took a photo. Same bird as he found there last December.

QuoteColour ringed Cormorant at Ward Jackson Park on 31st December 2012 and still present on 1st January 2013. Orange Darvic with black letters S|H. Seen by Dave Harrison.


S|H (metal ring 5238308) was ringed as a chick at Abberton reservoir on the 30th May 2005
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris Bell on December 15, 2013, 05:37:08 PM
Hi this would also appear to be a 'Continental' Cormorant of the form 'sinensis'.  

An under-recorded form in Cleveland which doesn't make it into the report every year though doubtless occurs in numbers.  Formerly a Continental race of our familiar Cormorant it now breeds regularly in Britain (including Abberton Reservoir) where it forms mixed colonies with nominate 'carbo'.

See: http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/search?model=pdf&id=9474

Also see the attached image stolen off the net for the clinching ID feature.

One to look out for....

Cheers

CHRIS BELL
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 04, 2014, 09:22:43 AM
Metal ringed Black-headed Gull was at Newburn Bridge yesterday ringed in Finland - details sent off. Found and photo's by Dave Harrison.

On 1st January 2014 Dave also found a Black-headed Gull with a darvic with J9PC at Newburn Bridge - this bird was ringed 17/04/2013 as a 3cy+ at Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway. No other reports since it was ringed.  

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 21, 2014, 08:31:17 AM
Med. Gull PKH8 was back at Easington Road yesterday.

First seen on 7th December 2012 Hartlepool Marina by Dave Harrison and re-found 5th November 2013 at Easington Road.

Found and photo'd by Dave Harrison.

Quote from: IanF on November 05, 2013, 07:47:15 PM
Found by Dave Harrison today perched on a lampost on Easington Road, Hartlepool.

Interestingly Dave found the same bird on 7th December 2012 at Jacksons Landing, Hartlepool.

It was ringed in Poland on 20/05/2011.

Polish ringing group has been informed and the BTO.

QuoteId Date   Rings Species Place Informer

1907114 20/05/2011  FN 41873
RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
POLAND (ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE) Zbigniew Kajzer
3753958 07/12/2012  RED PKH8 Mediterranean Gull

Larus melanocephalus Hartlepool Marina
UNITED KINGDOM (CLEVELAND) Nicholas Ian Forrest
David Harrison

Ringing Data -
Type of ring or other mark  metal ring [MET]
Ringing scheme  GDAŃSK/VARSOVIA (GDAŃSK, PLG) [GDAŃSK]
Background color of ring or other mark  
The number of the ring or other mark  FN 41873
Ring or other mark information  ring added

Type of ring or other mark  legring (numbered) [NOG]
Ringing scheme  
Background color of ring or other mark  red
The number of the ring or other mark  PKH8
Ring or other mark information  ring added


Date  20/05/2011
Accuracy of date  date accurate
Time (hour and minute)  
Species  Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus [LARMEL]
Description of bird
(only if species unknown)  
Sex  male [M]
Age  after 3rd calendar year [PO3]
Plumage  
Status of bird  nesting [JAJ]
Condition of bird  alive and probably healthy - observed or released by ringer [ŻYWOB]
Circumstances  controlled (caught and released by ringer) [25]

Place  BIELINEK,CEDYNIA
Country  POLAND [PL]
Province  ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE [ZP]  


Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Crymer on August 14, 2014, 06:21:28 PM
I managed to observe a colour ringed Little Egret on Dormans on 5th August.  This had red ring with white writing F and black writing H was ringed at North Cotes, Lincolnshire on 7th May 2014and has BTO Metal ring GR37158.

Information supplied by Donna Staples, Secretary for Mid Lincs Ringing Group.  Many thanks For Ian F letting me know to use the Euring website. 
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on August 18, 2014, 04:37:13 PM
Possibly the same Little Egret as above and by Ian Foster via Twitter.

It was seen today close to the Wildlife Watchpoint.

Edit: Looking at some other Photos it looks like it might be Left - Red F F and Right - Yellow 9 9 making it different from the above and one seen on twitter.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on October 19, 2014, 02:53:23 PM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull (White J2HX) at Saltburn on the 15th October 2014.
Ringing/Resighting information below

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age Pullus Date 02.07 2013 (15:30) Accurate to the day
Place Brunnavika (kolonien), Sola, Rogaland, Norway - 58?54'47"N 005?35'26"E
Additional information Store pulli, trolig flygedyktige, i kolonien.
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Mj?s, Alf Tore -
14 Days, 0 km, 319?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age 1 cy Date 04.07 2013 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Brunnavika, Sola, Rogaland, Norway - 58?54'40"N 005?35'10"E
Additional information Flyvedyktig unge som har trukket ned til bukta.
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Mj?s, Alf Tore - Mo, Bj?rn -
16 Days, 0 km, 249?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age Age unknown Date 05.06 2014 (--:--) Accurate to the day
Place Revtangen, Klepp, Rogaland, Norway - 58?45'08"N 005?29'24"E
Additional information videoteleskop
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Dagsland, Martin -
352 Days, 19 km, 198?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age 2cy+ Date 15.10 2014 (14:00) Accurate to the day
Place Saltburn, Cleveland, Great Britain - 54?34'36"N 000?58'25"W
Additional information Read through telescope at very close range. Bird feeding with other Black-headed Gulls on beach
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Money, Damian -
484 Days, 626 km, 222?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 20, 2014, 08:30:00 PM
Colour ringed Curlew on Seaton Common this morning. It was ringed 7th September 1991 on Seal Sands. It returns to over winter each year.

Two others seen the last few days both ringed 2012 on Seal Sands.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on December 30, 2014, 10:31:16 AM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull (white 6FH) sighted at Coatham Marsh 29.12.2014.

Ringed as a 3y+ on 10.04.2013 Sortedams So I, Kobenhavn, Denmark.

Also observed at Locke Park, Redcar on 15.12.2013.

Cheers,
Adam

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 30, 2014, 09:09:08 PM
Courtesy Dave Harrison - some returning ringed and colour ringed birds seen today - all regularly wintered here over the last few years

Med. Gull PKH8 back at Easington Road - ringed Poland on 20/05/2011

Black-headed Gull Sweden 6415117 - Warrior Park, Seaton Carew - ringed Malmo, Sweden 27/03/2005

Black-headed Gull Denmark 6J-2098 - Warrior Park, Seaton Carew - ringed Sprogø, Korsør, Denmark on 08/06/2011

Black-headed Gull - colour ringed 3.7 - Seaton Carew - ringed Amsterdam 01/12/2009


I suspect they've all just turned up in the last few days as I check these locations as well and haven't seen any at all so far.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on January 01, 2015, 07:51:01 PM
Can't see codes but five rings on this Curlew N Gare Rd this a.m. - any hints to age:history? http://instagram.com/p/xUtI3eGcra/ (http://instagram.com/p/xUtI3eGcra/)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 01, 2015, 10:57:40 PM
Yep! It was ringed on Seal Sands on 21/07/2012. It's over wintered on Seaton Common the last three years. I first saw it this Autumn on 12/11/2014.

Any with Green over Black on right leg were ringed Summer 2012.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on January 02, 2015, 12:35:13 AM
Cheers Ian !
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 03, 2015, 06:19:18 PM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull at Ward Jackson Park on 02/01/2015 found by Dave Harrison.

Ringed Riga, Latvia on 15/06/2014
Quote

Black -headed gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus with metal ring: Latvia Riga S 3210 + yellow leg ring KAV0.                                           
Ringer: Dmitrijs Boiko                                       

PLR   Sex   Age   Date   State   Place   Region   Coordinates   Observer/s   Habitat   Notes            
KAV0      pull   15-Jun-14   LAT   Saulkalne   Rīga   56?50'18''N; 24?25'09''E   river      RINGING DATE         

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 14, 2015, 01:52:14 PM
Black-headed Gull with white darvic J9PC still at Newburn Bridge this morning. It seems to favour this location as there have been several sightings of it here.

QuoteOn 1st January 2014 Dave also found a Black-headed Gull with a darvic with J9PC at Newburn Bridge - this bird was ringed 17/04/2013 as a 3cy+ at Østensjøvannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway. No other reports since it was ringed.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 14, 2015, 01:57:04 PM
Dave Harrison came across another returning bird at Crookfoot Reservoir on 12/01/2015, a colour ringed Comorant CP3.

Dave came across this same bird in the same location on 30/03/2012.

QuoteThis individual (metal ring G1402) was ringed as a chick at Abberton Reservoir, Essex (OS TL9617) on the 14th May 2011, as part of a project coordinated by
Jez Blackburn here at the BTO.


Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 16, 2015, 12:20:32 PM
Still present this morning.

QuoteColour ringed Black-headed Gull at Ward Jackson Park on 02/01/2015 found by Dave Harrison.

Ringed Riga, Latvia on 15/06/2014
Title: Colour ringed Curlew Seaton Common
Post by: IanF on January 16, 2015, 12:33:00 PM
Two present this morning.

OY NY was ringed on 7th September 1991 as a juvenile bird (BTO ring no. FC48911).
Quote
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 ? March, once in April; 11th in 1995).  The few observations made were by the two of us, largely of the bird foraging on Seaton Common in autumn and winter.  Since 2008 it's over wintered on Seaton Common most years.

RN GW which was ringed as an adult on 29th August 2000 at Seal Sands. The last few years it's over wintered on Seal Sands and Bran Sands though reports are patchy.
       


Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on January 20, 2015, 01:24:02 PM
Colour Ringed Purple Sandpiper at Redcar Rocks with XMM green flag on right and orange on left.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on February 12, 2015, 03:40:46 PM
Sanderlings from Redcar.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Ian Foster on March 26, 2015, 09:24:27 PM
Colour ringed Lesser Black backed Gull by Portrack Lane on Saturday 14/03/15. First time seen since it was ringed as a chick in Suffolk, July 2010. The most Northern UK recovery of this ringing groups LBBG's!

Red Ring with White PFC on Left Leg.


                    date            place                                                  country co-ordinates                observer(s)       remarks
             
PFC GN56678 07/07/2010 Mendlesham Airfield, near Mendlesham, Suffolk England 52.13N 01.06E RINGING DATA RINGED AS PULLUS  /  on Stora Enso roof

PFC GN56678 14/03/2015 Portrack Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland England 54.34N 01.17W I.Foster  

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Ian Foster on March 26, 2015, 09:48:15 PM
Snow Bunting - Seaton Snook 08/03/15

White 41


A 2nd year female of Icelandic race "insulae". Ringed at Calais, France on 02/02/15. Re-trapped by Chris Brown on Seaton Snook on 05/03/15 and still present on 08/03/15.

White 18

A 2nd year male of Scandinavian race "nivalis", again first trapped Calais, France on 02/02/15.

Yellow PI

A male presumably of race "nivalis" first ringed at Parkfield, Suffolk on 04/01/15.

This bird was seen by me at 13.35 on 08/03/15 and remarkably was re-located the very next day at Barnes Ness, Lothian at 10.25!

Thanks to Chris Brown for the info.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on May 04, 2015, 12:09:58 AM
A colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit was at Phil Stead Hide on 30/04/2015

It was ringed in Iceland as a chick on 17/07/2008.

Quotechick, male
YN-ORflag 17.07.08 Langhus, Fljot, W Siglufjordur, N Iceland
YN-ORflag 17.07.08 Langhus, Fljot, W Siglufjordur, N Iceland
YN-ORflag 07.10.09 Abberton Layer de la Haye Essex E England
YN-ORflag 24.11.09 Orfordness, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 07.03.10 Breydon Water, Norfolk, E England
YN-ORflag 05.07.10 Barton on Humber, North Lincolnshire, E England
YN-ORflag 09.07.10 Cley, Norfolk, E England
YN-ORflag 26.10.10 Orfordness, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 18.03.11 Blyth Estuary, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 31.07.12 Carr Lane Pools, Hale near the, Mersey estuary, Cheshire, NW England
YN-ORflag 31.07.12 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Mersey estuary, Cheshire, NW England
YN-ORflag 19.08.12 Orfordness, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 26.08.12 Orfordness, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 27.08.12 Orfordness, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 27.08.12 Orfordness, Suffolk, E England
YN-ORflag 22.04.14 Vogal?kur, M?rar, W Iceland
YN-ORflag 24.04.14 Vogal?kur, M?rar, W Iceland
YN-ORflag 19.08.14 Hazelwood Marshes, Alde estuary, Suffolk, E England.
YN-ORflag 27.04.15 Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek, Teesmouth Nature Reserve, Cleveland, NE England
YN-ORflag 30.04.15 Phil Stead Hide, RSPB Saltholme, Billingham Cleveland, NE England
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on May 04, 2015, 11:06:46 PM
On 26/04/2015 Dave Harrsion saw and photographed a colour ringed Little Egret on Greenabella Marsh.

The ringer responded today.

It was ringed as a nestling at North Coates, Lincolnshire on 07/05/2014.

QuoteRing    Age/   Capture
   number   Typ         Date   Init   Details
Little Egret
   GR37162        N   1    07/05/14   IBK   North Cotes, Lincolnshire
   S   2    Sighted    11/09/14   CO   Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve, Scottish Borders (335 km,
   NNW, 127 days)
   S   0    Sighted    04/10/14   Aberlady Bay,East Lothian. (335 km, NNW, 150 days)
   S   0    Sighted    06/12/14   Cocklemill Marsh,Fife. (353 km, NNW, 213 days)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 22, 2015, 11:28:54 AM
Colour ringed Common Terns are starting to appear around the estuary.

Tees Ringing Group started ringing some juveniles a couple of years ago. Apparently it's usually two years until they return to the area they hatched.

Saline Lagoon on 16/06/2015 - 2.12, 2.40 and 2.37 - seen and photographed by Dave Harrison -ringed here on 10/07/2012.

On Sunday 21/06/2015 a colour ringed one 2.99 was on the crossbar at Paddy's Pool Hide. It was ringed on the main lake on 11/07/2013.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on August 30, 2015, 07:44:01 PM
This colour ringed Black-headed Gull J5Y3 was at Redcar this morning.

Ringed 05.04 2003 at Frognerparken, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo,Norway
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on September 04, 2015, 07:06:29 PM
Herring Gull, Yellow 5P7B ringed 20 03 2015 at York,was at Saltburn on the 29th August 2015. It was also been seen at Skinningrove,on the   5th May 2015 by Don Page      
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 01, 2015, 12:59:33 PM
Two colour ringed Curlew feeding with three unringed birds which looked like juveniles on Seaton Common this morning.

1. OY NY - ringed Seal Sands 7th September 1991 - a pretty decent age for a Curlew.

2. RN GW - ringed Seal Sands 29th august 2000.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 02, 2015, 03:04:44 PM
OY NY still present this morning with a dozen or so Curlew. No other cr birds seen.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on October 24, 2015, 08:19:59 PM
curlew block sands headland today
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 30, 2015, 07:38:49 PM
Can't see what's above the yellow but I suspect it's black.

NY GN has been present there several weeks now. Usually on the rocks below Albion Terrace but it moves around a bit into the harbour and along towards Steetley.

I first saw it back there on 28/09/2015 and several times since. I've got records for it in Sept 2012 and 2013 and one for April 2013 on Seaton Common.

It was ringed on Seal Sands summer of 2012.

Photo was taken on 16/10/2015.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 30, 2015, 07:43:38 PM
Black-headed Gull at Seaton Carew yesterday found and photos by Derek Clayton who also noted a Polish metal ring.

Received a reply from Poland this morning.

Yellow T182 was ringed as 2 yr old adult at Gdansk 28/01/2015

Quote4379497 28/01/2015  FN 99822
YEL T182 Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus  GDAŃSK-OLIWA
POLAND (POMORSKIE) KULING
Sabina Kaszak
4298899 06/02/2015  YEL T182 Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus  Sopot:plaża przy molo
POLAND (POMORSKIE) Leszek Stankiewicz
KULING
4336322 04/04/2015  YEL T182 Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus  GDAŃSK-OLIWA:UL.GRUNWALDZKA
POLAND (POMORSKIE) Agnieszka Labudda
4455743 29/10/2015  YEL T182 Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus  Seaton Carew,
UNITED KINGDOM (CLEVELAND) Derek Clayton
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on November 08, 2015, 02:24:59 PM
Curlew at Hartlepool Headland around noon today, just as the weather turned nasty.  Couldn't see any identifying letters or numbers but the pattern seems similar to one ringed at Seal Sands and reported a few posts ago.
Title: Black-headed Gull, Newburn Bridge - white ring J9PC
Post by: IanF on November 13, 2015, 07:59:32 PM
Black-headed Gull at Newburn Bridge this morning. White with black lettering J9PC

Ringed as an adult 17.04.2013 near Oslo, Norway. Sightings show regular movement between our coast and Norway each year.
Quote
Date   Place   Coordinates   Observers   Days/km/?
17.04 2013   ?stensj?vannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?52'51"N 010?49'57"E   Helberg, Morten
Mjelde, John Martin   -
01.01 2014   Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool, UK, Durham, Great Britain    54?40'46"N 001?11'52"W   Harrison, David   259/924/236
26.02 2014   Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool, UK, Durham, Great Britain    54?40'46"N 001?11'52"W   Downes, Chris   315/924/236
09.04 2014   ?stensj?vannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?52'51"N 010?49'57"E   Helberg, Morten
Sand?y, John   357/0/0
18.04 2014   ?stensj?vannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?52'51"N 010?49'57"E   Sand?y, John   366/0/0
20.04 2014   ?stensj?vannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?52'51"N 010?49'57"E   Norland, Anne Kari   368/0/0
06.12 2014   Newburn outfall, Seaton Carew, Durham, Great Britain    54?40'46"N 001?11'53"W   Iceton, Geoff   598/924/236
20.02 2015   Skinningrove, Hartlepool, Cleveland, Great Britain    54?34'19"N 000?53'47"W   Root, Stephen   674/919/235
01.04 2015   ?stensj?vannet, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?52'51"N 010?49'57"E   Fjeld, Per   714/0/0
23.06 2015   Franzefoss Gjenvinning, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?55'32"N 010?49'40"E   Rudzionek, Ryszard   797/5/356
10.07 2015   Franzefoss Gjenvinning, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway    59?55'32"N 010?49'40"E   Rudzionek, Ryszard   814/5/356
13.11 2015   Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool, UK, Durham, Great Britain    54?40'46"N 001?11'52"W   Forrest, Nicholas Ian   940/924/236


Title: Herring Gull - Newburn Bridge - yellow 5S4B
Post by: IanF on November 13, 2015, 08:26:03 PM
Present on the beach at Newburn Bridge early afternoon.


QuoteIt?s a bird which was colour-ringed ringed at Harewood Whin landfill site, 3km east of York, as part of a new project. The bird was caught using a Cannon Net and is one of around 500 birds which have been caught in four catches so far this year

Harewood Whin is one of the decreasing number of Landfill sites in the UK where it is possible to operate for the catching and ringing of gulls.  The gulls feed on the Landfill site during the day and roost on the floods in Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve or on the Humber Estuary.
The bird was rung on 20th March 2015 and has not been seen elsewhere since it was rung.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 16, 2015, 03:54:20 PM
Whooper Swan seen flying over RSPB Saltholme visitor centre on Saturday 14th November 2015 with yellow darvic G5X -

ringed at North Duffield, Selby, North Yorkshire on 28/11/2013.

It was accompanied by another adult and two cygnets.

Quote
]SWID   SPECIES   AGE   SEX   PLASTIC   COLOUR   METAL   SEASON   EVENT_TYPE   LOCATION   EVENT DATE   DEPARTURE   SITE NAME   AREA   COUNTRY   LAT   LONG   RECORDER_ID
D00285   WS   C   M   G5X   Yellow   ZZ6340   2013   Catch      GB-NDU   28/11/2013   28/11/2013   North Duffield, Selby   North Yorkshire   United Kingdom   53?48.96'N   0?57.00'W   CR
D00285   WS   Y                                            2014 WWT Centre GB-MMR     9/01/2015    19/01/2015   WWT Martin Mere       Lancashire            United Kingdom   53?37.50'N   2?52.02'W   WWT

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 16, 2015, 04:20:57 PM
Black-headed Gull with metal ring 6J-2098 was back at Warrior Park pond, Seaton Carew early afternoon.  

Ringed Sprogo, Korsor, Denmark on 08/06/2011

A regular winter sighting at this location.


There's a Stockholm ringed returning bird present as well - 6415117 which was ringed at Malmo, Sweden on 27/03/2005.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 23, 2015, 11:01:06 AM
Two colour ringed Purple Sandpipers yesterday morning at Hartlepool Headland. Both seen locally previous winters.

EUH & EJT

QuoteRing 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.

QuoteRing 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.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 24, 2015, 01:30:48 PM
Herring Gull colour ringed yellow darvic white lettering 7W3B seen at Newburn Bridge on 19/11/2015. It was rung on 21/08/2015 at Harewood Whin Waste Disposal site, 3km east of York.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 24, 2015, 01:44:08 PM
Herring Gull colour ringed 7H3B seen at Hartlepool Marina on 22/11/2015 was rung at Harewood Whin Waste Disposal site, York on 01/05/2015.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 26, 2015, 07:46:34 AM
Colour ringed Twite at Seaton Snook yesterday. Found by Chris Brown on 24/11/2015.

Ringed 22/10/2014 in Rishworth, South Yorkshire

QuoteIt was ringed 22/10/2014 in Rishworth, South Yorkshire and over wintered that year in the Pennines. Interestingly 3 of the birds that it over wintered with arrived back at the same site this year having not been seen all summer.
Last winter the feeding station was covered with deep snow for a few days at this time all of our over wintering Twite disappeared. This bird however was quickly reported by patch watchers at Orgreave, Sheffield (just below the snow line!). When the snow melted a few days later it arrived back at the feeding site and remained in the area until around April. It is unclear where it spent the rest of its summer.

