Colour ring sightings and ringing recoveries January - May 2023

[MisterT]

Although unable to ring any Storm Petrels in 2022 due to avian flu, those trapped in 2021 are still being found elsewhere. We have just been informed that a Storm Petrel ringed here in Askernish on 25-July-2021 was controlled (caught and released) at Nolsay, Steymoy, Faroe Islands on 03-July-22, a distance of 536km and a duration of 343 days.

Remarkably, this bird was also controlled (caught and released) 27 days after it was ringed (21-August-2021) at the same location.

Amazing birds!!

 

[MisterT]

A colour ringed Oystercatcher found during aWeBs count on The Range, South Uist (2), on 15-March-2023 had been ringed at Dawlish Warren Nature Reserve on the Exe Estuary in Devon (A) on 04-February-2018. During the intervening time, it had been seen on many occasions on the reserve during the winter and on one other occasion at Larne Harbour, Co. Antrim (1) on 17-February-2019. Interesting to note, as can be seen from the map, South Uist was on its direct line of travel.

 

[Hawkeye]

An ringed Oystercatcher found dead at Loch Hornaraigh, Grimsay on 31-March-2023 had originally been ringed at Wig, near Bangor, Gwynedd, as a 3CY on 28-January-2006, a duration of 6271 (17+ years) days and a distance of 514km.

 

[MisterT]

A colour ringed Ringed Plover seen at Kilpheder, South Uist, on 15th April was originally ringed as an adult male in Iceland on 9th June 2019. It had only been seen on one other occasion at Longis Bay on Alderney in April 2021.


Ringed Plover (C) John Kemp

 

[MisterT]

This House Sparrow W55 was seen at South Glendale, South Uist, on 1th April having been ringed here at Askernish as a juvenile in July 2021 and has not been seen since. Just where do they go?


House Sparrow (C) John Kemp

 

[Hawkeye]

A colour ringed Oystercatcher seen at Bornish on 24-March-2023 was no staranger to South Uist having been seen at Kilpheder in May the previous year

 

[Hawkeye]

Yellow 66 is also no stranger to South Uist having now visited and bred on Askernish Golf course the pervious 2 years. It returned this year on 05-May and has settled with its partner in exactly the same spot

 

[Hawkeye]

A colour ringed Dunlin found on St Kilda on 03-May-2023 was originally ringed at Borth, Ceredigion, Wales as a juvenile on 11-September-2022. Coincidently, another bird from the same scheme ringed at Ynslas on 28-April-2022 was seen at Loch paible, North Uist on 04-May

 

[Hawkeye]

Yellow (66) is no stranger to the first fairway of Askernish Golf course having successfully fledged 2 chicks there last year and will hopefully be successful this year too having returned earlier this month

 

[Sarah]

Hi,

Rather belatedly but 2 Icelandic barnacle geese who have taken to wintering on Uist, having initially wintered further south. Ringed 1 day apart on 2019, in the same flock in April 2023.

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[YvonneB]

Hi,

Rather belatedly but 2 Icelandic barnacle geese who have taken to wintering on Uist, having initially wintered further south. Ringed 1 day apart on 2019, in the same flock in April 2023.

Thanks for the info @Sarah and welcome to the website