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Notable recoveries |
North West Norfolk Ringing Group have many recoveries in our database and some have been of exceptional interest, a few of these are presented next. The recoveries are arranged by species with the ringing information on the first line and recovery data below (NB some of these recoveries are multiple records of the same bird and have more than one line of recovery information). Key:
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Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | ||||
BV85945 | Adult | 31.08.1980 | Heacham, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 20.05.2000 | Snettisham, Norfolk, England | ||
7,202 days | ||||
This Ringed Plover
which we had colour ringed set a new British longevity record for this
species
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Sanderling Calidris alba View map | ||||
NT00141 |
2nd year |
19.01.1996 | Heacham, Norfolk, England | |
Re captured | 08.08.1998 | Near Gdansk, Poland 1,227 km E 932 days | ||
Re captured | 11.10.1998 | Heacham, Norfolk, England 1,227 km W 996 days | ||
This is the first
example of a Sanderling from the Wash in eastern England to be recovered
in Poland and only the second British ringed record. It will have been
returning from its Siberian breeding grounds when it was controlled in
Poland and then quite remarkably re-captured back in Norfolk two months
later.
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In the winter of 1998/1999 the Group captured 52 Shorelark Eremophilia alpestris this increased the total of Shorelark ringed in Britain by nearly 50%! Fortunately we colour-ringed them and this was to generate some interesting recoveries. There have only been 23 recoveries of British ringed Shorelark and seven of these were of birds ringed by the Group! | ||||
Shorelark Eremophilia alpestris | ||||
N697841 | Adult | 31.12.1998 | Holkham, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 21.02.2000 | St Peter-Bohl, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | ||
535 km ENE 417 Days | ||||
The first British ringed Shorelark found in Germany View map | ||||
N697861 | Adult | 09.01.1999 | Holkham, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 10.01.2000 | De Slufter, Texel, The Netherlands | ||
265 km E 366 Days | ||||
The first British ringed Shorelark found in The Netherlands. View map | ||||
Dunnock Prunella modularis | ||||
NOS | 1st year | 04/09/1993 | Giljastolen, Gjesdal, Rogaland, Norway | |
E432103 | Re captured | 18/09/1993 | Holme-next-the-sea, Norfolk, England | |
744 Km SSW 14 Days | ||||
NOS | 1st year | 13.08.1998 | Ronikilen, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
E820404 | Re captured | 03.10.1998 | Snettisham, Norfolk, England | |
721 km SW 51 days | ||||
Unlike British Dunnocks which are mainly sedentary Continental Dunnocks are highly migratory View map | ||||
Robin continental race Erithacus r rubecula | ||||
E834483 | 1st year | 23/09/1998 | Timenes, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | |
Re captured | 10/10/1998 | Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, UK | ||
747 km SW 17 Days | ||||
AH84768 | 1st year | 09/10/2004 | Valkeveen, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands | |
Re captured | 13/10/2007 | Snettisham Coastal Park, Norfolk, UK | ||
328 km W 1099 Days | ||||
P251240 | Adult | 08/04/2000 | Snettisham Coastal Park, Norfolk, UK | |
Found dead | 15/10/2000 | Nr Rodby, Lolland, Denmark | ||
748 km ENE 190 Days | ||||
Continental Robins are highly migratory View map | ||||
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus | ||||
LIK | Adult | 19.07.1999 | Ventes Ragas, Silute, Lithuania | |
VV92260 | Re captured | 13.08.1999 | near, Burnham Market, Norfolk, England | |
1,359 km W 25 days View map | ||||
The recovery from Lithuania was the first recovery of a Reed Warbler to Britain from any of the Baltic States. | ||||
Whitethroat Sylvia communis | ||||
E638377 | 1st year | 24.08.1996 | Turoy, Fjell, Hordaland, Norway | |
Re captured | 20.09.1996 | Holme-next-the-sea, Norfolk, UK | ||
873 Km SSW 27 Days | ||||
The recovery of this Norwegian ringed Whitethroat was only the second to Britain. View map | ||||
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita View Map | ||||