A second ringed bird was present but only with a metal ring which couldn't be read.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 06, 2015, 02:15:02 PM
A colour ringed Oystercatcher was roosting on the beach at Newburn Bridge this morning. Green ring with white lettering T408.

It was rung 05/06/2105 as a pullus at St. Olav vgs, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway.

Another metal ringed bird present but only partial details read.

QuoteCR-Code   Green ring with white Code: T408
LBM;RBGW(T408)
Ringing Centre   Stavanger Museum (Norway)
Ring number   5191391
Species   Eurasian Oystercatcher  Haematopus ostralegus
Status   Ringing data
Date   05.06 2015 (12:--) Accurate to the day
Place   St. Olav vgs, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
58?58'01"N 005?43'29"E  Map Accurate to the given coordinates
Sex   Unknown
Sexing Method   Unknown
Age   Pullus
Catching method   Round up whilst flightless
Catching lure   Definitely no lure used
Status   Unknown or unrecorded
Manipulated   Normal, not manipulated bird
Moved before   Not moved
Habitat   
Additional information   
Condition   Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances   Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
No doubt about the circumstances
Biometrical   Wing length: 185
Weight: 310
Observers   Mo, Bj?rn (1381/Revtangen OS (048))
Ringing license   Mo, Bj?rn - (1381/)
Ringing Group   Revtangen OS (048)
Reporter   Mo, Bj?rn
Reference number   R20150606210751-1381-0
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on December 12, 2015, 04:22:45 PM
Quote from: IanF on October 02, 2015, 03:04:44 PM
OY NY still present this morning with a dozen or so Curlew. No other cr birds seen.

Seen again this morning Seaton Common
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on December 19, 2015, 04:15:32 PM
Spotted seaton common with 12 or so others.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 19, 2015, 04:33:36 PM
QuoteSpotted seaton common with 12 or so others.

RN GW was ringed as an adult on 29th August 2000 at Seal Sands.

It returns here most winters. I first saw it was back on 1st October this year making it one of the earliest to return.

We did have a round a dozen colour ringed birds back there but most seem to have moved on again, for the moment at least.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on December 28, 2015, 08:24:59 PM
Colour ringed Herring Gull Yellow 7A1B on the beach at Saltburn yesterday had been ringed on the 01/05/15 near York and this is the first sighting since.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 29, 2015, 02:27:32 PM
I just received a reply about a colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit I saw from the Phil Stead Hide at RSPB Saltholme on 23/08/2015. It was ringed as a juvenile in the Montrose Basin, NE Scotland on 08/11/2014.

QuoteO//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

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on January 02, 2016, 06:17:07 PM
Details of two colour ringed curlew I've observed around the Tees Estuary over the last couple of months.

Black/Orange Black/Orange: Spotted at South Gare on 16.11.2015 was ringed at Seal Sands as an adult on 18.04.2015.

Red/White Black/White
: Spotted at RSPB Saltholme on 08.12.2015 is one of three curlew ringed with this combination. The bird was ringed in either July 1991, February 1992 or August 1994.

Cheers,
Adam
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on January 07, 2016, 03:22:28 PM
Colour ringed Shag blue FXJ at Skinningrove on the 2nd of January 2016 had been ringed as a chick on the Isle of May on the 18th June 2015.
This is the first sighting of it since it fledged.

Unfortunately this bird was then found dead at Scarborough, North Yorkshire on the 7th January 2016
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: sidwemn on January 16, 2016, 06:45:46 PM
Quote from: IanF on November 24, 2015, 01:44:08 PM
Herring Gull colour ringed 7H3B seen at Hartlepool Marina on 22/11/2015 was rung at Harewood Whin Waste Disposal site, York on 01/05/2015.

Still present Jacksons Landing 16/1/16

Martyn
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on January 17, 2016, 12:43:32 AM
Colour ringed Shag - green NWT, found at South Gare on 9th Jan was ringed on Brownsman, Farne Islands on 22nd July 2015 as a nestling and it's the first sighting since.

Colour ringed Shag - blue HPN, found dead at South Gare on 9th Jan was ringed on Isle of May, Fife on 26th June 2016 as a nestling.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on February 07, 2016, 02:43:11 PM
Herring Gull Yellow 5P7B at Saltburn this morning. Ringed at York on the 20/03/15 and seen subsequently at Skinningrove 05/05/15 (Don Page) and at Saltburn 29/08/15
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 10, 2016, 09:43:51 AM
Both birds reappeared on 31/01/2016 and still present on 02/02/2016.

There have been no further sightings since previously seen at Seaton Snook.

QuoteColour ringed Twite at Seaton Snook yesterday. Found by Chris Brown on 24/11/2015.

Ringed 22/10/2014 in Rishworth, South Yorkshire

Quote
It was ringed 22/10/2014 in Rishworth, South Yorkshire and over wintered that year in the Pennines. Interestingly 3 of the birds that it over wintered with arrived back at the same site this year having not been seen all summer.
Last winter the feeding station was covered with deep snow for a few days at this time all of our over wintering Twite disappeared. This bird however was quickly reported by patch watchers at Orgreave, Sheffield (just below the snow line!). When the snow melted a few days later it arrived back at the feeding site and remained in the area until around April. It is unclear where it spent the rest of its summer.

A second ringed bird was present but only with a metal ring which couldn't be read.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: sidwemn on February 13, 2016, 06:00:14 PM
Herring Gull T71H seen at Jackson Landing today
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 13, 2016, 07:25:24 PM
QuoteHerring Gull T71H seen at Jackson Landing today

Same bird seen there on 25/01/2016 by Dave Harrison.

I sent off the report at the time but have heard nothing back.

Probably ringed in NE Scotland. There?s all start with T:***

The scheme started in 2011 and is on going.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Damian on February 27, 2016, 07:46:23 PM
Herring Gull yellow Y:138 at Saltburn this morning was ringed at Harewood Whin Disposal Site near York-yesterday !
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 10, 2016, 08:00:50 PM
Colour ringed Avocet on Tidal Pool this afternoon. One of seven present though previous days I've seen 10 on Greenabella.

Looks on the photo to be RB OO (not recorded) though it maybe RB RR which would be a returning bird which was ringed as a pullus here on 31/05/2010.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on March 14, 2016, 06:05:39 PM
Seaton Common lunchtime today. RG on upper left.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 14, 2016, 07:43:20 PM
Quote from: fosterc
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.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on April 04, 2016, 08:24:02 PM
Herring Gull Y:363 spotted at South Gare today was rung at Harewood Whin landfill site, 3km west of York on 01/04/2016.
Title: Curlew RW NW - RSPB Saltholme - local longevity record
Post by: IanF on April 10, 2016, 12:30:12 AM
Curlew RW NW present at Paddy's Pool, RSPB Saltholme on 06/04/2016 & 08/04/2016 and maybe still present.

Quote
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.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 11, 2016, 08:20:53 PM
Curlew on Seaton Common this morning. GL GN

QuoteGL 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.
Title: Curlew - Seaton Common
Post by: IanF on April 14, 2016, 07:06:14 PM
Old bird OY NY was still on Seaton Common this morning.

Ringed - Seaton Common 07/09/1991

QuoteOY 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)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on April 25, 2016, 03:49:08 PM
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.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Crymer on April 28, 2016, 02:39:56 PM
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."  
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 29, 2016, 05:36:24 PM
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

Quote
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

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on May 05, 2016, 07:51:38 PM
Quote from: IanF on November 23, 2015, 11:01:06 AM
Two colour ringed Purple Sandpipers yesterday morning at Hartlepool Headland. Both seen locally previous winters.

EUH & EJT

QuoteRing 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.

QuoteRing 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.
Title: Spoonbill - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on May 17, 2016, 05:35:48 PM
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.

Quote
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
Title: Mediterranean Gull - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on June 04, 2016, 07:43:34 AM
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
Title: Re: Mediterranean Gull - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on June 06, 2016, 01:11:56 PM
Just heard back from the ringers -

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

QuoteMany 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
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 15, 2016, 01:12:23 PM
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
Quote
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
Quote
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
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 20, 2016, 09:05:05 PM
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.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 21, 2016, 10:38:03 PM
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.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: James Robson on June 22, 2016, 07:43:48 PM
Hi Ian

This was the CR Sanderling at South Gare at 14.50 on 04/06/2016 that I mentioned on Twitter.
L tibia - white flag/yellow/blue
R tibia - red/red

Cheers
James
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 22, 2016, 09:35:29 PM
Hi James,

The ringer is away until beginning of July so I registered with Animal Track - eventually!

It's a good find.

It was ringed on passage on the North Atlantic coast of Mauritania, North Africa on 06/12/2015

There have been no other sightings.

QuoteThis was the CR Sanderling at South Gare at 14.50 on 04/06/2016 that I mentioned on Twitter.
L tibia - white flag/yellow/blue
R tibia - red/red

Cheers
James
Title: Common Tern - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on June 26, 2016, 06:50:21 PM
A colour ringed bird landed on the rail in front of Paddy's Pool this morning.

Black - 3.32

It was ringed as a pulli at RSPB Saltholme on 04/07/14

The first re-sighting since it was ringed.
Title: Black-tailed Godwit - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on July 25, 2016, 10:30:22 PM
Three colour ringed birds seen over the last three days.

A speedy response from the ringer of this bird seen yesterday.

Quite an old bird. BTO lists average age as being 18yrs and the oldest from ringing records as being 23yrs.

QuoteW-GW//W
30.08.96 Holbeach, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
17.09.97 Breydon Water, Norfolk, E England
06.04.00 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
11.04.00 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
12.04.00 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
27.06.00 Hr?tafj?r?ur, N Iceland
06.04.01 Minsmere, Suffolk, E England
16.04.01 Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, E England
20.04.01 Minsmere, Suffolk, E England
23.04.01 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
16.02.02 Berney Marshes, Norfolk, E England
14.04.02 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
21.04.02 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
27.04.02 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
27.04.02 Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
06.03.05 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
01.05.06 ?lftafj?r?ur, E Iceland
01.07.06 Hauxley, Northumberland, NE England
14.01.07 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
21.01.07 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
20.02.07 Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
26.02.07 Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
10.03.07 Paxton Pits, Cambridgeshire, E England
13.03.07 Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
14.03.07 Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
22.03.07 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
31.03.07 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
01.04.07 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
09.03.08 Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
01.03.10 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
06.03.10 Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire, E England
02.04.10 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
03.04.10 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
05.04.10 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
12.09.10 Freiston Shore, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
26.10.10 Humber estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
20.02.11 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
19.02.12 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
11.04.12 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
01.03.14 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
06.03.14 Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
12.02.15 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
19.02.15 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
28.02.15 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
27.09.15 Freiston Shore, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
30.09.15 Freiston Shore, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
30.12.15 Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
24.07.16 Saltholme, Cleveland, NE England


This is quite an old bird now - at least 19 years old.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds - Black-tailed Godwit RSPB Saltholme 24/07/2016
Post by: IanF on August 18, 2016, 01:36:14 PM
A colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit LR/WG - one of three colour ringed birds seen that day - seen from Saltholme Hide on 24/07/2016 was ringed at Le Duer, Sarzeau, NW France on 29/10/2001

There have been quite a few sightings of this bird over the years though only in France and the UK

QuoteCombinaison_couleur = Colour-rings Date Site Commune = Location D?partement Pays = Country/County Latitude LWngitude LR/WG 26/10/2001 Le Duer SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 29/10/2001 Le Duer SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 01/11/2001 Le Duer SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 18/11/2001 Le Ruault SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'53''N 02?46'50''W
LR/WG 24/11/2001 Le Duer SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 06/12/2001 Pen en Toul LARMOR-BADEN 56 France 47?35'40"N 02?53'48"W
LR/WG 10/12/2001 Pen en Toul LARMOR-BADEN 56 France 47?35'40"N 02?53'48"W
LR/WG 12/12/2001 Pen en Toul LARMOR-BADEN 56 France 47?35'40"N 02?53'48"W
LR/WG 16/12/2001 Kergeorget SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'27''N 02?45'21''W
LR/WG 22/07/2002 R?serve Naturelle de Mo?ze-Ol?ron MO?ZE 17 France 45?54'N 01?02'W
LR/WG 23/10/2002 B?nance SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'33''N 02?46'18''W
LR/WG 26/10/2002 Saint Colombier SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 10/11/2002 Kergeorget SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'27''N 02?45'21''W
LR/WG 11/11/2002 Kergeorget SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'27''N 02?45'21''W
LR/WG 18/11/2002 Kergeorget SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'27''N 02?45'21''W
LR/WG 19/11/2002 Le Duer SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 21/11/2002 Le Duer SARZEAU 56 France 47?32'30N 2?44'14W
LR/WG 21/03/2003 Fairhaven Lytham St.Anne's Lancashire England
LR/WG 25/08/2004 AIGUILLON-SUR-MER (L') 85 France 46?19'38"N 01?17'56"W
LR/WG 25/08/2004 L'Aiguillon sur mer AIGUILLON-SUR-MER (L') 85 France 46? 19,08'N 1? 19,37'W
LR/WG 27/08/2004 Estuaire du Lay AIGUILLON-SUR-MER (L') 85 France 46? 19,87'N 1? 18,71'W
LR/WG 23/07/2005 R?serve Naturelle de Moeze-Ol?ron MOEZE 17 France 45? 53,33'N 1? 5,40'W
LR/WG 24/07/2005 R?serve Naturelle de Moeze-Ol?ron MOEZE 17 France 45? 53,33'N 1? 5,40'W
LR/WG 26/07/2005 R?serve Naturelle de Moeze-Ol?ron MOEZE 17 France 45? 53,33'N 1? 5,40'W
LR/WG 02/08/2005 R?serve Naturelle de Moeze-Ol?ron MOEZE 17 France 45? 53,33'N 1? 5,40'W
LR/WG 03/08/2005 R?serve Naturelle de Moeze-Ol?ron MOEZE 17 France 45? 53,33'N 1? 5,40'W
LR/WG 07/09/2005 R?serve Naturelle du Marais d'Yves YVES 17 France 46?02'27''N 01?02'38''W
LR/WG 14/09/2005 R?serve Naturelle du Marais d'Yves YVES 17 France 46?02'27''N 01?02'38''W
LR/WG 06/12/2005 Gros Banc LE-CROISIC 44 France 47?17'55"N 02?30'08"W
LR/WG 06/12/2005 Gros Banc LE-CROISIC 44 France 47? 17,69'N 2? 30,57'W
LR/WG 06/12/2005 R?serve Naturelle de Moeze-Ol?ron MOEZE 17 France 45? 53,33'N 1? 5,40'W
LR/WG 22/09/2006 R?serve naturelle B1 LES-PORTES-EN-RE 17 France 46? 13,03'N 1? 25,67'W
LR/WG 04/11/2006 Grand vasais SAINT-CLEMENT-DES-BALEINES 17 France 46? 13,50'N 1? 33,44'W
LR/WG 11/09/2007 R?serve naturelle P5 LES-PORTES-EN-RE 17 France 46? 13,97'N 1? 30,69'W
LR/WG 14/09/2007 R?serve naturelle P5 LES-PORTES-EN-RE 17 France 46? 13,97'N 1? 30,69'W
LR/WG 21/12/2007 Les Baules BATZ-SUR-MER 44 France 47?17'23"N 02?28'19"W
LR/WG 29/09/2008 Fier d'ARS ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46?13'53.81"N  1?30'4.14"W
LR/WG 13/11/2008 Fier d'Ars ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46?13'02"N 01?29'24"W
LR/WG 13/11/2008 Fier d'Ars F6 ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46? 14,17'N 1? 28,19'W
LR/WG 13/11/2008 Fier d'Ars F6 ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46? 14,17'N 1? 28,19'W
LR/WG 25/11/2008 Fier d'ARS ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46?13'28.97"N  1?30'34.34"W
LR/WG 12/10/2009 R?serve naturelle P5 LES-PORTES-EN-RE 17 France 46? 13,97'N 1? 30,69'W
LR/WG 02/07/2010 River Swale OARE Kent England 51 20' N 0?53'E
LR/WG 20/03/2011 Motney Hill GILLINGHAM Kent England 51 23' N 0?37'E
LR/WG 23/03/2011 Motney Hill GILLINGHAM Kent England 51 23' N 0?37'E
LR/WG 02/09/2011 R?serve naturelle P5 PORTES-EN-RE (LES) 17 France 46?14'N 1?30'W
LR/WG 14/09/2011 R?serve naturelle B1/B2 PORTES-EN-RE (LES) 17 France 46?13'N 1?25'W
LR/WG 17/10/2011 Chenal du Martray ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46?12'N 1?29'W
LR/WG 02/11/2011 Chenal du Martray ARS-EN-RE 17 France 46?12'N 1?29'W
LR/WG 24/07/2016 RSPB Saltholme STOCKTON-ON-TEES Cleveland England 54.596497 -1.218651
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 06, 2016, 06:17:14 PM
Black-tailed Godwit RW-8-YO was on Saltholme west pond on 10/08/2016.

It was ringed as an adult male on 11/07/2010 at Hrisholl, NW Iceland.

Quoteadult, male RW-8-YO
R8-YO 11.07.10 Hrisholl, Berufjordur, Reykholar, NW Iceland
R8-YO 17.08.10 Shannon Airport Lagoon, Co. Clare, W Ireland
R8-YO 22.10.10 Port du Collet, Bouin, Vend?e, W France
R8-YO 12.11.10 Bondre du Briolet, La Turballe, Loire Atlantique, France
R8-YO 02.12.10 La Turballe, Loire-Atlantique, NW France
R8-YO 04.07.11 Berufj?r?ur, Reykh?lar, NW Iceland
R8-YO 04.10.11 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, NW France
R8-YO 09.04.12 Rossleague, Cork Harbour, Co. Cork, S Ireland
R8-YO 31.8.13 Men-Armor beach,P?nestin,Morbihan,NW France
R8-YO 29.03.14 Lytchett Bay, Poole Harbour, Dorset, S England
R8-YO 22.10.14 Kergeorget, Sarzeau, Morbihan, Brittany, NW France
R8-YO 27.01.16 Marais de Lasn?, Saint-Armel, Morbihan Brittany, NW France
R8-YO 10.04.16 Goldcliff pools, Gwent, S Wales
R8-YO 10.04.16 Goldcliff pools, Gwent, S Wales
R8-YO 15.04.16 Goldcliff pools, Gwent, S Wales
R8-YO 10.08.16 Saltholme Hide, RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, Cleveland, NE England
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on October 02, 2016, 09:26:59 PM
It was nice to see this regular wintering Curlew back on Seaton Common this morning. I think it's the oldest bird we still have around.

OY NY ringed on 7th September 1991 on Seal Sands as a juvenile bird (BTO ring no. FC48911)
Title: Twite - Seaton Snook - 16/11/2016
Post by: IanF on November 18, 2016, 04:50:56 PM
On 16/11/2016 there were around 120-130 Twite at Seaton Snook. Amongst them was a metal ringed bird. From photos taken I was able to read the full ring number of S233131 which I submitted that day to the BTO.

I received a reply from them today.

QuoteThank you for taking the time to report to us details of a bird ring you found. Information about this bird and its movements is given below.

Ringing Scheme: London Ring Number: S233131 Species of bird: Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
This bird was ringed by A R Mainwood as age 2nd year, sex male on 13-May-2016 11:10:00 at Clachtoll, Lochinver, Highland, UK

OS Map reference NC0427 accuracy 0, co-ordinates 58deg 11min N -5deg -19min W accuracy 0.
It was found on 16-Nov-2016 time unknown at Seaton Snook, Stockton-on-Tees, UK

OS Map reference NZ5326 accuracy 0, co-ordinates 54deg 37min N -1deg -10min W accuracy 0.

Finding condition: Sight record by non-ringer
Finding circumstances: Field Record

Extra Information: -

It was found 187 days after it was ringed, 472 km from the ringing site, direction SSE.
Title: Black-headed Gull 6J-2098 Seaton Carew
Post by: IanF on November 18, 2016, 05:38:19 PM
On 17/11/2016 a Black-headed Gull with metal ring 6J-2098 was at Warrior Drive, Seaton Carew. The ring was read after taking photos.

It's a regular returning winter bird. It was ringed

Seaton Carew, Warrior Park   06/11/2012   Black-headed Gull      6J-2098
Seaton Carew, Warrior Park   15/03/2013   Black-headed Gull      6J-2098
Seaton Carew, Warrior Park   16/11/2015   Black-headed Gull      6J-2098
Seaton Carew, Warrior Park   17/11/2016   Black-headed Gull      6J-2098


QuoteMetal ring:
Species: Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Ringing data
Age: Pullus
Date: 08-06-2011
Locality: Sprog?, Kors?r, Denmark DK06 55.20N-010.58E
Ringer: Lars Hansen (288)
Recovery data
06-11-2012 GBCV Nichols Ian Forrest HARTLEPOOLSEATON CAREW6J....2098DKC 54.39N-001.11W Alive Metal ring observed 7 28 A0
15-03-2013 GBCV Nichols Ian Forrest HARTLEPOOLSEATON CAREW6J....2098DKC 54.39N-001.11W Alive Metal ring observed 7 28 A0
16-11-2015 GBCV Nichols Ian Forrest HARTLEPOOLSEATON CAREW6J....2098DKC 54.39N-001.11W Alive Metal ring observed 7 28 A0
17-11-2016 GBCV Nichols Ian Forrest HARTLEPOOLSEATON CAREW6J....2098DKC 54.40N-001.12W Alive Metal ring observed 7 28


HARTLEPOOL SEATON CAREW 6J....2098DKC 54.40N-001.12W Alive Metal ring observed 7 28
Title: BH Gull - yellow KAV0 - Ward Jackson Park
Post by: IanF on December 12, 2016, 06:57:57 PM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull - yellow darvic KAV0 was at Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool on 02/12/2016 found by Derek Clayton.

