British Birds

Vol. 60 No. 2

FEBRUARY 1967

Recoveries in Great Britain and Ireland of birds ringed abroad By Robert Hudson

THE YEAR 1965 produced a grand total of 721 recoveries in the British Isles of foreign-ringed birds. Five of the 71 species involved—Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus, Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus and Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis—are appearing in these lists for the first time. A recovery may be described as 'unusual' for two reasons: (i) because it is, or is thought to be, atypical for the species; or (ii) because the species is caught in very small numbers so that any recoveries are infrequent. In the latter category come the first records of Great Crested Grebe (from Denmark), Fulmar (ringed in the North Sea) and Spotted Redshank (from the Netherlands) mentioned above; also a Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata from Greenland, two Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus from Iceland, a Danish Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus and a Finnish Waxwing Bombycilia garrulus. In the other category—recoveries that appear to be atypical, at least on present knowledge—there are several 1965 records which should be mentioned here. Pride of place must go to the seven Bearded Tits. These are the first foreign-ringed ones to be found in this country and constitute the first direct evidence that the species can cross the North Sea; though when the British Bearded Tits were almost exterminated in the severe winter of 1947, it was postulated that the subsequent population recovery was possible only through immigration from the Continent. Apart from these, however, the Dutch Woodpigeon Columba palumbus shot in Essex on 3rd February 1963 (but not notified until

65 BRITISH BIRDS recently) was only the third foreign-ringed one to be found in Britain, which fact, when considered in relation to the shooting pressure in England, further indicates how very few immigrant Woodpigeons are 'at risk' to shooters in this country. The recovery of two foreign Jackdaws Corpus monedula in one year is noteworthy; the one from Norway will have been of the Scandinavian race, of course. Mention must also be made here of the two Dutch Redshanks T. totanus in eastern England (few individuals of the Continental race reach this country, apparently), the Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus from Austria in Lincolnshire (another 'first'), and the Belgian Great Tit Pants major (ringed as a nestling) retrapped in Kent. The Snow Bunt• ing from east Greenland was a rather unexpected find in Shetland since all previous recoveries of this species ringed in east Greenland have been in the Soviet Arctic. The present list contains several interesting longevity records. Few Pink-footed Geese Anser fabalis brachyrhynchus can now remain from the Wildfowl Trust's 1951 and 1953 expeditions to central Iceland and henceforth the recoveries are being listed in full. A White-fronted Goose A. albifrons of 16 years was nearly equalled by a Starling Sturnus vulgaris that reached the ripe old age of 15 \ years; while a Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs ringed as an adult in 1953 must have been at least iof years at its death in 1963 (not notified until 1965).

Selected list of recoveries reported during 1965 The symbols and terms are the same as those used in the 'Report on bird-ringing for 1965' (see Brit. Birds, 59: 441-491), with the exception that the term 'juv.' cannot always be relied upon to signify a young bird able to fly freely; owing to lack of unanimity in the various ringing schemes, this term may sometimes mean a chick (=pullus). The figures in brackets after each scientific name denote the number of recoveries reported in 1965 and the grand total for the species.

Abbreviations used for ringing schemes A. Vogeltrekstation Arnhem Odense Ringmaerkestation, Odense As Statensviltundersokelser, As, P. C.R.M.M.O., Paris Norway Fret. Zoo Pretoria B. Natural Sciences Institute, Brussels R. Vogelwarte Radolfzell C. Copenhagen Museum Rk. Reykjavik Museum G. Goteborg Museum S.S. Grupo Aranzadi, San Sebastian H. Vogelwarte Helgoland Hki. Helsinki Museum Stat). Stavanger Museum /. Soeiete Jersiaise St. Stockholm Museum St. Orn. Stockholm 'Ornis' (Sveriges M. Moscow Ringing Bureau Ornithologiska Forening) NFBW Belgian bird-catchers' organisation Sv.J.F. Svenska Jagare Forbundet 0. Oslo Museum

66 FOREIGN-RINGED RECOVERIES Red-throated Diver (Gavia sttllatd) (i; 2) C. (?age) 16.7.55 Daneborg: 74°i8'N. 20°i4'W., Greenland 27)942 X 24.3.64 near Gravesend: 5i°27'N. o°24'E. (Kent) The only previous foreign-ringed recovery of this species in Britain, also from Greenland, was in the adjacent county of Essex.

