Kestrel
| EL09604 | 1 | 05.07.08 | Terrington | |||
| R | 20.02.09 | Wiles Farm, Dawsmere LINCOLNSHIRE | 17 KM | WNW |
Whilst from only a relatively short distance away, this is featured in being the first Kestrel from the Group’s nest box to be recovered elsewhere.
Oystercatcher
| FV70590 | 8 | 20.08.82 | Wrangle | |||
| XL | 06.04.09 | Holkham Bay, NORFOLK | 43 KM | E | ||
| FA03864 | 5 | 20.08.82 | Wrangle | |||
| R | 04.01.03 | Snettisham | ||||
| XL | 09.04.09 | Blakeney Point, NORFOLK | 55 KM | E |
Ringed together at Wrangle nearly 27 years earlier, the corpses of these two individuals were both found on the north Norfolk coast within days of each other.
| FV24379 | 5 | 18.04.76 | Wolferton | |||
| ? | 01.12.08 | Le Portel, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, FRANCE | 50 42’N 01 34’E | 250 KM | SSE |
Another long-lived bird, found in France 32 years and 7 months after ringing, although it’s fate is unknown. The Wash, and national, longevity for Oystercatcher stands at 36 years and 8 months.
| ED00741 | 6 | 13.08.67 | Heacham | |||
| =FV30582 | R | 25.05.78 | Snettisham | |||
| X | 01.04.79 | Orland, Sor-Trondelag, NORWAY | 63 42' N 09 39'E | 1314 KM | NNE |
A not untypical Norwegian recovery, but it must be some kind of record in that it took over 30 years to be reported back to us!
| NOS 5695214 | 1 | 06.05.84 | Hagavagen, Sola, Rogaland, NORWAY | 58 56'N 05 37'E | ||
| R | 01.08.00 | Friskney | 735 KM | SSW | ||
| NOS 5138085 | 1 | 24.06.04 | Ulvilla, Verdal, Nord-Trondelag, NORWAY | 63 48'N 11 48'E | ||
| R | 08.03.08 | Heacham | 1379 KM | SSW |
The only two Oystercatcher controls reported back to us in 2009; both ringed as nestlings in Norway, from where many spend the winter on the Wash.
Knot
| NOS 7469580 | 4 | 19.05.06 | Igaldas, Porsanger, Finnmark, NORWAY | 70 13’N 24 56’E | ||
| R | 03.08.08 | Wainfleet | 2284 KM | SW | ||
| NOS 7432233 | 4 | 19.05.06 | Igaldas, Porsanger, Finnmark, NORWAY | 70 13’N 24 56’E | ||
| R | 16.11.08 | Snettisham | 2300 KM | SW | ||
| NOS 7469597 | 4 | 19.05.06 | Igaldas, Porsanger, Finnmark, NORWAY | 70 13’N 24 56’E | ||
| R | 28.02.09 | Snettisham | 2300 KM | SW |
These birds were caught together in mid-May in the far north of Norway, and are likely to be of the islandica race en route to their breeding grounds in northern Greenland or Arctic Canada; staging via northern Norway is the shortest route for this migration. Note that the first of these individuals had already arrived back on The Wash in early August; illustrating just how brief the breeding season is in the high arctic.
Sanderling
| BT03005 | 4 | 03.08.07 | Snettisham | |||
| R | 12.05.08 | arque Natural Bahia de Cadiz, Cadiz, SPAIN | 36 29’N 06 15'W | 1896 KM | SSW | |
| DKC 8223222 | 4M | 05.07.07 | Zackenburg, GREENLAND | 74 28'N 20 34'W | ||
| R | 30.08.08 | Wainfleet | 2565 KM | SSE |
It is known that Sanderling from both the Siberian and NE Greenland populations migrate through NW Europe, with many continuing south to wintering grounds in southern Europe and west Africa. The first example highlighted here is the 3rd Wash-ringed (and only 10th British-ringed) Sanderling to be reported in Spain, whilst the other is the first Sanderling ringed in Greenland to be found in Britain.