It was ringed as a pullus on 15/06/2014 Riga, Latvia.

QuoteBlack -headed gull - Chroicocephalus ridibundus with metal ring: Latvia Riga S 3210 + yellow leg ring KAV0.
Dmitrijs Boiko (E-mail: ridibundusr@gmail.com)
Date   State   Place   Region   Coordinates   Observer/s   Habitat   Notes            
15-Jun-14   LAT   Saulkalne   Rīga                           Latvia        56?50'18''N; 24?25'09''E    Dmitrijs Boiko, Sergejs Kosobokovs   river      RINGING DATE - pulli
02-Jan-15   UK   Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool   Cleveland   54?41'06''N; 01?14'31''W   David Harrison   park
04-Dec-16   UK   Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool   Cleveland   54?41'06''N; 01?14'31''W   Derek Clayton, Ian Forrest   park   photo   

Also present BH Gull yellow 2AA7 - believed different scheme - awaiting details.
Title: Rock Pipit - Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool
Post by: IanF on December 14, 2016, 05:21:25 PM
Seen this morning. On the rock armour north of Newburn Bridge.

Green darvic white lettering M86.

A speedy response from Mr. Soot

Ringing date: 21.09.2016, 10 hrs.
Ringing place: Maletangen, Fraena, More & Romsdal, NE Norway
Male, 2yrs+

QuoteRing no: Stavanger ED06842
Green ring M86 (Left tarsus metal ring.  Right tibia: green colour ring  with two white numbers and one letter M86 engraved). :LBM:RBGW(M86) .
Age/sex/biometric: M2K+ ( Male, adult, hatched 2015 or before).Wing 92 mm. Weight: 23,8 g.
Ringing date: 21.09.2016, 10 hrs.
Ringing place: Maletangen (62*58'11''N-007*03'16''E) Fraena, More & Romsdal, Norway .
Remarks: Caught in mist -net at one of  our ringing stations (Male Ornithological Station).
Ringer: Oystein Wiik / Sunnmore Ringing Group.

Finding date: 14.12.2016.
Observed: Newburn Bridge (54*41'07''N-001*11'54''W) Cleveland, England
Distance: 1033  km SSW. Direction:  211 deg.Time : 0-2-23 (2 months-23 days after ringing).
Remarks: Photodocumented
Finder/observer: Ian Forrest
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on December 18, 2016, 09:20:48 PM
Quote from: IanF on October 02, 2016, 09:26:59 PM
It was nice to see this regular wintering Curlew back on Seaton Common this morning. I think it's the oldest bird we still have around.

OY NY ringed on 7th September 1991 on Seal Sands as a juvenile bird (BTO ring no. FC48911)

Just running through group photos on memory card and OY NY was back on Seaton Common on 16.12 @15:00
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 19, 2016, 08:59:19 AM
I've seen around a dozen different birds returned so far this winter. OY NY remains the oldest.  There are a couple more older birds ringed in the early 90's and 2000's.
I keep the coordinator updated.

On 16/12/2016 I saw/photo'd -

OY NY
RN GW
RG GN
LW GN
WR WR
YN GN
GY WN

Sometimes there's only the odd one or two in view from the road, other times up to a dozen. They feed around the golf course as well.

I've seen two different birds on Cowpen Marsh. Usually a few turn up on Seal Sands and at RSPB Saltholme but I've not seen any colour ringed birds amongst the hundreds of Curlew there.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on December 29, 2016, 03:20:22 PM
Quote from: IanF on December 19, 2016, 08:59:19 AM
I've seen around a dozen different birds returned so far this winter. OY NY remains the oldest.  There are a couple more older birds ringed in the early 90's and 2000's.
I keep the coordinator updated.

On 16/12/2016 I saw/photo'd -

OY NY
RN GW
RG GN
LW GN
WR WR
YN GN
GY WN

Sometimes there's only the odd one or two in view from the road, other times up to a dozen. They feed around the golf course as well.

I've seen two different birds on Cowpen Marsh. Usually a few turn up on Seal Sands and at RSPB Saltholme but I've not seen any colour ringed birds amongst the hundreds of Curlew there.



Few more  Curlew this morning.

W (hint of red above it, not sure if it is inside of the ring though)above and below knee, metal ring left leg. OY right.

RN above, W below, GW

OY above, W and metal below, NY

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on December 29, 2016, 07:49:02 PM
QuoteI've seen around a dozen different birds returned so far this winter. OY NY remains the oldest.  There are a couple more older birds ringed in the early 90's and 2000's.
I keep the coordinator updated.

On 16/12/2016 I saw/photo'd -

OY NY
RN GW
RG GN
LW GN
WR WR
YN GN
GY WN

Sometimes there's only the odd one or two in view from the road, other times up to a dozen. They feed around the golf course as well.

I've seen two different birds on Cowpen Marsh. Usually a few turn up on Seal Sands and at RSPB Saltholme but I've not seen any colour ringed birds amongst the hundreds of Curlew there.



Few more  Curlew this morning.

W (hint of red above it, not sure if it is inside of the ring though)above and below knee, metal ring left leg. OY right.

RN above, W below, GW

OY above, W and metal below, NY

There were several along Zinc Works Road this morning. I saw three cr birds but could only get details of one due to the long grass.

I saw the one with the slipped ring again today as well. Much better view than last time. It looks like the white is loose and has dropped down over the red ring which makes it WR OY. I saw it on seaton Common on 23/12/2016 but prior to that not since 2013.

It was ringed on Seal Sands in July 1997.

RN GW was ringed Seal Sands in August 2000 and has been present throughout most winters.

Title: cr BH Gull Rossmere Park, Hartlepool
Post by: IanF on January 09, 2017, 08:15:03 PM
Found by Derek Clayton this morning. A cr BH Gull. Green darvic right tarsus J08P

Rossmere Park, Hartlepool

Ringed 14/06/2015 nr. Oslo, Norway

Quote
Resightings of a Colour Ringed Gull

Thank you for your report of a CR-ringed Gull. Under you will find the details. In the event the bird is dead and you still posses the ring(s), we kindly urge you to send (them) to us. Resightings of our CR-ringed Gulls could be reported to Lista Ringing Group, Box 171, 4558 Vanse, Norway, on E-mail: gulls@ringmerking.no or the WEB page http://www.ringmerking.no/cr.

This list of ringingdata and ring reading data is intended for personal use only. If you want to publish data from this list please contact us before publication;

For birds ringed in Norway;
Morten Helberg at email morten.helberg@bio.uio.no

For birds ringed in Denmark;
Kjeld T. Pedersen at email ktpedersen@snm.ku.dk


LBM;RBGW(J08P) CR-Code Green ring with white code for small gulls 4 characters LBM;RBGW(J08P)
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number K06008
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age Pullus Date 14.06 2015 (09:--) Accurate to the day
Place S?ndre Lang?ra, Frogn, Akershus & Oslo, Norway - 59?45'38"N 010?33'52"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and released by a ringer
Circumstances Intentionally by man - other means (includes trapped, poisoned, ring number read in field etc.). All captures (=ringing data) and recaptures (caught and released).
Hunted, trapped, poisoned intentionally by man (NB: not shot).
Ringer(s) Helberg, Morten - Lome, Carsten -

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age 1 cy Date 31.07 2015 (09:50) Accurate to the day
Place Jomfruland, Krager?, Telemark, Norway - 58?51'54"N 009?35'27"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Monkerud, Hanne - Nordsteien, Ola -
47 Days, 114 km, 209?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age 1 cy Date 05.08 2015 (10:00) Accurate to the day
Place Jomfruland, Krager?, Telemark, Norway - 58?51'54"N 009?35'27"E
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Nordsteien, Ola - Wathne Johannessen, ?ivind -
52 Days, 114 km, 209?

Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus
Sex Unknown Sexing Method Unknown Age Age unknown Date 09.01 2017 (10:00) Accurate to the day
Place Rossmere Park, Hartlepool, UK, Cleveland, Great Britain - 54?39'42"N 001?13'22"W
Additional information Alive and appeared well roosting with other gulls in town park. Ring read with binoculars
Condition Alive and probably healthy and certainly released
Circumstances Bird identified from something else then the metal ring.
Bird identified from coloured or numbered legring(s).
Observers Clayton, Derek -
575 Days, 907 km, 236?p
Title: Re: Curlew RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on January 22, 2017, 11:00:21 PM
cr Curlew this morning OY YR seen from roadside lay-by.

Ringed 02/07/1992 Seal Sands


QuoteOY YR was ringed as a second calendar year bird on 2nd July 1992?.a 25 year old bird!  It was regularly seen in the autumn and winter during the 1990s, with the last sightings being in Nov/Dec 2000 when I saw the bird at Seaton Common and Cowpen Marsh.
Title: Mediterranen Gull - Hartlepool
Post by: IanF on March 03, 2017, 08:27:23 PM
PKH8 seen & photo'd by Dave Harrison today. King Oswy Drive/Easington Road.

Fourth sighting here over last five years. Also seen in the marina in 2012.

Ringed 20/05/2011 in Poland

Title: Avocets - Tidal Pool
Post by: IanF on March 07, 2017, 07:50:36 PM
Two colour ringed birds present yesterday.

1. LB LW
Quote
Ring    Age/   Capture
   number   Type         Date   Init   Details
Avocet
   EX15786        N   1    23/05/11   CJB   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees
   R   1    Recaptured   31/05/11   JC   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (8 days)
   O   1    Sighted (R)   10/06/11   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (18 days)
   O   1    Sighted (R)   13/06/11   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (21 days)
   O   1    Sighted (R)   17/06/11   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (25 days)
   O   1    Sighted (R)   23/06/11   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (31 days)
   O   1    Sighted (R)   24/06/11   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (32 days)
   O   1    Sighted (R)   24/06/11   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (32 days)
   O   3    Sighted    08/08/11   Alkborough Flats, North Lincolnshire (109 km, SSE, 77 days)
   S   3    Sighted    11/09/11   Alkborough Flats, North Lincolnshire (109 km, SSE, 111 days)
   O   4    Sighted (R)   30/06/12   AS   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (1 yr 38days)
   O   4    Sighted    13/07/12   Alkborough Flats, North Lincolnshire (109 km, SSE, 1 yr 51days)
   O   4    Sighted    15/04/13   IF   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (1 yr 327days)
   O   4    Sighted    29/08/13   Alkborough Flats, North Lincolnshire (109 km, SSE, 2 yrs 98days)
   O   4    Sighted    30/08/13   Alkborough Flats, North Lincolnshire (109 km, SSE, 2 yrs 99days)

2. WB RO
QuoteRing    Age/   Capture
   number   Type         Date   Init   Details
Avocet
   EY98071        N   1    10/06/15   CH   Seal Sands,Teesmouth (LONP), Stockton-on-Tees
   S   3    Sighted    22/10/15   Heybridge Basin, Blackwater Estry, Essex (346 km, SSE, 134 days)
   S   4    Sighted    13/03/16   Snettisham Mudflats, Norfolk (222 km, SSE, 277 days)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: sidwemn on March 29, 2017, 03:47:21 PM
Adult Herring Gull at work today, Lackenby Steelworks.

Dark Red Colour Ring with Black Lettering on left leg - W9DFT - not quite 100% certain as trying to read with the naked eye. Any ideas?

Martyn 
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 29, 2017, 05:40:35 PM
I can't see a scheme on cr birding with that combination - http://cr-birding.org/colourprojects?tid_3=Herring+Gull&tid_2=&tid=All&tid_1=All&tid_4=2739&tid_5=All

If I can't locate the scheme then I send the sighting to the BTO - http://blx1.bto.org/euring/lang/pages/colourform.jsp?coord=pete.rock@blueyonder.co.uk - and mention in the remarks column that the scheme couldn't be found on cr birding. Worth mentioning the ink colouring of the letters as well as the ring colour itself.

QuoteAdult Herring Gull at work today, Lackenby Steelworks.

Dark Red Colour Ring with Black Lettering on left leg - W9DFT - not quite 100% certain as trying to read with the naked eye. Any ideas?

Martyn
Title: cr Black-tailed Godwit - RSPB Saltholme 25/04/2017
Post by: IanF on April 25, 2017, 10:08:48 PM
121 Black-tailed Godwit on the east pond this morning. One was colour ringed YY LO'Z'

Ringed 15/01/2013 Stour Estuary, Essex, England. Spent last summer in Iceland.

QuoteGodwit sighting Topline is:                   ringing date, location and ringer
Cr-rings: YY-LZ adult
Project started in 1999
T?mas G. Gunnarsson, B??var ??risson, Pete Potts, Ruth Croger, Jenny Gill and Jos? Alves. South Iceland Research Centre University of Iceland
Female
Age: sex:
Metal: 634138
Project management:
Date Location N E/W
15.1.2013 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
8.7.2013 Iceland,S Ice,?rness?sla,Fri?land ? Fl?a, 63.9001 -21.191
13.2.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary, 51.9495 1.07603
15.2.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary, 51.9495 1.07603
23.8.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Stutton Mill 51.9443 1.09793
30.8.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Stutton Mill 51.9443 1.09793
1.9.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Stutton Mill 51.9443 1.09793
3.9.2014 England,E Eng,Suffolk,Stour Estuary,Holbrook Bay 51.9682 1.16340
12.9.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
13.9.2014 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Stutton Mill 51.9443 1.09793
21.11.2014 England,E Eng,Norfolk,Ouse Washes,Welney 52.5280 0.27864
19.12.2014 England,E Eng,Norfolk,Ouse Washes,Welney 52.5280 0.27864
2.1.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Stutton Mill 51.9443 1.09793
3.1.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
11.1.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
17.1.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
18.1.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
20.1.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Bradfield 51.9401 1.21210
7.8.2015 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
8.8.2015 England,E Eng,Lincolnshire,the Wash,Frampton Marsh 52.9335 0.01680
27.9.2015 England,E Eng,Lincolnshire,the Wash,Freiston Shore 52.9616 0.07994
26.12.2015 England,E Eng,Norfolk,Ouse Washes,Welney 52.5280 0.27864
30.12.2015 England,E Eng,Norfolk,Ouse Washes,Welney 52.5280 0.27864
1.1.2016 England,E Eng,Essex,Stour Estuary,Mistley 51.9455 1.08161
4.4.2016 England,E Eng,Cambridgeshire,Ouse Washes,RSPB Nene Washes 52.5740 -0.0564
25.5.2016 Iceland,S Ice,?rness?sla,Fri?land ? Fl?a, 63.9001 -21.191
29.7.2016 Iceland,S Ice,?rness?sla,Fri?land ? Fl?a, 63.9001 -
21.191 21.8.2016 England,E Eng,Norfolk,the Wash,Snettisham 52.8544 0.35282
21.10.2016 England,E Eng,Norfolk,the Wash,Snettisham 52.8544 0.35282
5.12.2016 England,E Eng,Norfolk,Ouse Washes,Welney 52.5280 0.27864
17.1.2017 England,E Eng,Norfolk,Ouse Washes,Welney 52.5280 0.27864
25.4.2017 England,NE Eng,Cleveland,RSPB Saltholme, 54.6005 -1.2229
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on May 11, 2017, 12:04:43 PM
EJT present again this morning 06:30 Block Sands, Headland, Hartlepool

Has a metal ring now left leg but never noticed that until home so can't read it.

Quote from: fosterc on May 05, 2016, 07:51:38 PM
Quote from: IanF on November 23, 2015, 11:01:06 AM
Two colour ringed Purple Sandpipers yesterday morning at Hartlepool Headland. Both seen locally previous winters.

EUH & EJT

QuoteRing 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.

QuoteRing 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.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on May 16, 2017, 08:45:09 PM
Colour ringed Gull (distant photo) at Redcar beach 1.00 pm today (16/5/17). Can anyone make anything of it?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on May 16, 2017, 09:09:50 PM
Can't read the exact numbers on that but it's Y:### any 3 numbers and was most likely rung at Rufforth Tip, York. Quite a few of them end up on the rocks at Redcar.

http://www.cr-birding.org/node/3611
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on May 16, 2017, 10:12:41 PM
Ok Thanks for that.  I had hoped it would be more exotic than one caught in a rubbish tip.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on May 17, 2017, 03:33:25 PM
Another go at the ringed gull on Redcar/Marske beach. It looks like Y:964.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on May 17, 2017, 03:53:16 PM
Yes looks like Y:964. I had this gull on May 12th and received this info back the other day

QuoteColour ring number Y:964

BTO ring number GV52849

Age when rung BTO code 3

Site, Harewood Whin, York  (53.960 -1.177)

Date of ringing 4th November 2016
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on May 17, 2017, 04:31:30 PM
OK Chris, Thanks for that.
Title: cr Avocet - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on May 18, 2017, 10:20:51 PM
One of 28 Avocet seen from Saltholme hide yesterday morning. Three more were colour ringed local birds from 2016.

Yellow flag DX - yellow

1 from a brood of 3 ringed 28/06/16 at Nosterfield, North Yorkshire

https://eastdalesringinggroup.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/colour-ringed-avocet-seen-in-lincolnshire/
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Crymer on May 20, 2017, 08:21:55 PM
Hi another ringed Avocet at Saltholme on Saturday 20th May. 

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on May 21, 2017, 01:07:21 PM
YB LG has been around since late April, more usually at Tidal Pool though lately at Saltholme. Ringed locally 17/05/2010 so it's one of the oldest cr birds.

WB NR was also at Saltholme hide yesterday. Ringed locally 2015
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on June 14, 2017, 08:34:22 PM
Jacksons Landing last night - herring gull Y792

It?s a bird which was colour-ringed ringed at Harewood Whin landfill site, to the west of York, (53.960 -1.177). The bird was caught using a Cannon Net and is one of around 1750 Gulls which have been caught and colour ringed to date.
Harewood Whin is one of the decreasing number of Landfill sites in the UK where it is possible to operate for the catching and ringing of gulls. Whilst with us the gulls feed on the Landfill site during the day and roost on the floods in Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve or on the Humber Estuary.
The bird was rung on 4th November 2016 and yours is the first sighting since it was rung
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Brian Martin on July 27, 2017, 04:23:52 PM
Hi Ian I had a colour ringed curlew on North Gare road this afternoon.
It was orange over yellow left tibia and white over metal left tarsis
black over yellow right tibia
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on July 27, 2017, 05:47:45 PM
A good find Brian. I've not seen any colour ringed ones yet. It must be one of the first ones back.

That's one is the oldest birds we get back each year.

OY NY was ringed locally 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. It's returned almost every year since.

QuoteHi Ian I had a colour ringed curlew on North Gare road this afternoon.
It was orange over yellow left tibia and white over metal left tarsis
black over yellow right tibia
Title: Curlew RN GY - Seaton Snook
Post by: IanF on August 25, 2017, 10:16:36 PM
In Seaton Channel yesterday morning and present still today.

Ringed August 2000 Seal Sands

Nikon P900
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on August 25, 2017, 10:20:30 PM
Curlew GO GN also present this morning.

Ringed Seal Sands July 2012.
Title: Sandwich Tern - Seaton Snook
Post by: IanF on August 25, 2017, 10:57:03 PM
On Seaton Snook yesterday.

One been around while now. Likely the same bird. Yellow dye on neck. Blue darvic with white letters. Believed KKS.

Ringed Scolt Head Island, Norfolk on 9th June 2017
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on August 29, 2017, 11:10:47 AM
I think I have also seen this Sandwich Tern but this time at Marske beach. It was together with around 20 Terns which included the one identified as ETL in the Common Birds section. The current one also has a yellow dye on the neck. Unfortunately the ring code is not clear.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 01, 2017, 10:07:30 PM
QuoteI think I have also seen this Sandwich Tern but this time at Marske beach. It was together with around 20 Terns which included the one identified as ETL in the Common Birds section. The current one also has a yellow dye on the neck. Unfortunately the ring code is not clear.

Rob. I believe around a dozen birds were dyed/colour ringed in this fashion over a couple of days. Hard to say for sure but this looks like a different bird from the one I saw.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Crymer on September 25, 2017, 11:17:21 PM
Greylag Goose at Saltholme hide with a neck collar which was red with three letters PYV.  Sighted 25th September.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on September 26, 2017, 08:42:32 AM
Was it definitely red or could it have been orange?

What colour were the letters?

Any leg rings seen as well if the feet could be seen?

An orange neckband with three letters would fit a scheme from Scotland for Icelandic birds.