Great Crested Grebe (Po&eps cristatus) (1; 1) C. ad. 28.5.62 Copenhagen: 55°47'N. i2°29'E., Denmark 399566 x (22.1.63) Dymchurch; 5i°02'N. i°oo'E. (Kent)

Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) (1; 1) C. ad. 10.7.60 North Sea: c. 58°oo1SI. 5°oo'E. 488034 x 9.8.63 North Roe: 6o°35'N. i°25'W. (Shetland)

Gannet (St/la has sand) (1; 14) /. pull. 31.7.64 Les Etacs: 49°42'N. 2°i 5'W. (Alderney) Channel Islands F1937 x {net) 28.7.65 Youghal: 5i°5i'N. 7°5o'W. (Cork)

Heron (Ardea cinerea) (15; 220) Slav. pull. 9.6.63 war Gjemnes: 62°58'N. 7°5o'E. (M0re og Romsdal) Norway 210550 /?/ 16.9.64 Port Gordon: 57°4o'N. 3°oi'W. (Banff) Stat. pull. 9.6.63 near Gjemnes, Norway 210533 x 25.1.64 Ulsta: 6o°3o'N. iV/'W. (Shetland) O. puil. 2,6.60 near Volda: 62°o5'N. 6°o3'E, (Mere og Romsdal) Norway 50386 x 11.II.61 Randalstown: 54°45'N. 6°i9'W. (Antrim) Stav. pull. 12.6.60 near Sund: 6o°i5'N. 5°i 1 'E. (Hordaland) Norway 206466 + 20.1.65 Montrose Basin: 56°42'N. 2°28'W. (Angus) Stan. pull. 23.6.63 »ear Rennesay: 59°07'N. 5°38'E. (Rogaland) Norway 210589 x 21.5.64 Glenelg: 57°I3'N. 5°35'W. (Inverness) Stav. pull. 23.6.63 near Rennesoy, Norway 210590 x 13.2.64 Hardingham: 52°36'N. I°OI'E. (Norfolk) Stav. pull. 2.6.63 Nodlandsvatnet: 58°28'N. 6°io'E. (Rogaland) Norway 206426 x 22.3.64 Glen Fyne: 56°i5'N.4°55'W. (Argyll) Stav. pull. 2.6.63 Nodlandsvatnet, Norway 206432 x 3.1.64 Portaferry: 54°23'N. 5°33'W. (Down) Stav. pull. 14.6.64 ««arH0vag: 58°n'N. 8°I7'E. (Aust Agder) Norway 211189 /?/ 26.11.64 Bolton Abbey: 53°59'N. i054"W. (York) As pull. 17-5-6; near Hovag, Norway 22128 () 10.10.65 «earNewburgh: 5 7°2o'N. 2°oo'W. (Aberdeen) St. pull. 9.5.61 Kungalv: 57°52'N. n°58'E. (Bohuslan) Sweden 9200671 + 19.12.61 near Glenluce: 54°52'N. 4°5o'W. (Wigtown) Odense pull. 15.5.65 Fonsskov: 5 j°26'N. 9°47'E. (Fyn) Denmark U16) x {wires) 14.12.65 Brampton: 54°56'N. 2°44'W. (Cumberland) C. pull, 22.5.61 Jejsing: 54°57'N. 8°58'E. (Jutland) Denmark 292888 X 6.2.63 war Emsworth: 5o°51'N. o°j6'W. (Hampshire) A.. pull. 12-5-57 West Terschelling: 53°22'N. 5°i3'E., Frisian Islands, Nether lands 3J0?9° + 26.12,62 Hucknall: 530O3'N. i° 11'W. (Nottingham) 67 BRITISH BIRDS A. pull. 16.5.65 mar Callantsoog: 52°49'N. 4°4i'E. (Noord Holland) Nether- Soi;iS7 lands x 0.11.65 Sizewell: 52°i3'N. i°37'E- (Suffolk) Bittern (Botaurus stellar is) (1; 6) St. pull. 15.6.63 Soderfjarden: 59°24'N. i6°5o'E. (Sodermanland) Sweden 9101734 x 10,1.65 Dalston: 54°5o'N. 2°59'W. (Cumberland)

Mallard (Anas platyrhjnchos) (11; 342) Hki. juv.

