Good Morning I thought I would share a bit of interesting news from the Crook. Since I studied ornithology and conservation I have had an interest in the ringing and especially the colour ringing of wildlife and tracking.
On the 27th April we had three Black tailed godwits on lagoon 1 a male and two females I noted the male had colour rings red over black and white over green flag.
Looking through the data it would seem this bird has travelled in past years through France and Holland on its passage migration why the change in route we can but speculate from feeding habitat loss to prevailing winds and bad weather I think you the reader would agree it is a wonderful bit of science that lets us peek into the world of wildlife. Please take not of any colour rings you see it may seem trivial but but added up it make a whole lot of difference to the funding of conservation science.
RN-WGflag was ringed as an adult male (top line is ringing) and has been recorded since at:
14.03.10 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
16.03.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
19.03.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
10.10.10 Corroios, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.11.10 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
20.12.10 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
22.12.10 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
23.12.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.12.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
29.12.10 Seixal Bay, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
06.01.11 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
10.01.11 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
18.01.11 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
03.02.11 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
13.02.11 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
16.02.11 Moita, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
07.11.11 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
08.11.11 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
14.02.12 Coina, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.02.12 Coina, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
08.04.12 Zuidhoeksterpolder, Wommels, Friesland, N Neth
10.04.12 Zuidhoeksterpolder, Wommels, Friesland, N Neth
18.04.12 Zuidhoeksterpolder, Wommels, Friesland, N Neth
21.04.12 Zuidhoeksterpolder, Wommels, Friesland, N Neth
22.04.12 Zuidhoeksterpolder, Wommels, Friesland, N Neth
01.11.12 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
04.11.12 Barreiro, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
04.11.12 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
12.11.12 Seixal Tank, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
19.02.13 Alhos Vedros, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
22.02.13 Alhos Vedros, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
26.02.13 Alhos Vedros (Gas Station), Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
01.10.13 Corroios, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
30.01.14 Corroios, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
24.02.15 Corroios Mill, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
23.02.16 Corroios Mill, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
16.04.16 Le Bouclard, Le Guérinière, Vendée, W Fra
17.02.17 Moita, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
19.02.18 Corroios, Tagus Estuary, Setúbal, W Por
27.04.18 Crook of Baldoon, Wigtown Bay, Wigtownshire, W Sco
It is nice to know that the work we are doing creating wetlands and feeding areas for long distance migrants are being affective since writing the above several more sightings of parties of black tails have been seen unfortunately no more with colour markings