Recent recoveries

We recently received some reports that birds ringed by WWRG had been seen or found elsewhere. Click on the points on the map below to see the details of the birds reported abroad.

Waders

Sanderling (BT06289) ringed as an adult at Heacham, Norfolk on 20 March 2011 was found dead on the tide line at Snettisham, Norfolk on 19 August 2017.

Curlew (FH81484) was ringed as an adult at Snettisham, Norfolk on 20 September 2016 and found dead on the tide line at Snettisham, Norfolk on 19 August 2017.

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Recent recoveries

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.

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