Teal {Anas crecca) (27; 1,476) Hki. juv. 14.7.63 Vimpeli: 63°io'N. z^tfilL. (Vaasa) Finland C14690i + 17.1.64 North Berwick: jfi^TM. 2°44'W. (East Lothian) St. pull. 17.6.63 near Ottenby: 56°i2'N. i6°24'E. (Oland) Sweden $JO$IH + 1.9.64 Milton Abbas: jo°49'N. 2°i6'W. (Dorset) Only these two were ringed on their known breeding grounds. The others came from Finland (one), Sweden (eight), Denmark (eight), Germany (one), the Nether lands (three) and France (four).

Garganey (Anas querquedula) (1; 12) A. f.g. $ 1.11.61 Gennerbroek: 52°34'N. 6°o8'E. (Overijssel) Netherlands 375853 + 6.12.62 Tathwell: 53°2o'N, o°o2'w". (Lincoln)

Wigeon (Anas penelope) (10; 193) Hki. juv. 2.7-63 war Kokkola: 63°53'N. 23°04'E. (Vaasa) Finland C91244 + 18.9.63 Holbeach Marsh: 52°54'N. o°04'E. (Lincoln) Hki. juv. cJ 29.6.64 «««rLumijoki: 64°5o'N. 25°I5'E. (Oulu) Finland CiT44ii + 30.1.65 Burnham-on-Crouch: 5i°38'N. o°49'E. (Essex) The remainder had been ringed in autumn/winter in Denmark (five) and the Netherlands (three).

Pintail (Anas acuta) (2; 63) A. juv. $ 9.10.65 De Koog: j3°o6TSI. 4°48'E., Texel, Netherlands 5017332 + autumn 1965 South Suffolk A. juv. (J 28.10.65 De Koog, Netherlands ;oij}<)4 + 9.12.65 Dilham: 52°46'N. i°29'E. (Norfolk) Shoveler (Anas clypeata) (10; 62) M. pull. 11.6.63 Lake Engure: 57°i7'N. 23°o7'E., Latvian S.S.R. JKuitSf + 1.2.65 Dunragit: 54°52'N. 4°54'W. (Wigtown) M. pull. <$ 30.5.65 Lake Engure, Latvian S.S.R. SK22253 + n.11.65 ««ar Newton Stewart: 54°57'N. 4CI36'W. (Wigtown) 68 FOREIGN-RINGED RECOVERIES C. ad. 1.8.57 Nakskov: 54°5o'N. n°io'E. (Lolland) Denmark 583964 + (15.1.63) Lough Comb: 53°27'N. 9°i6'W.(Galway) A. f.g. $ 9.3.62 Haarsteeg: 5i°43'N. 5°i3'E. (Noord Brabant) Netherlands 4012726 x 19.1.63 Snape: 52°n'N. i°3o'E. (Suffolk) A. f.g. $ 28.6.60 Biesbosch: 5 i°45'N. 4°48'E. (Noord Brabant) Netherlands 4001375 + 27.10.63 Silverdale: 54°io'N. 2°49'W. (Lancashire) A. f.g.

Scaup (Ay thy a mar1Id) (1; 62) Hki. juv. 29.7.65 war Hailuoto: 65°02'N. 24°47'E. (Oulu) Finland H50851 + 15.12.65 ««<2rBarton-on-Humber: 53°4i'N. o°27'W. (Lincoln) This is the first Scaup ringed on the Continent to be found in the British Isles. All previous foreign-ringed recoveries in Britain have referred to Icelandic birds.

