We recently received some reports that birds ringed by WWRG had been seen or found elsewhere.
Waders
Sanderling (NT88726) ringed as an adult at Heacham, Norfolk on 10 September 2010 was identified by its colour rings in:
- Setúbal, Portugal (1,739 km away) on 8 November 2012.
- Setúbal, Portugal (1,739 km away) on 15 February 2013.
- Santarém, Portugal, 1,732 km away, on 23 February 2013.
- Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland, 1,764 km away, on 30 May 2014.
Oystercatcher (FH52527) ringed as an adult on 2 August 2015 at Friskney, Lincolnshire had its ring read in the field at Dawlish Warren National Nature Reserve, 368 km away) on 27 July and 6 August 2017.
Oystercatcher (FP74501) ringed as an adult on 20 August 2005 at Wainfleet Marsh, Lincolnshire was found dead in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, 1,331 km away, on 17 July 2017.
Oystercatcher (FH31108) ringed as an adult on 16 September 2012 at Wainfleet Marsh, Lincolnshire was found dead on 6 July 2017 in Rogaland, Norway, 721 km away, having been taken by a Goshawk.
Oystercatcher (FP32158) ringed as a juvenile on 5 December 1982 at Snettisham, Norfolk was found dead on 25 June 2017 in Nordland, Norway, 1,641 km away, having been hit by a vehicle. This bird was found 34 years and 7 months after it was ringed.
Oystercatcher (FH52465) ringed as an adult on 7 March 2015 at Heacham, Norfolk had its ring read in the field in Nordland, Norway, 1,607 km away, on 31 July 2017.
Gulls
Until recently, WWRG was involved in a project to monitor gull productivity on one of the trial bank islands off Terrington Marsh (see The Wash) and the following are reports of chicks ringed as part of that project.
Lesser Black-backed Gull (GC79464) ringed as a chick on 21 June 2009 near Terrington St Clements, Norfolk was found dead on 15 July 2017 in Faro, Portugal, 1,874 km from where it hatched.
Lesser Black-backed Gull (GC16560) ringed as a chick on 26 June 2005 near Terrington St Clements, Norfolk was recaught in Brandenburg, Germany, 953 km away, on 2 May 2016 where it was re-ringed (EA202021) fitted with wing tags.
Lesser Black-backed Gull (GC79547) ringed as a chick on 21 June 2009 near Terrington St Clements, Norfolk was found dead in Kerry, Ireland, 696 km away, on 31 July 2017.
Herring Gull (GC79264) ringed as a chick on 22 June 2008 near Terrington St Clements, Norfolk had its ring read in the field on the Isle of May, Fife, 414 km away, on 19 May 2017.