Title: Sandwich Tern - Hartlepool Headland
Post by: IanF on October 01, 2017, 10:58:08 PM
One of seven Sandwich Terns on the rocks by Heugh breakwater on 30th September 2017.
Quote
Yellow-UAS is DK52572; ringed as a chick on 20 June 2015, on Inner Farne, Farnes Islands, Northumberland; it was seen at Port Seton, Firth of Forth, on 10 Aug 2017.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on October 06, 2017, 11:46:48 AM
Colour-ringed Ringed Plovers at Marske beach at 1530hrs on 5/10/17 amongst a flock of about 20.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on October 10, 2017, 03:53:58 PM
Quote from: robyoung on October 06, 2017, 11:46:48 AM
Colour-ringed Ringed Plovers at Marske beach at 1530hrs on 5/10/17 amongst a flock of about 20.The Norwegian Common Ringed Plover-project,
c/o Kjell Mork Soot,
Hareidsvegen 234,
N-6060 Hareid,
Norway

                         Hareid, Norway 09.10.2017                     

Rob Young
UK
(Email: rob.w.young@sky.com) 
     

Thank you very much for taking the time to report to us details of the sighting of a flagged Ringed Plover (Charadrius  hiaticula). Information about this bird and its movement is given below:

Ring no : Stavanger 8B45370
Yellow flag PPC ( Left tarsus : metal ring . Left tibia: red colour ring.   Right tibia: yellow flag  engraved with three black letters PPC).
Age/sex /biometric: 1K (hatched 2015 ). Wing 134 mm. Weight 75,1 g.
Ringing date: 10.08.2015, 11 hrs .
Ringing place: Makkevika (62*30'N-06*02'E) (Giske Ornithological Station), Giske, Møre & Romsdal, Norway. Caught in mist net at our wader station.
Ringers: Øystein Wiik  and  Kjell Mork Soot/Sunnmøre Ringing Group

Finding date: 15.08.2015.
Observed: Helgoland (54*11' N-007*55' E) Helgoland, Germany / Deutchland
Distance : 931 km S. Direction: 172  deg. Time: 0-0-5 (5 days).
Remarks : Photodocumented, distinct photo of the flag.
Observer: Jonas Wobker

Finding date: 31.08.2017+10.09.2017+23.09.2017
Observed: Redcar Beach (52*32' N-000*10' W) Cleveland, England
Distance : 955 km S. Direction: 205 deg. Time: max 2-0-21 (max 2 years-21 days  after ringing.).
Remarks : Distinct photo of the flag. Red marker ring lost ?
Observer: Damian  Money

Finding date: 05.10.2017.
Observed: Marske (54*36' N-001*06' W) North Yorkshire, England
Distance : 969 km S. Direction: 208 deg. Time: 2-1-25 (2 years-1 month-25 days  after ringing.).
Remarks : Photo of the flag.
Observer: Rob Young



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Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on October 14, 2017, 10:55:04 PM
Herring gull - black on yellow - YG83- Parton Rocks - headland Hartlepool-  13/10/17 noon     

Thank you for reporting your sighting of a colour ringed Gull.
It's a bird which was colour-ringed ringed at Harewood Whin landfill site, to the west of York, (53.960 -1.177). The bird was caught using a Cannon Net and is one of around 2500 Gulls which have been caught and colour ringed to date.

Harewood Whin is one of the decreasing number of Landfill sites in the UK where it is possible to operate for the catching and ringing of gulls. Whilst with us the gulls feed on the Landfill site during the day and roost on the floods in Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve or on the Humber Estuary.

The bird was rung on 30th June 2017 and yours is the first sighting since it was rung
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on November 12, 2017, 06:14:31 PM
Spotted a couple of darvic ringed canada geese from Paddy's Pool Bridge during today's WeBS Count. Unable to read the codes given distance and strong breeze however likely to have originated from the following scheme in Cumbria : http://www.cr-birding.org/node/2247 (http://www.cr-birding.org/node/2247)

Interestingly I've come across a bird from this scheme in the past whilst working at RSPB Ynys-hir in Mid Wales, the goose observed there was ringed at Windermere: https://www.rspb.org.uk/community/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-22-87/IMAG0616.jpg (https://www.rspb.org.uk/community/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-01-22-87/IMAG0616.jpg)

Cheers,
Adam
Title: Curlew - Seaton Common
Post by: IanF on November 23, 2017, 11:13:12 PM
RN GW on Seaton Common this morning.

Very few cr birds around so far this year.

Ringed 29th August 2000 at Seal Sands
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on November 25, 2017, 01:53:05 PM
Purple Sandpiper - lime EJT reported on Hartlepool Headland this morning and photographed.

A regular returning bird -

Ringed 13/06/2010 Svalbard, Spitzbergen
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on December 27, 2017, 05:29:35 PM
Curlew RN GW present N Gare road midday today 27/12
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Crymer on January 15, 2018, 09:34:01 PM
Mute Swan seen from Wildlife Watchpoint at Saltholme RSPB 15/01/2018 ringed 08/03/2016 at Stockton's Victoria Bridge as a second year female.  NZU - W39231.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on January 26, 2018, 10:25:51 PM
Just checking photos and good to see Curlew 0Y NY seaton common - n Gare road yesterday morning
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on January 27, 2018, 01:00:35 PM
Curlew OW GY this morning N Gare Rd - don't think I've seen this one before
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 27, 2018, 08:46:00 PM
QuoteCurlew OW GY this morning N Gare Rd - don't think I've seen this one before

New to me as well. I've only ever seen one right leg GY which generally indicates the year ringed. That was from 2000.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on January 28, 2018, 01:49:15 PM
photo
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on January 28, 2018, 03:03:02 PM
It could be a recently rung bird. I don't have the combinations from 2016/17. The rings do look fresh rather than faded.
Title: Black-headed Gull - Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool
Post by: IanF on January 29, 2018, 09:24:51 PM
Seen by Derek Clayton today at Ward Jackson Park. KAVO still present as well.

A Norwegian ringed bird -

Last CR-Code Green ring with white code: J4L7 LBM;RBGW(J4L7)
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number K08647
Species Black-headed Gull  Larus ridibundus  Determined sex F  Map  Map
Date   Place   Coordinates   Days   Distance   Direction

04.04 2017 Observers  ad  Sex (F)  Colour mark added   Kuba, Oslo, Akershus & Oslo, Norway   59°55'27"N 010°45'11"E   
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on February 17, 2018, 05:17:53 PM
Curlews this pm N Gare Rd - RN GW and RG GN
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on February 17, 2018, 06:37:00 PM
QuoteCurlews this pm N Gare Rd - RN GW and RG GN

RN GW ringed Seal Sands 29/08/2000

RG GN ringed 21/07/2012
Title: Black-headed Gull, Seaton Carew
Post by: IanF on February 27, 2018, 06:02:40 PM
Friday 16th February 2018 a colour ringed Black-headed Gull was seen/photographed at Warrior Park, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, UK. Finder -Derek Clayton.

Black darvic with white lettering P741 on left tarsus.

Metal ring on right tarsus read from photos appeared to be HA13.426

Just received a reply - ringed as 3yr old on 03/04/2010 in Lithuania

Previous sighting at Seaton Carew by Dave Harrison on 09/03/2014

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Species: Larus ridibundus / Black-headed Gull [05820]
Sex:  Female [F]
Age: After 3rd calendar year (hatched before 2008) [8]
Date, accuracy of date, time: 03-04-2010, Accurate to the day, ---- [030420100----]
Place: Dumpių sąvartynas, Klaipėdos r., Lithuania [LI00]
Coordinates (WGS), accuracy: 55°38'00" (55.6333°) N, 21°15'40" (21.2611°) E, Accurate to given coordinates

  • Biometrics: Wing lenght:304.0; Bill height:7.9; Total head lenght:79.2 Ringer: Vytautas Pareigis, Frank Majoor ir kt. (NPŽS)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on March 26, 2018, 01:48:07 PM
Little Egret - red F yellow T

A regular returning bird seen this morning at Wildlife Watchpoint at RSPB Saltholme.

Ringed 2014 North Cotes, Lincolnshire

Reply from ringers -
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   Colour rings   Ring   Age   Location   Date   Time   Observer   Duration, distance,direction   Notes
Left leg   right leg   number   sex                  
                           
LARW(F)   RAYN(T)   GR37165   1   North Cotes                                   09/05/14   18:10   Ian Kingswood      3 ringed of 3 pulli
         1   Cresswell Pond Reserve, Druridge   22/07/14   0:00   Unknown                    74 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degrees (NNW)   
         3   Cresswell Pond Reserve, Druridge   02/08/14   10:00Unknown                    85 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degrees (NNW)   
         4   Scorton Gravel Pits                           10/04/15   0:00   Steve Clifton          336 days, 149 kilometres, 313 degrees (NW)   
         4   Cresswell Pond Reserve, Druridge   26/05/15   0:00   Unknown                  382 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degrees (NNW)   
         4   Druridge Pools                                   19/06/15   0:00   Unknown                  406 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degress (NNW)   
         4   Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek                   20/06/16      Nicholas Forrest      
         4   Saltholme                                           21/06/16           Nicholas Forrest      
         4   Saltholme                                          01/05/17   13:00David Raffle        1088 days, 148 kilometres, 327 degrees (NNW)   
         4   Saltholme                                          26/03/18   10::   Nicholas Forrest        1417 days, 148 kilometres, 327 degrees (NNW)
Title: Avocets at Saltholme hide
Post by: IanF on April 03, 2018, 08:22:46 PM
23 present this morning with 4 colour ringed birds close to the hide on and off.

WB YW - ringed locally 2015
RB GO - ringed locally 2013
OB LG - local bird but no details yet

Also one with cr on tarsus rather than tibia which is believe a bird from Washington WWT

RB RR has been on Greatham Creek for quite a while. Ringed locally 2010. One of the earliest birds colour ringed locally.

Title: Avocets at RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on April 06, 2018, 06:20:36 PM
WB YN was in front of Saltholme Hide this morning. Another local rung 2016 bird.
Title: Egyptian Goose - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on April 08, 2018, 01:28:03 PM
Four on the pipeline pools this morning. One a colour ringed bird. 1st colour ringed Egyptian Goose that I've seen.

Left tarsus yellow with black X
Right tarsus blue with white V

Looks like it maybe from the Netherlands. Details sent off.

Ringing details -

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Code: Legrings (Coloured) : YXBV, Legring (Metal only) : 8060967 Egyptian Goose
Ringingdate: 21.07.2017 Sex: ? Age: J
Ringlocation: amsterdam, vondelpark Coordinate (North): 52 21 25 Coordinate (East) (- = West): 4 51 58
Date Location County Nation Lat (N) Lon (E) Observers Mated with Number Remarks (- = West) of young
21.07.2017 amsterdam, vondelpark Noord-Holland NL 52 21 25 4 51 58 Frank Majoor
03.08.2017 Vondelpark (bij hotdogstalletje) Noord-Holland NL 52 21 28 4 52 11 Suzan Pluim Mentz groep bij de grote vijver
03.08.2017 Vondelpark bij de vijver met fontein Noord-Holland NL 52 21 27 4 52 11 Suzan Pluim Mentz zelfde familiegroep als eerder
05.08.2017 Vondelpark Amsterdam Noord-Holland NL 52 21 28 4 52 14 Willem van der Waal
11.08.2017 Vondelpark bij de fontein Noord-Holland NL 52 21 28 4 52 11 Suzan Pluim Mentz samen met YSBF, YXBR, YXBS, YXBT en YXBU.
14.08.2017 Vondelpark zijkant van Vondelstandbeeld Noord-Holland NL 52 21 35 4 52 29 Suzan Pluim Mentz samen met YXBR,YXBT,YXBS, YXBUen 2 niet geringden
01.09.2017 Amsterdam, Vondelpark Noord-Holland NL 52 21 27 4 52 13 Frank van Groen
07.09.2017 Amsterdam, Amtel Noord-Holland NL 52 20 26 4 55 01 Auke Jansen
08.04.2018 Billingham Stockton-on-Tees Unitary Authority GB 54 36 13 - 1 15 05 Ian Forrest


****** UPDATE********

08-04-2018 - RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, GB
29-04-2018 - Swanley Park, Swanley, Kent, GB

Edit - 23/10/2018 - additional info just received.

Apparently the colour stayed in the UK. The story of this colour-ringed Egyptian Goose has continued and the bird is right now at Swanley Park in Swanley, Kent, c 24 km SE of central London. The bird is present at this site since 29 April 2018 and it has turned out that is it a male.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 19, 2018, 10:10:09 PM
Little Egret this morning on Dormans Pool

WKY4 - ringed locally as pullus undisclosed site 27/05/2016

Last report was from Dormans Pool 13/08/2017.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on May 09, 2018, 07:10:26 AM
Little Egret K4 was in front of Saltholme Hide yesterday. First report of it away from Dormans Pool.
Title: Common Tern 3.80
Post by: IanF on May 09, 2018, 07:19:28 AM
Seen on Monday 7th May at RSPB Saltholme. It was on the main lake on the boards of the north island where it was hatched/ringed as a chick on 4th July 2014. Only other sighting was of it on Seal Sands on 19th August 2014.
Title: Avocet yellow flag DX Y Port Clarnce Flood
Post by: IanF on May 10, 2018, 09:17:46 PM
One of 26 Avocet seen on Port Clarence Flood this morning.  

Yellow flag DX - yellow

1 from a brood of 3 ringed 28/06/16 at Nosterfield, North Yorkshire

https://eastdalesringinggroup.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/colour-ringed-avocet-seen-in-lincolnshire/

Interestingly I last saw this bird by Saltholme Hide on 17/05/2017.
Title: Marsh Harrier - Dormans Pool - green wing tag X1
Post by: IanF on May 10, 2018, 09:23:40 PM
Present since at least 07/05/2018. Managed to read/photo the tag this morning.

Seems to spend most of it's time at Dormans Pool. Four present yesterday, all cream crown. Just two this morning. X1 also seen from Wildlife Watchpoint a few days ago.


Ringed by Hawk & Owl Trust, East Anglia. Awaiting full details.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on May 11, 2018, 05:04:31 PM
Marsh Harrier XI was still on Dormans Pool this morning. Joined by another cream crown and a full adult male.

QuoteXI was ringed and tagged in Norfolk near Cantley on 14.06.2017 and was one of 3 females. She has been spending the winter in East Anglia, being seen at Holme, Titchwell and Carlton Marshes.

GR91144   Tag code XI               
14/06/2017   Female Nestling   Cantley, Norfolk, UK           
20/10/2017   Seen alive   Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK   
11/03/2018   Seen alive   Minsmere Nature Reserve, Minsmere, Suffolk, UK   
14/04/2018   Seen Alive   near Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK

Marsh Harrier sightings - http://www.nwnrg.co.uk/research/marsh_harrier/MH_Project_Recoveries.htm

Green tag RN was on Dormans Pool on 9-10/4/2017

GR91109   Tag code RN               
05/06/2016   Female Nestling   near Belton, Norfolk, UK           
10/12/2016   Seen alive   Minsmere, Suffolk, UK   
09-10/04/2017   Seen alive   near Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, UK   
18/04/2017   Seen alive   Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK   
24/01/2018   Seen alive   Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK


Nikon P900
Title: Barnacle Goose - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on May 16, 2018, 09:30:16 PM
A metal ringed bird rather than darvic but worth mentioning as it may be the first France ringed Barnacle Goose to turn up in the UK.

Two have remained on the reserve the last few weeks. One at Paddy's Pool on the wet grassland and this one which was at Dormans Pool, then moved to the field beside Sabic opposite the reserve entrance. Today it was on the field beside the path to Saltholme Hide. As I walked down the path it came closer to the fence to a muddy pool where it had a drink. The water washed the mud from it's feet revealing a metal ring.

Photos showed the ring number as OIS MUSEUM PARIS CF- 29449

The details have been reported via EURING. I'll update the entry if/when I receive a reply.

*** Confirmed today. Bird was ringed Brittany, France winter 2016-17. Last reported 28/01/2017 Hillion, St. Brieux Bay,  Brittany when photos were taken following it's release after ringing. It's the only Barnacle Goose ringed in France in recent years!

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on May 20, 2018, 12:10:36 AM
Marsh harrier XI was seen hunting around the tanks at Saltholme on several occasions today.  I personally saw it from the Phil Stead hide (when the attached photo was taken), from the WWP, and again when i was near the Jubilee Mound.

Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on June 03, 2018, 12:50:56 AM
Colour-ringed little egret at the Phil Stead Hide today, as attached (taken in rahter murky light).  Is this one of the locally-ringed birds?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 03, 2018, 06:58:31 PM
Quote
Colour-ringed little egret at the Phil Stead Hide today, as attached (taken in rahter murky light).  Is this one of the locally-ringed birds?
No it's not one of the local birds.

Ringed 2014 North Cotes, Lincolnshire

It's been around since March. Mostly at the Phil Stead Hide and Wildlife Watchpoint though also occasionally at Saltholme Hide and Dormans Pool.

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  Colour rings   Ring   Age   Location   Date   Time   Observer   Duration, distance,direction   Notes
Left leg   right leg   number   sex                 
                           
LARW(F)   RAYN(T)   GR37165   1   North Cotes                                   09/05/14   18:10   Ian Kingswood      3 ringed of 3 pulli
         1   Cresswell Pond Reserve, Druridge   22/07/14   0:00   Unknown                    74 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degrees (NNW)   
         3   Cresswell Pond Reserve, Druridge   02/08/14   10:00Unknown                    85 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degrees (NNW)   
         4   Scorton Gravel Pits                           10/04/15   0:00   Steve Clifton          336 days, 149 kilometres, 313 degrees (NW)   
         4   Cresswell Pond Reserve, Druridge   26/05/15   0:00   Unknown                  382 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degrees (NNW)   
         4   Druridge Pools                                   19/06/15   0:00   Unknown                  406 days, 220 kilometres, 332 degress (NNW)   
         4   Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek                   20/06/16      Nicholas Forrest     
         4   Saltholme                                           21/06/16           Nicholas Forrest     
         4   Saltholme                                          01/05/17   13:00David Raffle        1088 days, 148 kilometres, 327 degrees (NNW)   
         4   Saltholme                                          26/03/18   10::   Nicholas Forrest        1417 days, 148 kilometres, 327 degrees (NNW)

Title: Common Terns at RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on June 03, 2018, 08:28:52 PM
Several returning birds appeared over the last week or so. Mostly birds ringed at RSPB Saltholme..

2.37 ringed 10/07/12

3.28 ringed 07/07/14
3.53 ringed 07/07/14
3.80 ringed 04/07/14

4.11 ringed 30/07/15
4.12 ringed 30/07/15
4.21 ringed 30/07/15
4.22 ringed 30/07/15
4.31 ringed 02/08/15
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on June 07, 2018, 07:27:11 AM
Belated thanks for the egret info, Ian.
Title: Little Tern - South Gare
Post by: IanF on June 09, 2018, 07:48:48 AM
Several present yesterday on the edge of the beach. Including at least five colour ringed birds.

One with yellow darvic U04 - ringed as a fledgling at Easington Lagoons, Spurn on 16/07/2014.

Out of remaining birds most had plain blue rings indicating locally ringed birds.

Two were blue rings with white lettering -

BP - ringed 09/07/16.
DH - ringed 22/06/16
Title: Shag - South Gare
Post by: IanF on June 09, 2018, 08:01:27 AM
Three Shag at South Gare yesterday.

At least one was colour ringed. Seen/photo'd as it flew past.

Red white lettering TFS - believed to be an Isle of May, Firth of Forth Scotland bird. Details sent off.

******** Edit - ringing details **********

Quote
It was ringed as a chick on Staple Island, Farnes (BTO 1407429) on 24/6/10.  It was then seen at Earlsferry, Fife on 18 & 28/9/10.  No further sightings until south at Seal Sands on 12/8/14, 01/09/15 & 21/8/16.  Nothing subsequently so good to know it is still alive and well.
Title: Little Egret OA NZ
Post by: IanF on July 05, 2018, 07:39:03 PM
At Phil Stead Hide this morning.

Ringed locally as a nestling 22/05/2018

Also at Saltholme Hide on 01/07/2018 were -

RF YT - ringed North Cotes, Lincolnshire 09/05/2014
WK YH - ringed locally 24/05/2016
Title: Black-tailed Godwit - OG WW(X) - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on July 07, 2018, 01:13:46 PM
In amongst a group of 26 Black-tailed Godwit this morning in front of Saltholme Hide.

Similar combination to RG LW(X) that I saw locally in 2012 that was ringed in northern Iceland in 2005.

************Update***********

Ringing details -

Ringed as an adult male 13.7.2011 Iceland,N Ice,Skagafjarðarsýsla,Siglufjörður
Quote
13.7.2011 Iceland,N Ice,Skagafjarðarsýsla,Siglufjörður,
14.7.2011 Iceland,N Ice,Skagafjarðarsýsla,Siglufjörður,
10.2.2013 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Giganta
19.2.2013 France,W Fra,Charente-Maritime,Íle de Ré,Fier d'Ars, Ars-en-Ré
28.3.2013 Belgium,C Bel,Oost-Vlaanderen,Wetteren,Vliegerkesweide at Kalkense Meersen
09.2.2015 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Giganta 
15.2.2015 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Cara Larga, Porto Alto 
15.2.2015 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Cara Larga, Porto Alto
16.2.2015 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Cara Larga, Porto Alto
16.2.2015 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Cara Larga, Porto Alto
22.2.2015 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Cara Larga, Porto Alto
13.3.2015 Netherlands,C Neth,Noord Brabant,Biesbosch,Polder Oude Hardenhoek
15.8.2015 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
18.8.2015 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
19.8.2015 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
27.8.2015 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
31.8.2015 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy 
08.1.2016 France,W Fra,Charente-Maritime,Íle de Ré,Les-Portes-En-Re
06.2.2016 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Zé do Pinho
07.2.2016 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Giganta
012.2.2016 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Ponta da Erva
29.7.2016 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
30.7.2016 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
02.8.2016 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
04.8.2016 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
16.2.2017 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Giganta
29.7.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
30.7.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
31.7.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
01.8.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
03.8.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
04.8.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
07.8.2017 England,NW Eng,Merseyside,Wirral,Caldy
07.2.2018 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Giganta
13.2.2018 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Carregado
14.2.2018 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Carregado
14.2.2018 Portugal,W Por,Setúbal,Tagus estuary,Carregado
07.7.2018 England,NE Eng,Cleveland,RSPB Saltholme
Title: Little Egrets at Dormans Pool
Post by: IanF on July 11, 2018, 06:12:38 PM
38 present this morning.

At least seven colour ringed birds -

OANX
OANA
OANK
OAND 
OANZ
OBOT
OBOX

All ringed locally as fledglings May/June 2018
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Adam J on July 16, 2018, 08:14:52 PM
Canada Goose DATZ was by the Main Lake at Saltholme today, likely to have been ringed at Windermere Lake, Cumbria.

