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Ringing Recoveries

Blackbird ringed Landguard 3rd March 2022 retrapped two days later 279 km away at Andijk, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands 5th March 2022. This is an excellent quick movement of a Blackbird that helps illustrate that migration is well underway in early March of a continental bird on its way back to its natal area somewhere to the east.

Blue Tit ringed at Iken 17th July 2021 retrapped 30 km away at Landguard 7th March 2022

Blue Tit ringed at Bawdsey 11th August 2020 retrapped 10 km away at Landguard 19th March 2022.

Both of these tits will be wandering birds in search of a vacant territory.

Also of local interest just up the road -

Black-headed Gull ringed as a pullus Kiaules Nugaros Sala, Klaipeda, Lithuania on 27th June 2011 was seen 1361 km away sitting on Felixstowe Pier 21st December 2021. This bird will be wintering on a diet of chips !