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuliguld) (4; 77) M. pull. 30.6.63 Lake Engure: 57°i7'N. 23°o7'E., Latvian S.S.R. JK.202J; + winter 1965/66 Wexford Harbour: 52°2o'N. 6°25'W. M. ad.? 26.6.64 Lake Engure, Latvian S.S.R. 046)712 + 30.6.65 mar Dundee: 56°3o'N. 3°oo'W. (Angus) C. f.g. 6* 26.4.62 Nakskov: 54°5o'N. II°IO'E. (Lolland) Denmark 441229 + 21.1.63 Peterhead: 57°3o'N. i°46'W. (Aberdeen) C. juv. 25.10.59 Selso: 55°45'N. I2°02'E. (Sjaelland) Denmark 485572 + (10.12.62]) Stodmarsh: 5i°i8'N. i^it. (Kent) PPochar d (Aythya ferina) (6; 28) M. pull. 0.6.64 Lake Engure: 57°i7'N. 23°07'E., Latvian S.S.R. K23966 X 3.2.65 Carrowmore Lake: 54°i2/N. 9°47'W. (Mayo) M. ad.? 17.6.63 Lake Engure, Latvian S.S.R. D434996 X 0.2.65 near Runcorn: 53°22'N. 2°38'W. (Cheshire) M. juv. 13.8.64 Lake Juvintas: 54°28'N. 23°38'E., Lithuanian S.S.R. D514515 + 29.12.65 near Enniskillen: 54°25'N. 7°45'W. (Fermanagh) C. ad. $ 28.6.61 Nakskov: 54°5o'N. II°IO'E. (Lolland) Denmark 0 398963 XA 25.5.63 Loch Ard: 56 ii'N. 4°28'W. (Perth) A. juv. $ 25.11.58 Lekkerkerk: 5i°55'N. 4°39'E. fZuid Holland) Netherlands 0 406914 + 31.12.62 Pulborough: 5o 57T>J. o°3o'W. (Sussex) A. f.g-9 28.11.58 Lekkerkerk, Netherlands 40692} + 8.12.62 Tothill: 53°i8'N, o°oi'W. (Lincoln) 69 BRITISH BIRDS Goldeneye (Bucephala clanguld) (2; 11) Sv.J.F. ad.? 14.6.58 Kattstrupen: 63°2o'N. i4°36'E. (Jamtland) Sweden oSojij + 14.1.65 St. Andrews: 56°2i'N. 2°48'W. (Fife) St, ad.? 12.6.61 Rivet Vittangi: c, 67°54'N. 2i°o6'E. (Norrbotten) Sweden Wioo6j6 7.11.61 Largo: ^"i^. 2°52'W. (Fife)

