RINGERS' ROUNDUP

Thank you very much to the many ringers, ringing groups, birders and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) who provided the information for this latest round up. Thanks also to the many bird watchers and folk who take the time and trouble to read rings in the field or find dead ringed birds and report them.

If you have any interesting ringing recoveries, articles, wee stories, project updates or requests for information which you would like to be included in the next issue, please email to Raymond Duncan at: rduncan393@outlook.com

For lots more exciting facts, figures, numbers and movements log on to www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/ringing/publications/online-ringing-reports

Interesting ringing movements

Chk = chick, Juv = juvenile, Im = Immature, Ad = adult, Unk = unknown, M = male, F =female

Sghtd = ring(s) read in field, Rtpd = retrapped

Barn Owl

GY05756 Chk 15/06/21 Invershin, Highland

Dead19/12/22 Achterless, North-East Scotland 128 km SE, 552 days

GY41231 Ch 18/07/22 Balbeg, Glenurquhart, Highland

Dead13/03/23 Ashentrool, Stirling, Upper Forth 139 km S, 238 days

Blackbird

LN79433 JuvM20/10/22 Holland, North Ronaldsay, Orkney

Rtpd 27/03/23 Grimstadvatnet, Hareid, More og Romsdal, Norway 563 km NE, 158 days

7619115 AdF 22/10/22 Slevdalsvannet, Vest-Agder, Norway

Rtpd 15/12/22 Clarkston, Clyde 709 km SW, 54 days

Blackcap

D479887 Juv 04/08/18 St Abb’s Head, Borders

Rtpd 10/04/23 Portland Bill, Dorset 599 km S, 1,710 days

17246808JuvF 06/09/22 Waremme, Liege, Belgium

Rtpd 19/11/22 Kinneil Lagoons, Falkirk, Upper Forth 836 km NW

74 days

Black-headed Gull

EY21806 Chk 14/06/15 Broad Law, Moorfoot Hills, Borders

Sghtd02/01/17 eastern Northern Ireland

Sghtd29/05/23 Downpatrick, Northern Ireland 235 km W, 2,906 days

Interesting movement of a Scottish chick apparently remaining to breed in its wintering area.

Brambling

EH07056 ImM 29/08/14 Dividalen FS, Malselv, Troms, Norway

Rtpd 16/04/22 Comers, North-East Scotland 1,701 km SW, 2787 days

At nearly eight years old, this Brambling is seven months short of the oldest one on BTO records.