Z34679 | 21/09/1997 |
Bingsmarken, Skurup, Malmohus, Sweden |
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Re captured | 05/11/1998 | Holme next the Sea, Norfolk, UK | ||
The recovery of this Swedish ringed Chiffchaff was only the fourth to be recovered Britain. | ||||
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla | ||||
F082414 | 2nd year male | 07.05.1996 | Holme, Norfolk, England | |
Killed by hunter | 10.03.1997 | Near Al Ladhiqiyah, Syria | ||
3,383 km SE 307 days | ||||
This is the first British ringed Blackcap to be recovered in Syria View map | ||||
Our intensive colour ringing of Snow Buntings generated some remarkable recoveries and a selection of these is given below. | ||||
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis | ||||
VP19897 | Adult female | 02.12.1995 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 25.01.1998 | Bremerhaven, Germany | ||
502 km E 795 days | ||||
Only the second British ringed Snow Bunting reported from Germany View Map | ||||
NLA | 1st year female | 05.12.1996 | Castricum, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands | |
B887349 | Re captured | 17.02.1997 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
241 km W 74 days | ||||
Re captured | 24.01.1998 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | ||
241 km W 415 days | ||||
NLA B887349 is the second Dutch bird found in our region and remarkably was also recaptured the following year | ||||
VJ44503 | Adult female | 13.01.1991 | Hunstanton, Norfolk, England | |
Found dead | 02.01.1993 | De Balg, Schiermonnikoog, The Netherlands | ||
392 km E 720 days | ||||
VN26594 | 2nd year female | 19.01.1993 | Titchwell, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 27.11.1993 | Zwin, Cadzand, Zeeland, The Netherlands | ||
259 km SE 312 days | ||||
VP19730 | 1st year female | 09.12.1995 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 08.11.1998 | Maasvlakte, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands | ||
233 km ESE 1.065 days | ||||
VR98609 | 1st year female | 27.12.1997 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 08.11.1998 | Veerse Dam, Zeeland, The Netherlands | ||
229 km SE 316 days | ||||
The 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th British ringed birds found in the Netherlands View Map | ||||
BLB | 1st year male | 25.11.1996 | Knokke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | |
31V70148 | Re captured | 24.01.1998 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
234 km NW 425 days | ||||
Seen | 04.11.1998 | Digue Du Brack, Dunkirque, France | ||
709 days | ||||
1st Belgian ringed Snow Bunting recovered in Britain, this bird was then seen in France the following winter. | ||||
BLB | 1st year male | 08.12.1996 | Zeebrugge, West Vlaanderen, Belgium | |
32V82267 | Re captured | 31.01.1997 | Holkham, Norfolk, England | |
244 km NW 54 days | ||||
BLB | 1st year female | 15.12.1997 | Zeebruge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | |
4077871 | Re captured | 16.01.1999 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
230 km NW 397 days | ||||
2nd and 3rd Belgian ringed Snow Buntings recovered in Britain View Map | ||||
VN81690 | 2nd year female | 17.01.1997 | Old Hunstanton, Norfolk, England | |
Re captured | 28.02.1998 | Akureyri, Iceland 1755 Km NW 407 Days | ||
Re captured | 19.12.2005 | Den Helder, The Netherlands | ||
Setting a new British Longevity record of 8 years 11 months | View Map | |||
VR98582 | 1st year female | 05.12.1997 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 17.03.1998 | Hvolsvollur, Iceland | ||
1731 km NW 102 Days | ||||
VS42563 | 1st year male | 28.11.1998 | Salthouse, Norfolk, England | |
Seen | 21.02.2000 | Hofn, Hornafjordur, Austur-Skaftafells, Iceland | ||
1565 km NW 450 Days | ||||
Two other Snow Buntings ringed by the Group were also recovered in Iceland. View Map | ||||
Sand Martin Riparia riparia | View map | |||
H453052 | 1st year | 26.07.1991 | Hempton, Norfolk, England | |
Re captured | 28.11.1992 | Djoudj, Nr St Louis, Senegal | ||
4317 km SSW 491 Days | ||||
This remarkable record of a Sand Martin ringed by us in Norfolk was re captured by us in Senegal |
A comprehensive selection of Recovery Maps depicting these recoveries can be viewed, just click on the link. |