Cheers,
Adam
Title: Avocets - Long Drag
Post by: IanF on July 18, 2018, 05:58:40 PM
Five adult colour ringed birds amongst 39 this morning. Including five well developed free flying juveniles all un-ringed.

All ringed locally 2016 -

WB GW
WB WN
WB YN   
WB NR
WB YW 
Title: Avocet - Long Drag
Post by: IanF on July 19, 2018, 05:08:07 PM
WB BG was on the Long Drag this morning with 32 others including the ones seen yesterday.

Quote
Avocet W/B B/G is EY98228, ringed locally 15/06/2016.
This is the first record since ringing
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on July 24, 2018, 11:23:55 AM
Common Tern at South Gare 11:33 hrs on 23/7/18 :
Allan Snape <allan.snape@talktalk.net>
To   Rob Young Eric and Sue Wood cbrown1953@btinternet.com dean.heward@rspb.org.uk Adam Jones Edward.Pritchard@rspb.org.uk 23 Jul at 9:23 PM
This is ST13759 which was ringed at 18:39 on the TET raft behind the RSPB Saltholme South Island at the Visitor Centre on 02/07/18.
Thanks for the sighting.    I will report it to the BTO.
Regards
Allan

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Title: Black-tailed Godwit - RSPB Saltholme 02/08/2018
Post by: IanF on August 03, 2018, 03:34:24 PM
Three colour ringed birds dropped in yesterday morning onto west Saltholme. They were amongst a flock of 23 which later rose to 60+

OR R/W was ringed 22.08.05 Holbeach, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England

QuoteOW-R//W
22.08.05   Holbeach, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
11.04.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
16.04.06   Burnham Norton, Norfolk, E England
17.04.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
26.04.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
28.04.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
29.04.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
30.04.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
01.05.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
01.06.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
06.06.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
07.06.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
17.09.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
21.09.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
22.10.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
01.11.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
03.11.06   Salthouse, Norfolk, E England
14.11.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
19.11.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
21.11.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
30.11.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
01.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
02.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
03.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
04.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
05.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
06.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
07.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
08.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
15.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
18.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
24.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
25.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
27.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
28.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
30.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
31.12.06   Cley, Norfolk, E England
03.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
04.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
05.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
09.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
10.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
11.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
12.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
13.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
14.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
15.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
16.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
17.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
19.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
20.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
27.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
29.01.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
20.12.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
24.12.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
27.12.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
28.12.07   Cley, Norfolk, E England
27.06.08   Cley, Norfolk, E England
26.02.09   Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, E England
02.04.10   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
03.04.10   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
05.04.10   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
20.03.11   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
11.04.12   Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
21.02.13   Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
24.02.14   Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
27.03.14   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
08.09.14   Frampton Marsh, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
21.11.14   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
02.01.15   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
05.04.15   Stour estuary, Essex, E England
22.04.15   Stour estuary, Essex, E England
27.09.15   Freiston Shore, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
28.12.15   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
10.03.16   Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, E England
12.08.17   Frampton Marsh, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
26.08.17   Frampton Marsh, the Wash estuary, Lincolnshire, E England
30.11.17   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
16.12.17   Welney, Ouse Washes, Norfolk, E England
04.02.18   Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
23.03.18   Nene Washes, Cambridgeshire, E England
02.08.18   Saltholme, Cleveland, NE England
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on August 09, 2018, 10:15:32 AM
Sandwich Tern on Marske Beach on 8/8/18.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on August 09, 2018, 10:18:59 AM
Quote from: robyoung on August 09, 2018, 10:15:32 AM
Sandwich Tern on Marske Beach on 8/8/18.
White-UBK was a chick ringed (DT21232) on Coquet Island on 5 July 2015. It was seen (the first sighting) on 29 August 2015 at Slufter-zuid (53.136N, 4.802E), Netherlands. It was then spotted on 6 September 2015 at Saint Pair sur Mer (48° 48' 14.94" N / 1° 34' 13.00" W), Manche, Normandy, France. The last sighting was at Spurn on 16 June this year. So it seems to be hanging around up here!
Title: Sanderling
Post by: robyoung on August 18, 2018, 12:53:08 PM
Sanderling  Ref: W6YGYY on Redcar Beach. Colour ringed but lacking the Rt.Tarsus yellow ring. It was previously located by me at Redcar 3 years ago at approximately the same time (3 days different). It seems to winter in Mauritania,west of the Sahara Desert.
Title: Re: Sanderling
Post by: robyoung on August 18, 2018, 12:57:25 PM
Quote from: robyoung on August 18, 2018, 12:53:08 PM
Sanderling on Redcar Beach. Colour ringed but lacking the Rt.Tarsus yellow ring. It was previously locate by me at Redcar 2 years ago at approximately the same time (2 days different). It seems to winter in Mauritania,west of the Sahara Desert.


date   observer   type   location   coordinates   actions
2010-11-30   Job ten Horn   capture   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2010-12-04   Bob Loos   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2010-12-05   Bob Loos   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2010-12-08   Bob Loos   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2010-12-10   Stef Waasdorp   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2010-12-10   Bob Loos   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-11   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-11   Job ten Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2011-11-11   Jelle Loonstra   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-12   Stef Waasdorp   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-12   Jelle Loonstra   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-13   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-13   Jelle Loonstra   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-14   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-24   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2011-11-25   Jelle Loonstra   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2011-11-25   Job ten Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2011-11-26   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-27   Harry Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-28   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-28   Jeroen Reneerkens   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-28   Jelle Loonstra   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2011-11-30   Jelle Loonstra   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2012-01-24   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2012-01-26   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2012-01-30   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2012-07-26   Stewart Holohan   observation   English Channel and Irish Sea   53.3241666, -6.2072222    info
2012-12-07   Job ten Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2012-12-10   Harry Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2012-12-10   Jan F. de Jong   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2013-01-09   Lenze Hofstee   observation   Iwik Mauritania   19.87716311209846, -16.29993438720703    info
2013-01-09   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2013-01-24   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.87966532602021, -16.306629180908203    info
2013-01-24   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2013-11-08   Ignaas Robbe   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2013-11-22   Job ten Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2013-11-26   Harry Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2013-11-28   Job ten Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2013-11-28   Jan F. de Jong   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-01-09   Lenze Hofstee   observation   Iwik Mauritania   19.87716311209846, -16.298904418945312    info
2014-01-09   Lenze Hofstee   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-08-13   Rob Young   observation   Redcar and Cleveland   54.6163888, -1.0516666    info
2014-11-12   Jan van Dijk   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-11-12   Harry Horn   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-11-13   Jan F. de Jong   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-11-14   Theunis Piersma   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8688888, -16.296111    info
2014-11-23   Jan van Dijk   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-11-24   Jan F. de Jong   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2014-11-27   Jan F. de Jong   observation   North Atlantic Ocean   19.8777777, -16.303055    info
2017-01-18 18:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Mudflats around Island Zira, Iwik, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 7   19.87086704424615, -16.297874450683594    info
2017-01-19 18:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Mudflats around Island Zira, Iwik, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 2   19.872239285476024, -16.298604011535645    info
2017-01-22 09:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Iwik Village, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 2A   19.876840242908028, -16.299076080322266    info
2017-01-23 11:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Iwik Village, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 2A   19.88717173069084, -16.31195068359375    info
2017-01-24 11:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Iwik Village, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 2A   19.876840242908028, -16.299591064453125    info
2017-02-06 09:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Iwik Village, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 2A   19.876678808066142, -16.300277709960938    info
2017-02-07 10:00   Benjamin Gnep   observation   Iwik Village, Parc Nationale du Banc d'Arguin, Area 2A   19.876678808066142, -16.300277709960938    info
2018-08-16 13:30   rob.w.young   observation   Redcar Beach   54.61940014851367, -1.0574340820312498    info
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Title: Curlew - Seaton Snook NO/W NO
Post by: IanF on August 26, 2018, 08:07:07 AM
Culrew on Seaton Snook yesterday evening. One colour ringed bird amongst flock of 50 or so.

QuoteThis is FH48888 ringed on 18/04/15 at Seal Sands Peninsula.   Not seen since.
Title: Sandwich Tern - Seaton Snook - NL1
Post by: IanF on August 28, 2018, 04:09:59 PM
One of four on Seaton Snook this morning.

Ringed - 2013-06-18   Markenje, Grevelingen, Zuid-Holland

QuoteObservations
status   date   observer   type   condition   region   actions
2018-08-28   NicholasForrest   observation   alive and healthy   —   
2017-08-18   Andy Johnson   observation   alive and healthy   Black Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire   
2017-08-14   Andy Johnson   observation   alive and healthy   Black Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire   
2017-05-30   Sander Bruijlants   observation   alive and healthy   Scheelhoek eilanden, Haringvliet, Zuid-Holland   
2014-02-14   Rafa Garcia   observation   alive and healthy   Tres Piedras Beach, Chipiona, Cadiz, SPAIN   
2013-07-27   Lee Collins   observation   alive and healthy   Dawlish Warren, Devon, GREAT BRITAIN   
2013-07-26   Lee Collins   observation   alive and healthy   Dawlish Warren, Devon, GREAT BRITAIN   
2013-07-24   Lee Collins   observation   alive and healthy   Dawlish Warren, Devon, GREAT BRITAIN   
2013-07-22   Lee Collins   observation   alive and healthy   Dawlish Warren, Devon, GREAT BRITAIN   
2013-07-21   Lee Collins   observation   alive and healthy   Dawlish Warren, Devon, GREAT BRITAIN   
2013-06-18   Ringgroep Delta   capture   alive and healthy   Markenje, Grevelingen, Zuid-Holland   
Title: Sandwich Terns - Seaton Snook - UJP & UHA
Post by: IanF on August 28, 2018, 08:15:42 PM
Two more Sandwich Terns from Seaton Snook this morning. Both ringed Coquet Island.

QuoteWhite-UJP was ringed (DT36076) as a chick on Coquet Island on 17 July 2016; no previous sightings other than on Coquet, but it has been on Coquet island this year between 4-22 August- last seen on 22 August and as numbers now seem to be dwindling substantially, I guess it is on its way south. The big question now is whether it will take a coastal route, or travel overland from Teesside to the Mersey.

White-UHA was also ringed (DT21284) on Coquet Island, on 2 August 2015; also no previous sightings away from Coquet, but it has been on or near Coquet all summer, from 31 May until last seen on 17 August 2018.
Quote
Title: Sandwich Tern - Seaton Snook - Blue KD3
Post by: IanF on August 29, 2018, 11:52:45 AM
Present yesterday with three other colour ringed birds.

QuoteSandwich tern B-KD3.

This individual was marked as a chick on 18/6/2014 at Blakeney Point in Norfolk.

This individual has also been report on:

08/08/14 at Findhorn Bay, Moray, Scotland (NJ0364)
18/10/15 in South Africa (sorry, no exact location details available, but most sightings of Sandwich terns are from the west coast of South Africa).   
09/07/16 on the Farne Islands, Northumberland (NU2336)
25/07/18 at Port Seton, Leith, Scotland (NT4174)
Title: Sandwich Tern - Seaton Snook - W-UBK & W-EKP
Post by: IanF on August 31, 2018, 08:15:14 AM
Seaton Snook yesterday. Four cr-birds present though only two were readable.

White-UBK was a chick ringed (DT21232) on Coquet Island on 05/07/ 2015.

1st sighting 29/08/2015 at Slufter-zuid (53.136N, 4.802E), Netherlands.
06/09/2015 at Saint Pair sur Mer, Manche, Normandy, France.
This year seen at Spurn on 16/06, Coquet Island on 5/08, Marske Beach  on 6 & 8/08, and on Seal Sands 26/08.

Also present white EKP ringed 30/08/2010 Ythan Estuary, NE Scotland

Quotew   EKP   DE35997   30/08/2010       Adult   New Bird   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
w   EKP   DE35997   31/08/2010   1 day   Adult   Sighting   Girdleness, Aberdeen, North east SCOTLAND   57.14   -2.05   Raymond Duncan   20km
w   EKP   DE35997   05/09/2010   6 days   Adult   Sighting   Girdleness, Aberdeen, North east SCOTLAND   57.14   -2.05   Ewan Weston   20km
w   EKP   DE35997   13/04/2014   1322 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   15/04/2014   1324 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   14/06/2014   1384 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   15/04/2015   1689 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   02/05/2015   1706 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   08/05/2015   1712 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   10/05/2015   1714 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   11/05/2015   1715 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   10/07/2015   1775 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   05/05/2016   2075 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   13/05/2016   2083 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   14/05/2016   2084 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   15/05/2016   2085 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   01/08/2016   2163 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   08/09/2016   2201 days   Adult   Sighting   St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay, Northumberland   55.07   -1.44   Brian Bullough   252km
w   EKP   DE35997   27/04/2017   2432 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
w   EKP   DE35997   30/08/2018   2922 days   Adult   Sighting   Seaton Snook, Hartlepool, Cleveland, ENGLAND   54.63   -1.16   Nicolas Forrest   303km

Title: Black-tailed Godwit - RO W/W
Post by: IanF on September 05, 2018, 05:25:48 PM
Black-tailed Godwit RO W/W at RSPB Saltholme on 19/08/18 was ringed 23.08.09 at Terrington, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, UK

Previous sightings -
QuoteRO-W//W
23.08.09   Terrington, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
18.01.10   Thames estuary, Kent, SE England
13.09.11   Colne estuary, Essex, E England
26.09.11   Colne estuary, Essex, E England
14.11.11   Baie du Mont St Michel, Manche, N France
22.08.13   Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
25.08.13   Snettisham, the Wash estuary, Norfolk, E England
04.12.13   Colne estuary, Essex, E England
15.12.13   Rainham Marshes, Thames estuary, Essex, SE England
29.04.14   Álftafjörður, E Iceland
30.04.14   Álftafjörður, E Iceland
07.08.14   Blackwater estuary, Essex, E England
22.08.14   Blackwater estuary, Essex, E England
17.01.15   Blackwater estuary, Essex, E England
13.02.15   Thames estuary, Kent, SE England
30.04.15   Álftafjörður, E Iceland
10.02.16   Hamford Water, Essex, E England
14.07.16-02.11.16   Stour estuary, Essex, E England
23.04.17   Caldy Wildfowl Collection, Wirral, Merseyside, NW England
24.04.17   Isle of Tiree, Argyll, W Scotland
25.04.17   Isle of Tiree, Argyll, W Scotland
09.08.17   Stour estuary, Essex, E England
30.08.17   Stour estuary, Essex, E England
11.09.17   Alton Water, Stour estuary, Essex, E England
20.09.17   Stour estuary, Essex, E England
13.02.18   Mucking Flats, Thames estuary, Essex, E England
19.08.18   Saltholme, Cleveland, NE England
Title: Black-tailed Godwit - BwBwBw YGN
Post by: IanF on September 05, 2018, 05:28:31 PM
At RSPB Saltholme on 10/08/2018 was ringed Réserve Naturelle de Moëze-Oléron, W.France. Details to follow.

Edit - ringing details just received.

QuoteEspèce : LIMLIM
Combinaison : BDW//Y/G/N
Date du baguage : 19/12/2017
Lieu du baguage : FR, 17, MOEZE - nr Rochefort, Western France
Age de l'oiseau lors du baguage : +1A
Bagueur : DELAPORTE, Philippe
Date Pays Département Commune Localité Latitude Longitude Observateurs
19/12/2017 FR 17 MOEZE lagune nord 45.891 -1.086 DELAPORTE, Philippe
10/08/2018 GB Stockton-on-Tees STOCKTON-ON-TEES Poplar Terrace 54.595 -1.228 STOKELD Mark
10/08/2018 GB Stockton-on-Tees STOCKTON-ON-TEES 54.602 -1.220 FORREST Nicholas
14/08/2018 GB Stockton-on-Tees STOCKTON-ON-TEES 54.602 -1.220 FORREST Nicholas
13/09/2018 FR 17 MOËZE tanne ronde 45.881 -1.087 ROUSSEAU Pierre
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on September 22, 2018, 03:54:39 PM
Black-headed Gull at Redcar Beach.
Ringed in Oslo, Norway in 2003
Title: Curlew - Seaton Snook ON GY
Post by: IanF on October 19, 2018, 06:01:43 PM
On the Snook this morning.

Ringed Seal Sands 16/12/2016
Title: Herring Gull - yellow Y792
Post by: IanF on October 30, 2018, 04:44:55 PM
Found and photographed by Dave Harrison at Hartlepool Marina.

Ringed 4/11/2016 Harewood Whin landfill site, to the west of York.

Also sighted Jacksons Landing by Ian Foster on 13/06/2017.
Title: Rock Pipit - yellow N03 - Hartlepool Headland
Post by: IanF on November 02, 2018, 05:34:16 PM
Plenty of Rock Pipit on Hartlepool Headland this morning with groups of 5 and 6 plus singles and pairs. 15+ present in total. One by the Heugh was colour ringed. Yellow with black lettering N03.

Immediate response from ringer in Norway. Ringed 23/03/2017 Makkevika, Norway.

Previous sightings on Headland on 31/12/2017 and 01/01/2018.

QuoteRing no : Stavanger ED08258
Yellow colour ring N03 ( Left tarsus : metal ring.    Right tarsus: yellow colour ring  engraved with three black letters N03).   :LBM:RBYN(N03)
Age/sex/biometric: 2K+ ( hatched 2016 or before). Wing: 89 mm. Weight: 23,5 g.
Ringing date: 23.03.2017, 09 hrs.
Ringing place: Makkevika (62*30'N-006*02'E) (Giske Ornithological Station), Giske, Møre & Romsdal, Norway.
Remarks: Caught in walk-in-trap at our wader station.
Ringer:  Kjell Mork Soot / Sunnmøre RG.



Finding date :30.12.2017 + 01.01.2018
Observed : Hartlepool Headland (54*41'N-001*11'W) Cleveland, England, UK
Distance : 961 km SSW.  Direction: 209 deg. Time : 0-9-9 (observed 9 months-9 days after ringing).
Remarks: Photodocumented.
Observer: Christopher Brown

Finding date :02.11.2018
Observed : Hartlepool Headland (54*41'N-001*11'W) Cleveland, England, UK
Distance : 961 km SSW.  Direction: 209 deg. Time : 1-7-10 (observed  1 year- 7 months-10 days after ringing).
Remarks: Photodocumented.  «Around 15+ were present.»
Observer: Nicholas Forrest
Title: Barnacle Goose - yellow ZB
Post by: IanF on November 27, 2018, 11:22:10 PM
Seen by Paddy's Pool at RSPB Saltholme with three others on 11th November 2018.

Apparently it was seen at Saltholme by another birder on 2nd November.

Ringed Spitsbergen, Norway 12/08/1998 - making it 20 yrs old.

Longevity record is 26 yrs 11 months 11 days. Typical lifespan is 14 yrs.


QuoteYellow ZB - first ringed by the Dutch as a male gosling at Ny Aalesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbad, Norway on 12/8/98 with a metal ring only.
Recaptured and colour ringed in 2015 at Nordenskioldkysten, Spitsbergen when it was recorded as a female by the Dutch ringer (sexing is far more difficult at gosling stage).
It has not been recorded on the Solway wintering grounds since (due to it being metal ring only bird up until 2015 when the yellow ZB was added). Even so it has evaded detection since 2015 so it is good to hear that this 20 year old bird is still going strong...
Title: Great-black Backed Gull - JU223
Post by: IanF on January 09, 2019, 04:02:54 PM
Seen yesterday at Newburn Bridge by Dave Harrison.
Quote
Gull colour ringing in Norway (6)
Last CR-Code Black ring with white code: JU223 LBM;RBNW(JU223)
Ringing Centre Stavanger Museum (Norway) Ring number 3038173
Species Great Black-backed Gull  Larus marinus   
Date   Place   Coordinates   Days   Distance   Direction
   04.07 2014       Trollkolholmene, Tvedestrand, Aust-Agder, Norway   58°34'00"N 009°00'40"E   -----   -----   ---
   Photograph: Carsten Lome
   10.08 2016        Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool, Durham, Great Britain   54°40'46"N 001°11'52"W   768   759    
   21.04 2017    Hanstholm Havn, Nordjylland, Denmark   57°07'23"N 008°35'46"E   1022   162    
   21.06 2017     Hartlepool Headland, Durham, Great Britain   54°41'47"N 001°10'30"W   1083   757    
   Photograph: Brown, Chris
   29.04 2018    Lille Danmark, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway   58°54'52"N 009°38'13"E   1395   53    
   08.01 2019     Newburn Bridge, Hartlepool, Durham, Great Britain   54°40'46"N 001°11'52"W   1649   759    
   Photograph: Nicholas Ian Forrest
   Photograph: David Harrison
Title: Barnacle Geese - Back Saltholme
Post by: IanF on March 14, 2019, 02:24:49 PM
At least two with yellow darvics present this morning.

Two together initially on end of causeway out from 'triangle' with yellow rings but too distant to read even with scope.

An hour later they'd moved. However there was a flock of around 40 Barnacles in front of Petroplus. As they flew around and landed I took photos and caught one with a readable yellow darvic VT.

Speedy response to my enquiry -

QuoteVT was ringed 25/07/2015 in Nordenskioldkysten, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway as an unsexed gosling.
Title: Little Egret - FT
Post by: IanF on April 10, 2019, 10:55:29 PM
Little Egret at RSPB Saltholme Hide this morning. Colour ringed red F yellow T - ringed 09/05/14 North Cotes, Lincolnshire. A regular summer returnee to Saltholme the last few years.
Title: Sandwich Tern - red ENZ
Post by: IanF on April 20, 2019, 09:21:42 PM
Around 50 Sandwich Terns on Seaton Snook this evening. Two metal ringed ones seen (unread) plus one colour ringed bird.