Dunlin
| NR324696 | 4 | 21.08.90 | Benington | |||
| R | 24.07.09 | Butterwick | Local |
Already an adult when caught in 1990, this Dunlin was recaptured 19 years and 11 months later, setting a new British longevity record for the species.
| NOS 8L11154 | 3 | 24.07.08 | Jomfruland, Kragero, Telemark, NORWAY | 58 52'N 09 36'E | ||
| R | 31.08.08 | Terrington | 888 KM | SW | ||
| SVS 3334339 | 3 | 09.08.08 | Utklippan, Blekinge, SWEDEN | 55 57'N 15 42'E | ||
| R | 31.08.08 | Terrington | 1054 KM | WSW | ||
| NOS 8L04269 | 3 | 11.09.08 | Makkevika, Giske, More og Romsdal, NORWAY | 62 30'N 06 01'E | ||
| R | 18.10.08 | Terrington | 1129 KM | SSW |
Three relatively quick movements involving juvenile birds, illustrating the migration dates through different Scandinavian staging sites.
| NT87186 | 6 | 15.07.06 | Terrington | |||
| R | 09.11.08 | Parque Natural Bahia de Cadiz, Cadiz, SPAIN | 36 29'N 06 15'W | 1885 KM | SSW |
The most distant Dunlin recovery of the year: the timing of its capture whilst on passage through The Wash suggest this bird was most likely from the schinzii population, wintering where it was recaptured.
Black-Tailed Godwit
| EP70255 | 4 | 22.08.05 | Holbeach | |||
| XF | 09.03.09 | Marshside RSPB Southport MERSEYSIDE | 224 KM | WNW |
This individual, our third to Merseyside, was reported to have been killed by a Peregrine.
Curlew
| SFH CT0377440 | 1 | 09.06.00 | Tampere, Hame, FINLAND | 61 45'N 23 54'E | ||
| R | 01.09.07 | Holbeach | 1729 KM | SW | ||
| SFH CT011202 | 1 | 03.07.88 | Joensuu, Kuopio, FINLAND | 62 37'N 29 53'E | ||
| R | 05.08.08 | Ken Hill Heacham | 2042 KM | WSW |
The majority of overseas Curlew controls and recoveries involving birds using The Wash come from Finland. These two are of greater value in being pullus-ringed birds.
| FP08953 | 4 | 12.08.02 | Terrington | |||
| X | 14.06.09 | Ostra Spoland, Vannus, Vasterbotten, SWEDEN | 63 56'N 19 52'E | 1676 KM | NE |
This individual, on the other hand, is only our seventh to be reported from Sweden.
Greenshank
| DD15102 | 3 | 04.08.07 | Leverton | |||
| R | 03.05.09 | Castricum Duinen, Noord Holland, NETHERLANDS | 52 33'N 04 37'E | 305 KM | E |
The only movement involving the species reported during the year was this individual; only the second British-ringed Greenshank to be reported in the Netherlands.
Redshank
| DB614922 | 4 | 31.08.04 | Terrington | |||
| VV | 10.07.09 | Hofn i Hornafiroi, ICELAND | 64 14’N 15 12'W | 1551 KM | NW |
It has long been established that Icelandic Redshank winter in Britain, and this is the 31st Wash-ringed individual to be reported from Iceland – although it is the first such report we’ve had since 2004.
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
| GC791441 | 1 | 22.06.08 | Outer Bund | |||
| VV | 07.01.09 | Portimao, Faro, Algarve, PORTUGAL | 37 10'N 08 31'W | 1870 KM | SSW |
A typical southward movement for a juvenile Lesser Black-Backed Gull in its first winter.
| GC16863 | 1 | 25.06.06 | Outer Bund | |||
| VV | 20.05.09 | Tarastenjarvi, Tampere, Hame, FINLAND | 61 33'N 23 59'E | 1721 KM | NE |
Only the fourth British-ringed Lesser Black-Backed Gull, and the first from the Outer Bund colony, to be reported in Finland. Given the date that this bird was seen, it seems quite likely that this bird has relocated to Finnish breeding grounds.