Red ENZ believed from Grampian ringing scheme. Details sent off.

Ringed 02/08/2011 Ythan Estuary, NE Scotland.

Quoter   ENZ   DE52025   02/08/2011       Juv   New Bird   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
r   ENZ   DE52025   12/08/2011   10 days   Juv   Sighting   Cairnbulg, North East SCOTLAND   57.67   -1.94   Raymond Duncan   
r   ENZ   DE52025   21/07/2013   719 days   Adult   Sighting   Don Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.17   -2.07   Raymond Duncan   
r   ENZ   DE52025   26/08/2014   1120 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
r   ENZ   DE52025   05/05/2015   1372 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
r   ENZ   DE52025   26/05/2015   1393 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   14/07/2015   1442 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   15/07/2015   1443 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   02/07/2016   1796 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   11/07/2016   1805 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   18/07/2016   1812 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   01/08/2017   2191 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
r   ENZ   DE52025   06/08/2017   2196 days   Adult   Sighting   Coquet Island, Northumberland, England   55.33   -1.55   Wesley Davies   223km
r   ENZ   DE52025   20/07/2018   2544 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   22/07/2018   2546 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   09/04/2019   2807 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENZ   DE52025   20/04/2019   2818 days   Adult   Sighting   Seaton Snook, Hartlepool, Cleveland, ENGLAND   54.63   -1.16   Nicolas Forrest   303km
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on May 04, 2019, 05:23:35 PM
EJT spotted again this pm with around 20 other purps
Title: Avocet - Saline Lagoon - RB NN
Post by: IanF on May 18, 2019, 04:00:43 PM
RB NN present on Saline Lagoon yesterday. One I've not seen before.

Ringed - 25/05/2015 on Saline Lagoon.
Interesting to see it's been regularly returning to RSPB Leighton Moss to breed for the last three years and was even there up to 09/05/2019. Maybe a failed breeder this year.

QuoteEY98058         
    N    1     24/05/15    KCL    Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees
    O    1     Sighted (R)    28/05/15    CB    Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (4 days)
    O    1     Sighted (R)    11/06/15    CB    Seal Sands,Teesmouth, Stockton-on-Tees (18 days)
    O    3     Sighted (R)    13/06/15    AS    Seal Sands,Teesmouth (SALINE), Stockton-on-Tees (20 days)
    S    3     Sighted     17/07/15    Alkborough Flats, North Lincolnshire (109 km, SSE, 54 days)
    S    3     Sighted     05/04/17    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     26/04/17    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     31/03/18    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     05/04/18    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     05/04/19    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     15/04/19    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     21/04/19    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
    S    3     Sighted     09/05/19    Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK
Title: Avocets Tidal Pool - 12/05/2019
Post by: IanF on May 18, 2019, 10:45:20 PM
57 Avocets around this visit. The most I've seen this year. Amongst them were six colour ringed birds all ringed locally.

WB YG - 02/06/2015
WB WO - 24/07/2015
YB LG -  17/05/2010
RB YG - 24/06/2014
WB GW - 11/05/2016
RB RR - 31/05/2010
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on May 22, 2019, 02:54:14 PM
Sanderling - Very poor out of focus shot with only one leg shown. Chris Small probably saw the same bird and quoted it as L:WY R:YGR(flag)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on May 22, 2019, 04:43:49 PM
Yes, same bird we saw. Sent off details, just waiting for full results, know it's from Ghana though.
Title: Little Terns - 16/06/2019
Post by: IanF on June 17, 2019, 10:10:12 AM
Three with marked colour rings on the beach last night.

Blue CE
Yellow ABN
Yellow XVT

Several more with plain blue rings, all locally ringed birds.

CE was ringed locally July 2016

ABN is a Manx bird, ringed as a pullus on 11/07/15 at Rue Point, Isle of Man. This is the first report of this bird since is was ringed.

XVT - Yellow XVT is from North Wales. It was colour ringed as a chick at Gronant, near Prestatyn in North Wales by the North West Little Tern group on 17 July 2017
Title: Little Tern green darvic I2V
Post by: IanF on June 20, 2019, 01:14:07 PM
Present on 8th June.

QuoteGreen darvic "I2V", a 2-year old bird.
It was ringed as a chick in the Kilcoole colony, Co. Wicklow on 26 June 2017 (metal ring NW45363).
It was then resighted as a fledgling at Gronant, North Wales on 1st August (2017).
Title: Sandwich Tern - red ENF
Post by: IanF on June 21, 2019, 03:20:02 PM
On Seaton Sands this morning.

Grampian Ringing Group bird ringed on Ythan Estuary.

On the beach with ten other Sandwich Terns. Another had a metal ring but couldn't read.

Confirmed as from this scheme but can't access records for another couple of weeks for full details.  Red ENZ was on Seaton Snook back in April which was ringed Ythan Estuary in 2009.

Ringing details -
Quoter   ENF   DE10739   09/06/2009       Chick   New Bird   Forvie NNR, Ythan Estuary, North east Scotland   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
r   ENF   DE10739   02/08/2011   784 days   Adult   Recapture   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
r   ENF   DE10739   16/07/2012   349 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   27/07/2012   360 days   Adult   Sighting   Girdleness, Aberdeen, North east SCOTLAND   57.14   -2.05   Ewan Weston   20km
r   ENF   DE10739   05/07/2014   1068 days   Adult   Sighting   Girdleness, Aberdeen, North east SCOTLAND   57.14   -2.05   Raymond Duncan   20km
r   ENF   DE10739   15/07/2014   1078 days   Adult   Sighting   Girdleness, Aberdeen, North east SCOTLAND   57.14   -2.05   Ewan Weston   20km
r   ENF   DE10739   25/05/2015   1392 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   02/06/2015   1400 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   28/06/2015   1426 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   13/07/2015   1441 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   14/07/2015   1442 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   26/11/2015   1577 days   Adult   Sighting   Langue de Barbarie, SENEGAL   15.89   -16.51   Rafa Benjumea & Blanca Pérez   4756km
r   ENF   DE10739   16/05/2016   1749 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   20/06/2016   1784 days   Adult   Sighting   Forvie NNR, Ythan Estuary, North east Scotland   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
r   ENF   DE10739   29/06/2016   1793 days   Adult   Sighting   Forvie NNR, Ythan Estuary, North east SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
r   ENF   DE10739   02/07/2016   1796 days   Adult   Sighting   Forvie NNR, Ythan Estuary, North east SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Grampian RG   
r   ENF   DE10739   27/04/2018   2460 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   04/06/2018   2498 days   Adult   Sighting   Forvie NNR, Ythan Estuary, North east Scotland   57.32   -1.99   Judy Duncan   
r   ENF   DE10739   11/06/2018   2502 days   Adult   Sighting   Forvie NNR, Ythan Estuary, North east SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Jane Reid   
r   ENF   DE10739   12/07/2018   2536 days   Adult   Sighting   Ythan Estuary, North East SCOTLAND   57.32   -1.99   Moray Souter   
r   ENF   DE10739   21/06/2019   2880 days   Adult   Sighting   Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, ENGLAND   54.56   -1.18   Nicolas Forrest   300km
Title: Spoonbill - RSPB Saltholme - 21/06/2019
Post by: IanF on June 21, 2019, 10:42:50 PM
Five turned up this afternoon on Port Clarence Flood.

One bird is colour ringed.

Birds were distant and visibility poor in hazy sunshine.

Combination appears to be -

Left tibia - N, Nf, Y. (black, black flag,yellow)
Right tibia - a, R, P. (metal, red, pale blue)

The black flag alone shows it to be from either Belgium or the Netherlands.

QuoteSpoonbill ringing details -
21-6-2017 Den Oever, De Banaan The Netherlands - pullus ringed
24-7-2017 Den Oever, Waddenhaven  The Netherlands 1 km foraging
26-9-2017 Le Lande, Marais d'Orx   France 1134 km
21-2-2018 Oud Kert Nador  Marocco 1978 km
21-6-2019 Cleveland, Saltholme

It was gone the next morning. Five were reported that day flying north over Druridge Bay, Northumberland.
Title: Little Tern - yellow C0A
Post by: IanF on June 24, 2019, 09:26:34 PM
Another new colour ringed little Tern on the beach this evening.

Yellow C0A

From cr-birding it looks like it's from Foulney Island, near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.

Details -

QuoteThis is a 2017 chick from Foulney Island, Cumbria (actually the first chick we colour ringed in the project!) I'll get you full details by the end of the week. First sighting since 2017.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on July 08, 2019, 10:13:01 AM
Common Tern STO9538 feeding young at Holme fleet 30/6.

"which was ringed on 10 July 2012 At the Saline Lagoon near
Seal Sands.     It hasn't been seen since"
Title: Little Terns - Seaton Sands - 12/07/2019
Post by: IanF on July 12, 2019, 08:05:40 PM
Three new colour ringed birds present this morning.

All yellow darvics

PEH & PEJ - were cr as adults earlier this year at Gronant near Prestatyn, N. Wales.

UNK - cr 10/05/2018  adult on Inner Farne & retrapped at the same place 14/05/2019.

Also present yesterday and today locally ringed birds with blue darvics - DJ, CI, DI, CB, CN, AW.
Title: Herring Gull - Seaton Carew - 19/07/2019
Post by: IanF on July 20, 2019, 10:54:50 PM
Colour ringed Herring Gull on Seaton Sands, Seaton Carew yesterday morning - white 6JX0 - ringed -

08/02/2015 - Ty Coed, Vale Marais, GUERNSEY - 2nd yr bird      
07/11/2016 - Axmouth, Devon
Title: Little Ringed Plover - RSPB Saltholme - 22/07/2019
Post by: IanF on July 22, 2019, 03:43:44 PM
Seen from the Michael Corner screen this morning.

RN/R Bm

Ringed 26th May 2017 Brechin, Angus, Scotland

QuoteRinged as a breeding adult female 26th May 2017 Brechin, Angus, Scotland. Bred 2018 and 2019. Always same site. Observed many times – usually until mid June. This year lingered longer (nesting attempts were all quite late there this year). Yours is the first sighting away from breeding place. She was still on site last week. Male still present. This year she had 4 pulli. (3+ of which recently fledged).

QuoteLITTLE RINGED PLOVER
Real time colour ring birding, Chris McGuigan/Nicholas Forrest

Over the past four years, several adult Little Ringed Plovers have been colour-ringed in east Scotland (only a single metal ring is used for pulli). This has allowed some close monitoring of the local breeding population as well as giving rise to numerous re-sightings of birds en-route to or from winter quarters to the south (most in England but two recoveries in Spain).

At 10.30 am on 22nd July 2019 Nicholas Ian Forrest photographed a colour-ringed Little Ringed Plover at RSPB Saltholme, at Billingham, Cleveland in NE England. (one of 35 or so seen there around that time). He emailed at 11am and I was able to quickly respond with the history of the bird. It had been ringed in Angus as a breeding adult female on 26th May 2017 and has returned to breed successfully at the same site each year since. We were also able to correspond in real time with the local keeper who keeps a close eye on the breeding site and he confirmed that the bird's male partner and their two juveniles were still there.

This confirms what we had suspected in previous years: the female often leaves a week or so before the male and the rest of the family catch up later. We were able to give Nicholas this info while he had the bird in front of him.   

The colour-ringed Little Ringed Plover at RSPB Saltholme, Cleveland being photographed and watched by Nicholas Forrest as Chris McGuigan emailed him the ringing information then also confirmed its' mate was still at the breeding site with their 2 kiddies!
Title: Little Egrets at Saltholme Hide
Post by: IanF on July 25, 2019, 09:16:34 PM
Two colour ringed birds at Saltholme hide this morning. Both new to me.

Orange A Black N - believed a North Lincolnshire bird.

Blue H7 - believed a Nottinghamshire bird.

Details sent off for both.

Quote'H7' was ringed in the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve at Wheldrake Ings, North Yorkshire on the 17th July this year, as a breeding female from the local heronry, and yours is the first sighting since ringing.
Title: Greenshank - RSPB Saltholme 06/09/2019
Post by: IanF on September 06, 2019, 05:03:18 PM
Seen briefly at the Phil Stead Hide this morning.

Left tibia - red with metal ring on tarus
Right tibia - yellow flag with black lettering CHN.

Ringer replied within an hour -

QuoteRinging data for NOS DA49314

Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
1 cy [3] /Unknown
NOS DA49314 :LAR:LBM:RAYN(CHN)F  184 mm wing

06.08.2019 1910

Revtangen OS (Norway, Rogaland, Klepp)
58°4543N, 005°3029E
Accurate to the day
Accurate to the given coordinates
Weight:   149 g
On Passage - certainly not a local breeding nor wintering bird (includes birds attracted to
lighthouses) [P]
Title: Ruff - Dormans Pool - 11/09/2019
Post by: IanF on September 11, 2019, 10:23:16 PM
Present the last few days but remaining distant until this evening.

Left tibia - red. Tarsus metal.
Right tibia - green flag AJH

Ringing details -
QuoteRinging date: 24.08.2019, 21 hrs.
Ringing place: Makkevika, Giske, Møre & Romsdal, Norway
Mist net juvenile 2019 hatched
Title: Curlew - Seaton Common - 13/09/2019
Post by: IanF on September 13, 2019, 09:27:11 PM
Curlew OY NY on Seaton Common this morning.

Oldest one we still have around at 28 yrs old. Ringed as juvenile on Seal Sands Sept 1991. 1st reported back 11/08/19.

Also around this morning RG GN ringed Seal sands July 2012.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on September 15, 2019, 10:53:07 PM
Common Tern 9.81 white on black - This is ST61389 ringed as a chick on 7 August 2019 at the Visitor Centre rafts RSPB Saltholme.
Title: Cormorant - Hartlepool Headland - 08/10/2019
Post by: IanF on October 08, 2019, 10:12:54 PM
Green darvic ZND roosting over high tide.

Believed to be from Puffin Island, Anglesey, Wales.

Details sent off.

QuoteYour cormorant was ringed as chick on Puffin Island on 22/6/19. It was also seen at Hartlepool on 24/8/19.
Your repeat sighting is very useful to us, since the reason for colour ringing these Cormorants is to learn how site faithful they are in wintering areas, and how long they stay at a site.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on October 15, 2019, 02:34:26 PM
Sanderling at Redcar scars. One of the regulars ringed at Orkney but good to see it is still coming back and has done so for 2 years.
Title: Greylag Goose - SBS
Post by: IanF on December 10, 2019, 10:55:44 PM
A neck banded Greylag Goose - orange SBS was on Cowpen Tips Pools on 8th December.

Ringed 25/06/2016 Ambleside, Windermere, Cumbria

Title: Marsh Harrier - orange FK
Post by: IanF on December 10, 2019, 10:59:18 PM
Several sightings from RSPB Saltholme on 1/12/2019 at Haverton , Wildlife Watchpoint and Dormans Pool.

QuoteFK was ringed and tagged near Cantley, on the edge of the Norfolk
Broads, on 16.06.2019. He was a male bird in a brood of four males, and
this constitutes the first sighting of any of the brood since that date,
so good to know that at least one has survived so far.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: fosterc on January 19, 2020, 10:48:50 AM
Curlews OYNY and RNGW Seaton
Common yesterday afternoon.
Title: Pink-footed Goose grey neckband XFP - Cowpen Bewley tip pools
Post by: IanF on January 20, 2020, 12:54:48 PM
Pink-footed Goose with grey neckband XFP was on Cowpen Bewley tip pools and 31/12/2019 and still there on 03/01/2020.

Ringing details -

QuoteBird ID METAL RING CGXFP
First Ringed
GBT1704097
01/12/2018 NORFOLK
Burnham Market Juvenile

16/12/2018 NE of Docking NORFOLK Seen Alive
07/07/2019 Hurworth Burn Reservoir COUNTY DURHAM Seen Alive
31/12/2019 Cowpen Bewley COUNTY DURHAM Seen Alive
03/01/2020 Cowpen Bewley COUNTY DURHAM Seen Alive
Title: Avocet - RSPB Saltholme 07/03/2020
Post by: IanF on March 07, 2020, 09:09:52 PM
14 asleep in front of Saltholme Hide this morning. One colour ringed bird amongst them. Only partially read W? NR but believed to be WB NR.

QuoteW/B N/R (EY98305), ringed on Greenabella 23.06.16 - history below

EY98305    N    1    23.06.16    Greenabella
        S    3    07.10.16    Creswell Pond, Northumberland
        S    5    11.03.17    Black Hole Marsh, Axe estuary, Devon
        S    6    21.05.18    Saline lagoon, Cleveland
        S    6    07.03.20    RSPB Saltholme, Cleveland
Title: Oystercatcher - Dormans Pool
Post by: IanF on May 22, 2020, 06:19:21 PM
Seen from the hide 20/05/2020. Only saw the one leg as a Marsh Harrier flew over soon afterwards and it took flight and didn't return.

From - Dublin Bay Birds Project

This is actually the first Oystercatcher ringed by the project (which has been on the go since 2013) that has been re-sighted in England, so this is a gem of a re-sighting!

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I9 Eurasian Oystercatcher
Ringing History
Metal ring number: FH75216
Date ringed: 25/01/2020
Catch site: South Dublin Bay, Dublin

Observer Date Location

19/02/2020 - Shellybanks Strand South Dublin Bay, Dublin Ireland 53.336088, -6.190598
04/03/2020 - Merrion Gates Spit South Dublin Bay, Dublin Ireland 53.31547, -6.20003
05/03/2020 - Strand from Sandymount Baths to Irishtown Park South Dublin Bay, Dublin Ireland 53.330551, -6.204711
21/03/2020 - Tara Adcock Bull Island South Lagoon - south North  Dublin Bay, Dublin Ireland 53.359808, -6.174481
20/05/2020 - Dorman Pool, RSPB Saltholme Billingham England 54.598900, -1.209147
Title: Little Tern - blue JG at Seaton Carew
Post by: IanF on May 30, 2020, 10:42:24 PM
JG was onthe beach tonight.

Originally ringed 14/06/2009 at Crimdon. Re-trapped there in 2017 when the colour ring was added.
Title: Little Terns - Seaton Carew - DI, BZ, CB
Post by: IanF on May 31, 2020, 12:07:05 PM
Present this morning.

DI - ringed Crimdon 2017
CB & BZ ringed Crimdon in 2016
Title: Little Terns - yellow PEJ & PEJ, green IN6
Post by: IanF on June 03, 2020, 11:19:21 PM
Around 30 roosting on the beach on a cold and windy evening. Most of them were ringed. Only four weren't. Some with just metal rings or plain blue showing they were likely ringed at Crimdon.

Local birds blue BZ, DI and DW were present along with three 'foreign' birds. Green IN6 from Kilcoole, Ireland.

Yellow PEH and PEJ from Gronant in North Wales ringed there in 2019. Both were at Seaton Carew in 2019 as well.


*** Update - 05/06/2019 - IN6 was ringed as a chick at Kilcoole on 24th July 2018 ***
Title: Caspian Tern from Sweden
Post by: IanF on June 03, 2020, 11:32:20 PM
Found this evening by Ian Foster on the roadside pool at RSPB Saltholme.

Martyn Sidwell spotted the red colour ring with white lettering. Possibly NDX or HDX. Probably from Sweden.

Flew off at 18.40 but returned 21.58.

Hopefully it will stick around long enough to confirm the ring details.

Title: Caspian Tern
Post by: sidwemn on June 18, 2020, 03:17:45 PM
From photos as the Caspian Tern flew off over the road I managed one photo where the lettering could just about be read. I thought it was HDX. This was sent off to the Swedish Ringing scheme. there reply suggested the bird must be HOK, presumably the only viable match.

Details below:-

Caspian Tern Sterna caspia

Stockholm
Sex/status:
Age: Nestling wing: 115 mm weight: 380 g
Date: 2017-06-20
Place: SWEDEN, SÖDERMANLAND, OXELÖSUND, LÅNGA HÅLLET
Coordinates: 58º 36´N 16º 59´E
Other marks: Colour ring H0K RED/WHITE

1st ringing recovery of this bird since it was ringed
Title: Spoonbill at RSPB Saltholme - 15/06/2020
Post by: IanF on June 19, 2020, 12:58:43 PM
Seven arrived on 15th June and have reamined on Back Saltholme ever since. An adult, sub-adult and five juveniles.

One has colour rings and a black flag. aNN GNfP

QuoteColourcode: aNN/GNfP
Name Ringer: Harry Horn
Ringing site: Rottumerplaat, The Netherlands
Ringing Date: 1-6-2018
Ageclass: pullus Species: Eurasian Spoonbill
Sex: male

Behaviour
27-8-2018 Uithuizen, Ruidhorn Dick Veenendaal 53,45N 6,67E The Netherlands 17 km
1-9-2018 Wieringen, Normerven Jacob de Vries 52,92N 4,97E The Netherlands 120 km Chris Grobbe
8-9-2018 Uithuizen, Ruidhorn Dick Veenendaal 53,45N 6,67E The Netherlands 17 km
10-10-2018 Huelva, Marismas del Odiel Jose Manuel Mendez 37,17N -6,97E Spain 2095 km
29-7-2019 Huelva, Marismas del Piedras Jose Manuel Mendez 37,20N -7,15E Spain 2098 km
17-6-2020 Billingham, RSPB Saltholme Nicholas Ian Forrest
Title: Little Tern - Seaton Carew - blue DJ - 25/06/2020
Post by: IanF on June 25, 2020, 10:15:32 PM
Present on the beach this evening.

Ringed 10/07/2001 at Crimdon. Colour ring added 13/06/2017 at Crimdon.

At nearly 19 yrs it's the oldest one I've seen around.

BTO record from ringing is 25 yrs. Typical lifespan is 12 yrs.
Title: Redshank - Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek - 10/07/2020
Post by: IanF on July 11, 2020, 12:55:36 PM
Colour ringed Redshank LNf WR was on Tidal Pool last night.

QuoteRinged as an adult on 25/10/2018 at Welwick Saltmarsh on the north bank of the Humber Estuary (53.6494, -0.0169). There have been three previous re-sightings, all at RSPB Leighton Moss in Lancashire, on 5 April 2019, 27 April 2019 and 8 March 2020.
Title: Common Tern - Tidal Pool - 10/07/2020
Post by: IanF on July 11, 2020, 12:59:11 PM
Several local ringed birds around last night plus one with a yellow ring which is from The Netherlands.

Details sent off.
Title: Sandwich Tern - Y-HH7 - Tidal Pool - 12/07/2020
Post by: IanF on July 13, 2020, 12:16:47 PM
On Tidal Pool last night. Spotted by Ian Foster. One of eight Sandwich Terns which included two juveniles and another metal ringed adult too distant to read.

The bird was distant and details difficult to read. The ringer confirmed identification as yellow HH7.

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name   Y-HH7
colour code(s)   Y-HH7 ( since 19-06-2018 )
metal ring(s)   NLA 1590289 ( since 19-06-2018 )
sex   unknown
birth year   2018

first capture   June 19, 2018 by Ringgroep Delta

2020-07-12   Nicholas Forrest      Greatham Creek, Teesmouth, Middlesborough, United Kingdom    
2018-07-30   Marius van der Flier   Zandmotor, Ter Heijde, Nederland (NL)   
2018-06-19   Ringgroep Delta      Scheelhoek eilanden, Haringvliet, Zuid-Holland (NL)

******** Update from ringer - HH7 has headed back to Holland.
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   2020-07-19   Mardik Leopold    waarneming   levend en gezond   De Putten, Camperduin-north island, The Netherlands (NL)   

   2020-07-12   Nicholas Forrest    waarneming   levend en gezond   Greatham Creek, Teesmouth, Middlesborough, United Kingdom - observer Nicholas Forrest

   2018-07-30   Marius van der Flier    waarneming   levend en gezond   Zandmotor, Ter Heijde, Nederland (NL)   

   2018-06-19   Ringgroep Delta    vangst   levend en gezond   Scheelhoek eilanden, Haringvliet, Zuid-Holland (NL)
Title: Sandwich Tern red UAA - Seaton Snook - 23/07/2020
Post by: IanF on July 24, 2020, 12:25:32 PM
Roosting on Seaton Snook last night.


Quote
Red-UAA was seen recently (19 July 2020) at St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay

N              SANTE   1              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Inner Farne, Farne I       GB          193         7              2013                12/07/2013
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          215         8              2016                02/08/2016
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          231         8              2016                18/08/2016
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          234         8              2016                21/08/2016
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          240         8              2016                27/08/2016
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          241         8              2016                28/08/2016
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          242         8              2016                29/08/2016
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          118         4              2017                28/04/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          141         5              2017                21/05/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          167         6              2017                16/06/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          183         7              2017                02/07/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          201         7              2017                20/07/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Rhos Point, Colwyn Bay, Conwy GB          226         8                2017       14/08/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Rhos Point, Colwyn Bay, Conwy GB          246         9                2017       03/09/2017
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          112         4              2018                22/04/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          197         7              2018                16/07/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          202         7              2018                21/07/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          205         7              2018                25/07/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Inner Farne, Farne I         GB          214         8              2018                01/08/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          219         8              2018                07/08/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          220         8              2018                08/08/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          224         8              2018                12/08/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          229         8              2018                17/08/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Birkdale, Southport         GB          241         8              2018                29/08/2018
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          144         5              2019                24/05/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          166         6              2019                15/06/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          167         6              2019                16/06/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          168         6              2019                17/06/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          180         6              2019                29/06/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          182         7              2019                01/07/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          183         7              2019                02/07/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          192         7              2019                11/07/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          195         7              2019                14/07/2019
S              SANTE   6              DD83084              LBRW(UAA);RBM             Coquet Island, Amble     GB          206         7              2019                25/07/2019
Title: Curlew - Seaton Snook - RN/w YN - 23/07/2020
Post by: IanF on July 27, 2020, 09:38:33 AM
At 8.00 pm in evening high tide roost. Roosting on Seaton Snook with with around 40 other Curlew and several hundred Terns, mostly Sandwich plus Oystercatcher


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It was first ringed and colour-ringed on 3rd August 2019 on Seal Sands.  This female, on bill length, has previously be reported from coastal fields near Marske on 17th December 2019, and at Redcar Rocks on 28th December 2019 and 2nd July 2020.
Title: Common Gull - Dormans Pool - 07/08/2020
Post by: IanF on August 09, 2020, 04:51:10 PM
Colour ring green J27V resting on the fence posts along from the hide as it preened.

Ringed Norway 2017.

Quote
13.07.2017  Colour mark added to pulliHøvåg skole, Lillesand, Aust-Agder, Norway
07.08 2020  Dormans Pool, RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, NE England, Cleveland, GB
1121days 702km SW
Title: Sandwich Tern - blue N!4 - Seaton Snook 29/08/2020
Post by: IanF on August 29, 2020, 10:07:47 PM
Around 40 Sandwich Terns present. Several with metal rings but this was the only one with a colour ring.

Colour ringed blue N14 - a real old one ringed 08/06/1993 at Zeebrugge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

108 sightings to date since it was ringed mostly in Belgium, Germany and Netherlands though one other UK sighting at Orfordness, Suffolk.

27 yrs old. Longevity record is 30 yrs 9 months.
Title: Dunlin - Greatham Creek - 22/09/2020
Post by: IanF on September 22, 2020, 10:43:07 PM
Around 20 Dunlin present as the tide dropped this morning. Two of them had metal rings and another was colour ringed. Orange ring left tibia and yellow coded ring on right tibia with black lettering similar to N1C. Metal ring on right tarsus.

It's from a scheme at Dyfi, Wales.

Seen from distance and fuzzy photo taken and sent off to ringer. Scheme is correct and hopefully they'll ID it from photos.

QuoteYELLOW NL0, was ringed (BY06618) as a juvenile on 18th September 2020 at Ynyslas National Nature Reserve near Aberystwyth, Wales. This is the first report of this individual since ringing and it is very interesting that appears to be moving in the opposite direction to what might be expected.
Title: Colur-ringed purple sandpiper
Post by: Lockhart on November 15, 2020, 06:31:58 PM
Purple sandpiper with pale green leg ring "EJT" spotted at Hartlepool Headland on the afternoon of 14th November.  Have to admit, I'm not sure how to go about submitting records of ringed birds (advice welcome).
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on November 15, 2020, 09:51:51 PM
You'll want to report it here https://www.ringmerking.no/cr/default.asp?crside=forside

I think it's a regular visitor, so should be plenty info when you've entered your sighting.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on November 16, 2020, 12:02:20 AM
Thanks, Chris.  Bird was ringed on 13/06/2010 on Spitsbergen. Recorded in Hartlepool in several years after that but this is the first time it's been officially logged on the Headland since May 2016 (and first time it's been recorded anywhere since October 2016).
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on November 16, 2020, 08:02:48 PM
Shag flying past South Gare on 9/11/20
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on December 16, 2020, 11:12:21 AM
Purple sandpiper.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on December 16, 2020, 11:15:46 AM
Quote from: robyoung on December 16, 2020, 11:12:21 AM
Purple sandpiper.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Ian Foster on December 30, 2020, 08:40:47 PM
Black-headed Gull - Orange ring with Black 2ADV seen on Portrack Lane, Stockton on 28th December. Full history attached...

Spread sheet also contains detail of another BHG ringed locally and re-located and colour ringed in Co.Antrim!

Cheers

Ian.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Ian Foster on February 17, 2021, 08:49:42 PM
Martyn Sidwell and myself found this White Flagged, 1st year Common Tern at Seaton Snook on 14th Sept 2020. I only sent the data off yesterday and today received the details of the bird! It originated in Poland, was ringed and flagged in the nest and had travelled 1264 km in 85 days!

Cheers Ian.
Title: Spoonbill - RSPB Saltholme - 28-02-2021
Post by: IanF on February 28, 2021, 01:01:59 PM
One appeared on Back Saltholme mid-morning. Stayed about an hour feeding, preening and sleeping before flying to the south end of the east pond where it promptly went to sleep near the Great White Egret and two Little Egret.

Left tibia – Black flag over yellow over large pale blue.

Right tibia – metal over red over large yellow.

Believed to be from either Belgium or the Netherlands. Details sent off.

**** Ringing details ****

Plenty of sightings of this bird.

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Kleurcode: NfYP/aRY
Ringer:Mark Hoekstein
Ringplaats:Markiezaat, Spuitkop
The Netherlands
Ringdatum:5-6-2015
Leeftijd:pullus Soort: Lepelaar
Geslacht:onbekend
Ringnr8060031
Gezenderd? Nee
Afstand tot
Plaats Waarnemer(s)
Datum
ringplaats
Gedrag
4-8-2015 Somme, Marquenterre Philippe Carruette 50,33N  1,68E France 220 km 
13-8-2015 Somme, Marquenterre Mathis Vérité 50,33N  1,68E France 220 km 
22-8-2015 Somme, Marquenterre Eugene Montocchio 50,33N  1,68E France 220 km 
27-8-2015 Somme, Marquenterre Philippe Carruette 50,33N  1,68E France 220 km 
29-8-2015 Le Lande, Courant d'Huchet Paul Lesclaux 43,87N  1,32E France 873 km
 
30-5-2017 Kloosterzande, Molenpolder Sander Lilipaly 51,40N  3,98E The Netherlands 21 km 
22-7-2017 Antwerpen, Blokkersdijk Willy Verschueren 51,26N  4,31E Belgium 22 km

31-3-2018 Ellewoutsdijk, Inlaag Coudorpe Kees Vliet Vlieland 51,40N  3,78E The Netherlands 34 km foraging
9-4-2018 Yerseke, Yerseke Moer Nancy van Poelje 51,49N  4,02E The Netherlands 17 km 
8-6-2018 Rilland, Rattekaai Mark Hoekstein 51,44N  4,19E The Netherlands 5 km  foraging
1-7-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Schelphoek Maarten Sluijter 51,69N  3,80E The Netherlands 41 km  foraging
5-7-2018 Haamstede, Duinzoom Maarten Sluijter 51,71N  3,76E The Netherlands 44 km resting, sleeping
7-7-2018 Haamstede, Duinzoom Sven Prins 51,71N  3,76E The Netherlands 44 km 
13-7-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Schelphoek Sven Prins 51,69N  3,80E The Netherlands 41 km 
18-7-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Schelphoek Sven Prins 51,69N  3,80E The Netherlands 41 km 
19-7-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Prunje Sven Prins 51,70N  3,84E The Netherlands 39 km 
3-8-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Prunje Sven Prins 51,70N  3,84E The Netherlands 39 km 
4-8-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Prunje Jorge BLockx 51,70N  3,84E The Netherlands 39 km preening
17-8-2018 Serooskerke (SD), Schelphoek Sven Prins 51,69N  3,80E The Netherlands 41 km

24-3-2019 Limmen, Oosterveld Henk van Wissen 52,56N  4,71E The Netherlands 127 km 
29-4-2019 Neeltje Jans, Inlaag Sven Prins 51,63N  3,72E The Netherlands 42 km Kees Vliet Vlieland
2-5-2019 Haamstede, Koudekerksche Inlaag Maarten Sluijter 51,68N  3,77E The Netherlands 42 km 
5-6-2019 Serooskerke (SD), Flauwers Inlaag Sven Prins 51,68N  3,84E The Netherlands 38 km 
5-6-2019 Serooskerke (SD), Prunje Maarten Sluijter 51,70N  3,84E The Netherlands 39 km foraging
10-6-2019 Neeltje Jans, Vogeleiland Maarten Sluijter 51,63N  3,73E The Netherlands 41 km resting, sleeping
9-9-2019 Le Lande, Marais d'Orx Florent Lagarde 43,35N  -0,12E France 961 km RNN Marais d'Orx
10-9-2019 Le Lande, Marais d'Orx Florent Lagarde 43,35N  -0,12E France 961 km RNN Marais d'Orx

19-3-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km 
19-3-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km foraging
24-3-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km  arrives in colony
25-3-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km arrives in colony
28-3-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km copulating
2-4-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km incubating
23-4-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km brings branches to the nest
4-5-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km chick guiding
18-5-2020 Norfolk, Wells-next-the-Sea Sean Gray 52,96N  0,85E United Kingdom 286 km  foraging
8-6-2020 Norfolk, Stiffkey fen Rob Lucking 52,96N  0,96E United Kingdom 280 km  resting, sleeping
12-6-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km 
14-6-2020 Norfolk, Holkham Andrew Bloomfield 52,97N  0,80E United Kingdom 289 km 

28-2-2021 Billingham, RSPB Saltholme Nicholas Ian Forrest 54,59N  -1,22E United Kingdom 506 km preening

Title: Herring Gull - Greatham Creek - 31/03/2021
Post by: IanF on April 03, 2021, 12:42:26 PM
Colour ringed Herring Gull with yellow darvic Y:997 paired with an un-ringed bird amongst around a dozen Herring Gulls on the edge of Greatham Creek upstream from road bridge.
Quote
Recapture History
   Ring    Age/   Capture
   number   Type         Date   Init   Details
Herring Gull
   GV52904   N   3    04/11/16   JBL   Rufforth Waste Disposal site, York
   S   5    Sighted    04/02/17   MFJ   Cotesbach Landfill Site,Leicestershire (172 km, S, 92 days)
   S   7    Sighted    14/04/18   Cotesbach Landfill Site,Leicestershire (172 km, S, 1 yr 161days)
   S   9    Sighted    22/03/19   Cotesbach Landfill Site,Leicestershire (172 km, S, 2 yrs 138days)
   S   10   Sighted    17/02/21   Cotesbach Landfill Site,Leicestershire (172 km, S, 4 yrs 105days)
Title: Marsh Harrier - orange wing tag F4 - Dormans Pool - 03-04-2021
Post by: IanF on April 03, 2021, 01:05:43 PM
Present over the last week but this was the first time I've managed to read the tag details.

Believed to be from Norfolk.

Details sent off.


**** Update ****
QuoteF4 was ringed and tagged near Cantley, Norfolk on 20.06.2019 and was one of a
brood of just two. She had a sibling male. She has kept a low profile,
only being seen twice (13.01.2020 and 19.11.2020) nearby at Loddon.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on April 20, 2021, 11:08:15 AM
Little Egret at Greenabella Marsh. White ring K on left tibia and Yellow ring 9 on right tibia. Can anyone tell me the link on CR-Birding?
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on April 20, 2021, 11:43:57 AM
Avocet at Greenabella Marsh.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Chris.Small on April 20, 2021, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: robyoung on April 20, 2021, 11:08:15 AM
Little Egret at Greenabella Marsh. White ring K on left tibia and Yellow ring 9 on right tibia. Can anyone tell me the link on CR-Birding?

https://www.cr-birding.org/node/407 Should be this, there's 3 links for different colours, but the photo shows the same rings as your bird.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: robyoung on April 20, 2021, 05:28:59 PM
Thanks Chris, I have sent it to that site.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on April 21, 2021, 08:12:07 PM
QuoteLittle Egret at Greenabella Marsh. White ring K on left tibia and Yellow ring 9 on right tibia. Can anyone tell me the link on CR-Birding?

It was ringed as a pullus locally by Tees Ringing Group 27/05/2016. It's pretty much site faithful. I regularly see it around Greatham Creek area. K4 was from the same nest and hangs around Dormans Pool and RSPB Saltholme. They're the only two I see regularly.
Title: Little Terns - Seaton Carew - 12/05/2021
Post by: IanF on May 12, 2021, 11:09:34 PM
Little Tern x42 on the beach this evening at Seaton Carew.

Four coded cr birds. 4-5 with plain blue colour rings.

Green 12V - Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow 25/06/2017 - present last 3 yrs.

Crimdon birds -
Blue DT - initially ringed 18/06/2011
Blue AW - 08/07/2014
Blue CB - 20/06/2016
Title: Little Egret - oB nL - RSPB Saltholme - 28/06/2021
Post by: IanF on June 29, 2021, 01:33:43 PM
Orange B Black L was on Back Saltholme and the west pond causeway yesterday morning.

A juvenile from this year. Ringed locally 24/05/2021. It's the first sighting away from the nest site. Ten have been ringed so far this year.
Title: Little Egret - oB nN - Dormans Pool - 14-07-2021
Post by: IanF on July 14, 2021, 11:27:24 PM
Little Egret x12 on Dormans Pool this afternoon. Another one of the ten ringed locally this year.

Orange B black N present along with several other juvenile Little Egrets.

White K Yellow 4 also present.
Title: Little Egret oB nT on Tidal Pool, Greatham Creek - 04-08-2021
Post by: IanF on August 07, 2021, 05:30:09 PM
Present on Tidal Pool along with another 14 Little Egret.

Ringed locally 24/05/2021.
Title: Little Tern - green AAK - Seaton Carew - 26/06/20201
Post by: IanF on August 07, 2021, 05:36:37 PM
On the beach resting along the waters edge. Green 12V was present again as well.

Coordinator was working in the field so reply with ringing details a little bit longer than usual.

QuoteAAK is a 2-year old from Kicoole colony, Co. Wicklow, BTO ringed NW46580 on12/7/2019 and the colour added 27/7/2019. Post-fledging ,it was seem later that summer at both Portrane colony (north Dublin) and Skerries 15 km north of that (also Dublin).
Title: Avocet - Yf 6X Y/m - RSPB Saltholme - 07/08/2021
Post by: IanF on August 08, 2021, 10:09:38 PM
23 Avocet in front of Saltholme Hide yesterday morning. Including one colour ringed bird.

I thought it was a local bird when I saw it as the coded yellow flag and yellow ring are used locally as well. However it turned out to be from further afield.

Apparently it's been travelling around the country with it's sibling 6V that one maybe around as well.

Quoteringed as chick   Conder Green, Lancs      01/06/2021   
photo   Morecambe Pool, Leighton Moss, Lancs   14/07/2021   
sighting   Alkborough Flats, Alkborough, Lincs      31/07/2021   
photo   RSPB Saltholme, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees   07/08/2021
Title: Marsh Harrier - green tag XI -RSPB Saltholme 29/09/2021
Post by: IanF on September 29, 2021, 12:17:31 PM
Marsh Harrier with lime green tag on left wing only this morning at Phil Stead Hide.

GR91144   Tag code Lime Noir XI               
14/06/2017   Female Nestling   Cantley, Norfolk, UK           
20/10/2017   Seen alive   Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK   78 km   NW   128 Days
11/03/2018   Seen alive   Minsmere Nature Reserve, Minsmere, Suffolk, UK   39 km   SSE   270 Days
14/04/2018   Seen alive   Carlton Marshes, near Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK   18 km   SE   304 Days
07 & 19/05/2018   Seen alive   near Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees,UK   286 km   NW   339 Days
03/06/2018   Seen alive   near Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, UK   286 km   NW   354 Days
21/05/2020   Seen alive   near Reydon, Suffolk, UK   30 km   SSE   1072 Days
Title: Marsh Harrier - orange wing tag RV - RSPB Saltholme - 18/10/2021
Post by: IanF on November 14, 2021, 11:21:55 PM
Seen and photographed by Paul Welsh from Phil Stead Hide. 10.00am 18/10/2021.

Ringing details -

QuoteOrange RV was ringed and tagged near Thorpe Haddiscoe on 19.06.2021, and
was from a small brood of just two birds, 1 male and 1 female. RV was
the female and this is the first sighting of her since the date of
ringing.
RSPB Saltholme is a bit of a hot spot for our Marsh Harriers;
this sighting is the 5th from our project.
Title: Twite - Greatham Creek - 13/11/2021
Post by: IanF on November 14, 2021, 11:31:54 PM
Around 50 Twite feeding along the high tide line beside the bridge screen just after the morning high tide. Several were colour ringed, but most had no rings. They were difficult to view as they were mostly out of view behind the grassy edge of the bank.

Two combinations photographed.

Both ringed locally.

Y/B, WB/M which is AZH7926 and was ringed on 03/12/2019, was re-trapped in December 2020 and last seen in March 2021.

WB/M, Y/Y which is AHN5464 and was ringed on 27/11/2020. Seen at Zinc Works Road 13/04/2021.
Title: Avocet G1 RBY/m
Post by: IanF on April 24, 2022, 11:12:18 AM
On Upper Tidal Pool this morning.

Ringed 10/08/2017 as pullus in western France.

First sighting outside of France. It was seen mating with an un-ringed bird.

Yellow flag 1A and 1B also present. Both ringed locally in 2019.

QuoteCombination : G1/RBY  Ring : FS102365  Age of ringing : PUL
   Date   Area/Site   Nearest town   Department   Country   Latitude   Longitude   Observers
   10/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.517731   -1.803024   SALMON, Franck
   14/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.517919850   -1.803538799   André BARZIC
   18/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.517919850   -1.803538799   André BARZIC
   22/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.518041911   -1.803646087   André BARZIC
   25/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.518041911   -1.803646087   André BARZIC
   28/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.518041911   -1.803646087   André BARZIC
   31/08/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.518041911   -1.803646087   André BARZIC
   04/09/2017   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.518041911   -1.803646087   André BARZIC
   18/10/2017   La Prée Mizottière   SAINTE-RADEGONDE-DES-NOYERS   85   France   46.329906937   -1.108932495   Emmanuel JOYEUX
   19/10/2017   La Prée Mizottière   SAINTE-RADEGONDE-DES-NOYERS   85   France   46.325594144   -1.099491119   
Fabien FERNANDEZ, Matthieu NAULLET & Antoine SALMON
   04/06/2018   Les Salines   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.517769313   -1.803967520   André BARZIC & Franck SALMON
   05/06/2018   Réserve ONCFS de Chanteloup   ILE-D'OLONNE (L')   85   France   46.551308491   -1.786939650   Franck SALMON
   24/06/2018   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.546635286   -1.782810688   Franck SALMON
   26/06/2018   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.544370753   -1.779487227   David MOUNIER
   27/06/2018   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.543970672   -1.780298396   David MOUNIER
   28/06/2018   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.545222386   -1.782490659   Franck SALMON
   06/07/2018   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.545761183   -1.781843347   Franck SALMON
   11/07/2018   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.543805858   -1.780221280   David MOUNIER
   27/03/2019   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.546209420   -1.781649388   David MOUNIER
   29/03/2019   Loirs de Champclou   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.551503176   -1.790299415   Franck SALMON
   22/04/2019   Marais Montporteau   SABLES-D'OLONNE (LES)   85   France   46.513252507   -1.800727844   André BARZIC
   28/04/2019   Loirs de Champclou   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.551246362   -1.790558801   Adrien MARTINEAU
   14/05/2019   Marais de la Pilnière   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.548918266   -1.772885025   David MOUNIER
   29/05/2019   Marais de l'Ensoivière   SAINT-VINCENT-SUR-JARD   85   France   46.443854034   -1.571012735   Franck SALMON
   04/06/2019   Marais de la Pilnière   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.548736496   -1.774426145   David MOUNIER & Paul GABORIT
   01/07/2019   Marais de la Pilnière   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.548619368   -1.773583130   David MOUNIER
   04/07/2019   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.547982817   -1.784451812   David MOUNIER
   05/07/2019   Réserve ONCFS de Chanteloup   ILE-D'OLONNE (L')   85   France   46.554392914   -1.786899045   Franck SALMON
   06/02/2020   Marais des Grands Loirs   OLONNE-SUR-MER   85   France   46.546063081   -1.781977349   David MOUNIER
   26/02/2021   Marais des Grands Loirs   LES SABLES-D'OLONNE   85   France   46.543471821   -1.789687860   David MOUNIER
   01/03/2021   Marais des Grands Loirs   LES SABLES-D'OLONNE   85   France   46.543421648   -1.789904922   David MOUNIER
   02/03/2021   Marais des Grands Loirs   LES SABLES-D'OLONNE   85   France   46.543422983   -1.790093592   David MOUNIER
   03/03/2021   Marais des Grands Loirs   LES SABLES-D'OLONNE   85   France   46.543624863   -1.791429539   David MOUNIER

**** Edited to add photos from the ringer a few days after ringing.
Title: Great White Egret red AAT - east pond RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on May 02, 2022, 12:45:03 PM
A colour ringed Great Egret was seen/photographed on the east pond on 30/04/2022. It had a red darvic with white lettering on the left tibia. Seen at great distance and in strong heat haze however several photos showed the ring to be AAT.

It was still present today.

QuoteAAT was ringed in the nest at RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset on 23.04.2021 and was reported from RSPB Conwy later that year.

AAT is a female. Its male sibling AAU is well travelled and recently sighted at Scaling Dam Reservoir.
Title: Great White Egret red AAT and red AAU - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on May 03, 2022, 07:25:47 PM
Three Great Egrets at Phil Stead Hide this morning. Asleep when I arrived. They woke up to preen before AAU chased off AAT. AAT went onto the east pond whilst AAU flew towards the Wildlife Watchpoint. The un-ringed bird flew onto Holme Fleet.

AAU and AAT are siblings ringed as pulli at RSPB Ham Wall 23/04/2021.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on June 06, 2022, 07:49:14 AM
Great egret AAU was present at Saltholme again on Sunday 5th June (photographed at "Haverton gate").
Title: Spoonbill - RSPB Saltholme - white NASJ
Post by: IanF on July 10, 2022, 09:17:18 AM
Spoonbill x4 present since 30th June 2022 on Back Saltholme. One present for several weeks prior to that date.

On 1st July Martin Blick managed to read and photograph the ringed bird.

QuoteKleurcode: W[NASJ]/a
Ringer: Harry Horn
Ringplaats: Griend, Not specified The Netherlands
Ringdatum: 9-7-2021 Leeftijd: pullus Soort: Lepelaar

8-10-2021 Alicante, Salinas de Santa Pola Sergio Arroyo Morcillo 38,11N  -0,38E Spain 1740 km  resting, sleeping
1-11-2021 Alicante, Salinas de Santa Pola Sergio Arroyo Morcillo 38,11N  -0,38E Spain 1740 km 
17-5-2022 Portsmouth, Farlington Marshes Tim Doran 50,83N  1,03E United Kingdom 395 km resting, sleeping
23-5-2022 Kent, Cliffe Pools Tom Cackett 51,77N  0,80E United Kingdom 344 km resting, sleeping
26-5-2022 North Lincolnshire, Alkborough Flats Graham Catley 53,70N  -0,67E United Kingdom 395 km foraging
29-5-2022 East Yorkshire, Blacktoft Sands Barry Bishop 53,70N  -0,72E United Kingdom 398 km resting, sleeping
31-5-2022 East Yorkshire, Blacktoft Sands Ellen Hancock 53,70N  -0,72E United Kingdom 398 km foraging
2-6-2022 East Yorkshire, Blacktoft Sands Richard Thomlinson 53,70N  -0,72E United Kingdom 398 km resting, sleeping
3-6-2022 East Yorkshire, Blacktoft Sands Gerald Lax 53,70N  -0,72E United Kingdom 398 km resting, sleeping
4-6-2022 Sunderland, Boldon flats Peter Collins 54,95N  1,41E United Kingdom 314 km resting, sleeping
10-6-2022 Northumberland, Druridge pools Paul Stewart 55,26N  1,57E United Kingdom 328 km resting, sleeping
12-6-2022 Northumberland, Cresswell Pond John Taylor 55,24N  -1,55E United Kingdom 495 km resting, sleeping
14-6-2022 Northumberland, Cresswell Pond Stuart Meredith 55,24N  -1,55E United Kingdom 495 km resting, sleeping
15-6-2022 Northumberland, Cresswell Pond Stuart Meredith 55,24N  -1,55E United Kingdom 495 km resting, sleeping
16-6-2022 Old rattray, Loch of strathbeg Doug Thomson 57,62N  1,88E United Kingdom 531 km foraging
16-6-2022 Northumberland, Cresswell Pond Stuart Meredith 55,24N  -1,55E United Kingdom 495 km  resting, sleeping
18-6-2022 Old rattray, Loch of strathbeg Mark Sullivan 57,62N  1,88E United Kingdom 531 km  resting, sleeping
23-6-2022 Northumberland, Druridge pools Steve Holiday 55,26N  1,57E United Kingdom 328 km resting, sleeping
24-6-2022 Northumberland, Druridge pools Iain Robson 55,26N  1,57E United Kingdom 328 km resting, sleeping
1-7-2022 Billingham, RSPB Saltholme Martin Blick
Title: Caspian Tern - RSPB Saltholme - red KA35
Post by: IanF on July 20, 2022, 03:33:32 PM
Two present 12/07/2022 until at least 19/07/2022. One of them colour ringed red KA35

QuoteCaspian Tern cr red KA35
Date: 2020-06-09 as nestling
Place: SWEDEN, SÖDERMANLAND, OXELÖSUND, HÅLLEN
Coordinates: 58º 36´N 16º 59´E
Other marks: Colour ring  KA35  RED/WHITE
No other sightings since ringing.

Thanks to BobH and Carolyn Farry for obtaining the ring details from flight photos.
Title: Re: Black-headed Gull - Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool - white J2481
Post by: IanF on July 27, 2022, 12:52:09 PM
Black-headed Gull -am- Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool found by Derek Clayton.
White : J2481
Stavanger Museum (Norway)
Ring Date - 12.06.2022
Place - Lyseren, hekkeholme i Brevik, Enebakk, Akershus & Oslo, Norway
Title: Little Stint - RSPB Saltholme - 05/09/2022
Post by: IanF on September 05, 2022, 01:42:47 PM
One on the west pond this morning viewed from the roadside. A colour ringed bird.

Left leg - red over metal
Right leg - yellow with code EX6 in black

Norwegian ringing scheme - details sent off.


***** Edit *****

Ringed 27/08/2022 Makkevika Giske, Norway.

Remained there until 02/09/2022 and turned up at RSPB Saltholme on 05/09/2022.

QuoteRing no : Stavanger EP06111.
Yellow colour ring EX6 ( Left tarsus : red colour ring above metal.   Right tarsus: yellow colour ring  engraved with three black letters EX6), :LBR,M:RBYN(EX6)
Age/sex: 1K / 1cy (hatched 2022).
Ringing date: 27.08.2022, 22 hrs.
Ringing place: Makkevika (62*30'29''N-006*01'37''E) (Giske Ornithological Station), Giske, Møre & Romsdal, Norway.
Remarks: Caught in mist net at our wader station.
Ringers: Eirik Stubberud Folkestad and Lars Petter Folkestad


Finding date: 01.09.2022, 10 hrs.
Observed : Controlled at same place.
Distance : 0 km. Direction: -  deg. Time: 0-0-5 (5 days after ringing)
Remarks: Controlled in mist net
Observer: Sveinung Remøy

Finding date: 02.09.2022, 19:30 hrs.
Observed : Controlled at same place.
Distance : 0 km. Direction: -  deg. Time: 0-0-6 (6 days after ringing)
Remarks: Controlled in mist net
Observer: Eirik Stubberud Folkestad

Finding date: 05.09.2022, 11 hrs
Observed : Saltholme RSPB (54*35'56''N-001*12'54''W) Billingham, Cleveland , England / UK
Distance : 973 km SSW. Direction: 209  deg. Time: Max 0-0-9. (9 days after ringing)
Remarks: Photodocumented. Note the short time used from Norway to UK.
Observer: Nicholas Ian Forrest, UK.
Title: Little Egret B4 on Greatham Creek - 15/09/2022
Post by: IanF on September 16, 2022, 04:45:10 PM
Little Egret orange B black 4 on Greatham Creek last night.

QuoteRinged as an adult on the Peninsula as a by-catch of a cannon-net session there on 28.08.19. It's been to Folkton near Scarborough in 2019 and 2020 and last reported from the Brinefields on 19.06.20
Title: Common Teal - RSPB Saltholme 30/10/2022
Post by: IanF on November 02, 2022, 05:56:24 PM
Seen and photographed by Paul Welsh at Phil Stead Hide on 30/10/2022.

Common Teal with nasal tag light green P21.


QuoteTeal nasal tag light green P21 was ringed 03/03/2022 Marais Noir de St-Coulban, Brittany, France.
No other reported sightings.
Title: Curlew - Cowpen Marsh - 22/11/2022
Post by: IanF on November 22, 2022, 08:26:57 PM
Around 80 Curlew on Cowpen Marsh this afternoon opposite Saltholme substation.

Two with colour rings new to me.

YG GR a local bird ringed Seal Sands on 17th September 2016.

White F60. Couldn't find the scheme on cr-birding but kind assistance from Robin Ward and Wilf Greenman traced to Finland. Just received reply -

QuoteRinged - OULAINEN, POHJOIS-POHJANMAA, OULU, NW FINLAND 'as young out of nest'

17.07.2015
Title: Curlew white F6U - Cowpen Marsh - 04/12/2022
Post by: IanF on December 09, 2022, 09:43:26 PM
Another Finnish colour ringed Curlew was on Cowpen Marsh opposite Saltholme substation on 04/12/2022.

Ringed MUHOS, POHJOIS-POHJANMAA, OULU, FINLAND on 03/07/2018 as 'young out of nest'.

There's a third bird with a white colour ring but it's remained to distant to read other than it looks to have four digits rathe than just the three.

Title: Marsh Harrier - red F4 - Holme Fleet - 26/02/2023
Post by: IanF on February 26, 2023, 12:40:08 PM
F4 was ringed and tagged near Cantley, Norfolk on 20.06.2019 and was one of a
brood of just two. She had a sibling male.

It's been a regular bird passing through this area each year.
Title: Little Egret - oA nZ - RSPB Saltholme 11/03/2023
Post by: IanF on March 11, 2023, 08:33:54 PM
Spent around 10 minutes at Paddy's Pool this morning before flying off towards Back Saltholme.

Ringed as pullus locally May 2018.

Title: Mediterranean Gull - cr yellow AY JP - RSPB Saltholme 19/03/2023
Post by: IanF on March 19, 2023, 01:08:46 PM
Four Med Gulls back on main lake at RSPB Saltholme this morning after absence of over a week following a heavy snowfall.

Ringed Denmark April 2009.
Title: Avocet - G1 RBY - RSPB Saltholme 29/03/2023
Post by: IanF on March 29, 2023, 07:25:29 PM
Present at Saltholme Hide this morning.

G1 RBY ringed 10/08/2017 Les Salines, SABLES-D'OLONNE, France.

It spent last summer here.
Title: Black-headed Gull - red 2P22 at RSPB Saltholme 06/04/2023
Post by: IanF on April 09, 2023, 11:46:09 PM
Present on the main lake at RSPB Saltholme the last few days.

Edit -

Update from ringer  - BHG CHICK EZ33372 2P22 18.06.2019 Elvanfoot, S.Lanarkshire
Title: Barnacle Goose yellow B3 - Cowpen Marsh 29/04/2023
Post by: IanF on April 30, 2023, 03:48:20 PM
Eight Barnacle Geese on Cowpen Marsh on 29/04/2023.

One bird with yellow darvic on left tarsus marked with B3. Metal on right tarsus.

The other seven had no rings.

QuoteYellow B3 was ringed 20/7/15 as an adult male on Nordenskioldkysten, Svalbard.

Last reported 4/4/23 near RSPB Mersehead on the Solway.

Possibly represents the migration event on 25/26th the other day (as I know from some tagged birds) that possibly hit northerly winds over North sea and so perhaps aborted to end up at your place
Title: Common Tern - black 9.51 - RSPB Saltholme
Post by: IanF on May 03, 2023, 10:07:06 PM
At least six Common Tern back on the main lake this morning at RSPB Saltholme. One had a metal ring but another had a black darvic with white lettering 9.51.

I've not seen it before but I believe it may be a 2019 bird ringed on the reserve.
Title: Little Terns - Seaton Carew
Post by: IanF on May 09, 2023, 10:19:35 PM
32 on the beach this evening. Several colour ringed birds present though most too distant to read.

Most interesting were

Yellow UNB. Ringed Inner Farne 16/05/2017
Yellow PTV initially metal ringed as a chick at Crimdon, Durham in June 2009. cr added Gronant, Wales same year.
Green AAK ringed as 2 yr old Kicoole, Co. Wicklow. 12/07/2019

All present here last year as well.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: tim robinson on June 06, 2023, 04:29:02 PM
hi ian found remains of a tern at seaton snook it had rings on ,black, with white numbers 4.34 and a metal ring british ST10138
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on June 09, 2023, 07:17:31 AM
Quote from: tim robinson on June 06, 2023, 04:29:02 PM
hi ian found remains of a tern at seaton snook it had rings on ,black, with white numbers 4.34 and a metal ring british ST10138

Thanks Tim.

It's one from July 2015 ringed main lake at RSPB Saltholme by Tees Ringing Group.

I'll let them know.
Title: Common Tern black SSL at RSPB Saltholme 11/06/2023
Post by: IanF on June 11, 2023, 07:46:40 PM
Common Tern with black darvic SSL on main lake this morning. Could only be seen by looking through visitor centre windows.

Colour ring added 29/03/2023 La Langue de Barbarie, Senegal to a BTO metal ringed bird ST61171 (believed to be ringed RSPB Saltholme 2018).
Title: Black-headed Gull blue 2T20 - RSPB Saltholme 24/06/2023
Post by: IanF on June 24, 2023, 12:19:55 PM
Colour ringed Black-headed Gull blue 2T20 at Phil Stead Hide this morning.

Ringed Bowness, Windermere 22/12/2019 as a juvenile.
Last reported Teesville, Middlesbrough 26/12/2022.

Quote1   New Bird   Black-headed Gull   2T20   3   2019-12-22   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
2   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-02-17   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
3   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-08-29   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
4   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-09-19   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
5   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-10-07   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
6   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-10-28   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
7   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-11-05   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
8   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-12-06   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
9   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2020-12-07   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
10   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2021-01-03   Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria   Cumbria
11   Sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2022-12-26   Teesville, Middlesborough   North Yorkshire
12   Your sighting   Black-headed Gull   2T20      2023-06-24   RSPB Saltholme   Durham
Title: Black-tailed Godwit OW O//B - RSPB Saltholme 02/07/2023
Post by: IanF on July 02, 2023, 09:41:38 PM
Black-tailed Godwit 50+ from Saltholme Hide this morning. One colour ringed bird present. Believed to be ringed on Montrose Basin/Ythan Estuary, Scotland. Details sent off. Another c.120 flew onto Back Saltholme.
Title: Avocet: yellow IS
Post by: Lockhart on July 04, 2023, 08:19:24 AM
Seen at Saltholme on Sunday, 02/07/23.  Presumably one of the "regulars"?

Title: Re: Avocet: yellow IS
Post by: IanF on July 07, 2023, 01:06:43 PM
Quote from: Lockhart on July 04, 2023, 08:19:24 AM
Seen at Saltholme on Sunday, 02/07/23.  Presumably one of the "regulars"?

Yes. It nested close to the hide with an un-ringed bird. They were the last ones to nest. They had four chicks though I could only see one remaining fluffy chick when I was there yesterday. IP one of it's siblings was also present yesterday. Ringed locally June 2021.
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: Lockhart on July 10, 2023, 11:14:13 AM
Thanks, Ian.  IS was present and correct yesterday, with one chick (now getting quite large and less fluffy).
Title: Black-tailed Godwit - GNY GYG - RSPB Saltholme 19/07/2023
Post by: IanF on July 23, 2023, 09:08:51 AM
Black-tailed Godwit GNY GYG was on west pond this morning at RSPB Saltholme. It moved briefly to Phil Stead Hide before returning to west pond. 71 Godwits in flock.

Ringed -
QuoteGNY GYG10-Oct-15 Iken, River Alde, Suffolk. Adult female
Many records of it in the UK in Suffolk and Norfolk each Aug/Sep before wintering around Lisbon, Portugal. Heads back north in February stops off in The Netherlands.
Most recent record was 23/03/2023 in The Netherlands.
Title: Great egret, AAT
Post by: Lockhart on July 31, 2023, 08:12:13 AM
A while since I've seen this one but it was in front of the Phil Stead hide on Sunday 30th July, around 13:00.  Ring starting to look a bit faded.  From memory, this egret hatched in Somerset.
Title: Re: Great egret, AAT
Post by: IanF on July 31, 2023, 11:03:56 PM
Quote from: Lockhart on July 31, 2023, 08:12:13 AM
A while since I've seen this one but it was in front of the Phil Stead hide on Sunday 30th July, around 13:00.  Ring starting to look a bit faded.  From memory, this egret hatched in Somerset.

It was here until 08/02/2023 before disappearing. I first saw it again on 09/07/2023 and then virtually every day since then. A red colour ringed bird had been around since about 01/07/2023 but was never close enough to read the ring.

It's from RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset ringed 23/04/2021.
Title: Sandwich Tern, Seaton Snook 04/08/2023
Post by: IanF on August 07, 2023, 01:10:59 PM
Yellow C31 present.

QuoteRinged 21/06/2021   Hodbarrow RSPB, Cumbria
15/02/2022   Theuns Kruger   Greenways Beach, Strand, Western Cape (Cape Province), Republic of South Africa (10367 km, SSE)
18/02/2022   Theuns Kruger   Greenways Beach, Strand, Western Cape (Cape Province), Republic of South Africa (10367 km, SSE)
27/02/2022   Theuns Kruger   Greenways Beach, Strand, Western Cape (Cape Province), Republic of South Africa (10367 km, SSE)
04/08/2023   Ian Forrest   Seaton Snook, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Co Durham (NZ542269)
Title: Re: Colour ringed birds
Post by: IanF on July 09, 2026, 06:00:29 PM
Great White Egret red AAT was back at Phil Stead Hide on 07/07/2026.

A regular here each year since it was ringed in the nest at RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset on 23.04.2021.

QuoteRSPB Saltholme    30/04/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    03/05/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    25/02/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    15/06/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    23/06/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    17/07/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    19/08/2022    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    08/02/2023    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    09/07/2023    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    18/07/2023    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    10/07/2024    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    05/07/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    10/07/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    13/07/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    18/07/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    21/07/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    26/07/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    07/08/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    15/08/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    16/08/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    22/08/2025    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
RSPB Saltholme    07/07/2026    Great White Egret    red AAT white lettering
Title: Sandwich Tern Seaton Snook 17/07/2026
Post by: IanF on July 17, 2026, 08:57:27 PM
Sandwich Tern green KKN was on Seaton Snook this evening.
Around 80 birds present. 50/50 adults and juveniles. A lot of metal rings but only the one colour ring.

QuoteRinged Sandwich Tern DY29127 GW(KKN) 1 2026-06-18 Scolt Head, Norfolk
Sighting Sandwich Tern DY29127 GW(KKN) 2026-07-17 Seaton Snook
Title: Oystercatcher Seaton Snook 17/07/2026
Post by: IanF on July 17, 2026, 09:17:58 PM
Green T514

Ringed 1cy 28.08.2020 Store Slettingen, Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway
09.11 2020 Dunkerque , Nord, France
17.07 2026 Seaton Snook, Hartlepool.