Shelduck (Tadorna tadornd) (11; 82) C. juv. 20.7.62 Nakskov: 54°5o'N. II°IO'E. (Lolland) Denmark 331875 5.1.63 war Southampton: 5o°5 5'N. i°22'W. (Hampshire) c. juv. 20.8.62 Nakskov, Denmark 383744 + (0.1.63) Letterkenny: 54°57'N. 7°44'W. (Donegal) C. juv. 21.8.62 Nakskov, Denmark 383748 X (1.4.63) Holbeach Marsh: 52°52'N. o°09'E. (Lincoln) c. pull. 24.6.62 Amager: 55°33'N. i2°36'E. (Sjaelland) Denmark 484106 X 13.3.63 Elmley: 5i°22'N. o°47'E., Sheppey (Kent) H. ad. _ 24.6.61 Langeness: 54°38'N. 8°37'E., North Frisian Islands, Germany 368987 X 5.4.64 Chetney Marsh: 5i°26'N. o°44'E., Medway estuary (Kent) H. f-g- 17.8.58 River Weser estuary: c. 53°5o'N. 8°25'E., Germany X 27.6.65 Nacton: 52°oi'N. i°i4'E. (Suffolk) H. ad. 26.8.64 River Weser estuary, Germany 370483 II.12.65 near Lower Halstow: 5i°23'N. o°43'E. (Kent) H. ad. 9.9.64 River Weser estuary, Germany }822]2 X (3.8.65) Farlington: 5o°5o'N. i°o2'W. (Hampshire) A. f-g-9 16.5.52 Ameland: 53°27'N. 5°5o'E., Frisian Islands, Netherlands I84629 x 5.1.63 Kirton: 52°56'N. o°o4'W. (Lincoln) A. pull. 8.7.59 Schouwen: 5i°43'N. 3°46'E. (Zeeland) Netherlands 101214 X 11.2.63 Cowes: 5o°45'N. I°I8'W., Isle of Wight A. pull. 14.7.62 near Groet: 52°44'N. 4°38'E. (Noord Holland) Netherlands 5003878 31.12.62 Malltraeth: 53°io'N. 4°24'W. (Anglesey) Grey Lag Goose (Anser anser) (1; 22) 0 Rk, pull. 5.8.60 Skipalon: 65 47'N. i8°i2'W., Iceland 15441 + 2.2.65 »«sr Dumfries: 55°oo'N, 3°35'W. White-fronted Goose {Anser albifrons) (30; 212) All 30 had been ringed on their west Greenland breeding grounds, and were recovered in Ireland (26) and western Scotland (four). The following record has longevity interest: C. ad. 1.8.48 Sarqaq: 7o°oo'N. 51 °5 5'W. (Jakobshavn) Greenland 272119 + 12.4.64 North Slob: 52°22'N. 6°23'W. (Wexford)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser fabalis brachyrhymbus) (9; 2,006) Rk pull. 25 7.51 Thj6rsarver: c. 64°33'N. i8°47'W., Iceland 2609 V 19.10.57 Annan: 54°59'N. 3°i6'W. (Dumfries) + (10.1.65) Solway Firth: c. 54°55'N. 3°3o'W. Rk, ad. 29.7.53 Thjorsarver, Iceland 1615 + 12.2.66 Silloth: 54°52'N. 3°23'W. (Cumberland) Rk. ad. 21.7.53 Thjorsarver, Iceland IIJ22 X 4.5.65 Loch Leven: 56°i2'N. 3°2o'W. (Kinross) 7° FOREIGN-RINGED RECOVERIES Rk. pull. 21.7.53 Thjorsarver, Iceland 28012 + season 1964/65 near Southport: 55°39'N. 3°oi'W. (Lancashire) Rk. pull. 21.7.53 Thjorsarver, Iceland 29263 + 12.1.65 Glencarse: 56°23'N. 3°i9'W. (Perth) Rk. pull. 29-7-53 Thj6rsarver, Iceland 210774 + 16.11.65 Solway Firth: c. 54°55'N. 3°3o'W. C. (? age) 16.7.61 Nedre 0rsteds Dal: 7i°5o'N. 23°io'W. (Jameson Land) Green 278029 land + 0.4.62 «e«r Newburgh: 57°i9'N. 2°oi'W. (Aberdeen) A. juv. (J 15.12.61 Akmarijp: 53°oi'N. 5°49'E. (Friesland) Netherlands 308187 X 21.1.63 Headcorn: 5i°n'N. o°37'E. (Kent) A. ad. $ 24.12.59 Luchtenveld: 53°oo'N. 5°5o'E. (Friesland) Netherlands 8000076 + 22.1.63 near Newhaven: 50°48'N. o°o5'E. (Sussex) C. 278029 is only the third Pink-footed Goose from Greenland to be found in British Isles; and the two from the Netherlands are the first from that country.

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) (46; 180) The majority (43) came from the east Greenland breeding areas, and were found in Ireland (ten) and the western isles of Scotland (33). The other three recoveries concerned birds ringed in Spitsbergen; one of these was in the usual restricted wintering area (Solway Firth), but the remaining two, which are given in full, were recovered inland. As ad. 20.7.62 Hornsund: 77°oo'N. i4°3o'E., Spitsbergen 202J4 + 4.1.65 Alloa: 56°o6'N. 3°47'W. (Clackmannan) Slav. pull. 25.7.63 Hornsund, Spitsbergen 310476 + 12.12.64 Dron: 56°i9'N. 3°24'W. (Perth)

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) (2; 7) Rk. f-g. 15.8.63 Arnarvatnsheidi: 64°54'N. 2o°35'W. (Myrasysla) Iceland 0148 + 28.1.65 Lough Beg: 54°47'N. 6°3o'W. (Londonderry) Rk. f.g.

Water Rail (Ral/us aquaticus) (1; 8) A. ad. 25.9.63 Zwarte Meer: 52°38'N. 6°oo'E. (Overijssel) Netherlands lonijp x (20.11.63) Oxford: 5i°45'N. I°I6'W.

Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) (13; 37) C. juv. 9.8.62 Amager: 55°38'N. I2°34'E. (Sjaelland) Denmark 489166 + 18.12.62 Fowlmere: 52°05'N. o°o5'E. (Cambridge) c. 9.8.62 Amager, Denmark f-g- 489167 15.11.62 Godalming: 5i°n'N. o°37'W. (Surrey) 71 BRITISH BIRDS c. juv. 25.9,62 Amager, Denmark 489437 x 6.11.62 Deerness: 58°57'N. 2°42'W. (Orkney) ad. 12.3.61 Nakskov: 54°5o'N. n°io'E. (Lolland) Denmark c. X 25.3.62 (Suffolk) 486846 juv. 9.10.61 Nakskov, Denmark c. () 24.1,63 Saxmundham: 52°i3'N. i°29'E. (Suffolk) 441081 f-g. 13.8,63 Nakskov, Denmark c. X {cat) 24.4.65 Swingfield: 5i°o9'N, i°i2'E, (Kent) 441953 f-g- 22.10.62 Oudesluis: 52°5o'N. 4°49'E. (Noord Holland) Netherlands A. X eW-12.62 Billiagford: 52°22'N. i°i9'E. (Norfolk) 3014021 f-g. 27.10.62 Oudesluis, Netherlands A, X 40160;} 24.2.63 Williton: 5i°io'N. 3°2o'W. (Somerset) A. f.g. 1.11.62 Oudesluis, Netherlands 4016060 X {wires) '24.10.63 Dundalk: 54°oi'N. 6°25'W. (Louth) A. f.g. 5.12,62 Moergestel: 5i°33'N. 5°i2'E. (Noord Brabant) Netherlands 4016^1; + 6.1.63 Old Alresford: 5i°o6'N. i°i2'W. (Hampshire) A. juv. 4.9.62 Rammekenshoek: 5 i°27'N. 3°39'E. (Zetland) Netherlands 4009216 X 27.2.63 Rye Harbour: 50°56'N, o°46'E. (Sussex) A. juv. 29.9.64 De Koog: 53°o6'N. 4°48'E., Texel, Netherlands 4011275 X 24,12.64 Haddiscoe: 52°3i'N. i°36'E. (Norfolk) A. juv. 6.9.65 Landsmeer: 52°26'N. 4°57'E. (Noord Holland) Netherlands 4025668 + 9.12.65 8««rRingwood: 5o°47'N. i°48'W. (Hampshire)

Coot (Fulica atra) (1; 12) C, ad. 29.12.61 Lonnerup Fjord: 57°oo'N. 8°5o'E. (Jutland) Denmark 488409 x (13.2.63) Henley-on-Thames: 5i°32'N. o°56'W. (Oxford)

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostrahgus) (6; 49) Rk. pull. 2.6.64 Seltjamarnes: 64°o8'N. 2i°56'W., Iceland 410204 X (6.1.65) Ardara: 54°46'N. 8°24'W. (Donegal) Stav, pull. 2.7.64 Heray: 62°25'N. 5°38'E. (More og Romsdal) Norway 541163 X 19.9.65 Burghead: J7°42'N. 3°3o'W. (Moray) Stav. pull. 5.7.63 near Stord: 59°48'N. 5°32'E. (Hordaland) Norway 540656 X 26.4.64 Morecambe: 54°o5'N. 2°55'W. (Lancashire) C. ad. 15.5.58 Saltholm: 55°38'N. I2°46'E., Denmark 482033 X 31.3.63 Clacton-on-Sea: 5i°48'N. i°09'E. (Essex) A. pull. 16.6.64 war Landsmeer: 52°26'N. 4°57'E. (Noord Holland) Nether 40Z1113 lands X 20.3.65 Plymouth: 5o°23'N. 4°o5'W. (Devon) A. ad. 22.9.61 Braakman Polder: 5i°i9'N. 3°44'E. (Zeeland) Netherlands 400&340 X 27.1.63 Greatstone-on-Sea: 5o°58'N. o°58'E. (Kent)

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) (7; 265) 0. pull. 12.6.60 Oriand: 63°4o'N. 9°35'E. (Sor-Trondelag) Norway 24907 X (25.1.63) Malinmore: 54°4i'N. 8°46'W. (Donegal) H. pull. 8.5.63 Wilhelmshaven: 53°3i'N. 8°o8'E. (Niedersachsen) Germany 5111739 X 19.1.65 Wingham: 5i°i7'N. I°I;'E. (Kent)

72 FOREIGN-RINGED RECOVERIES A, pull. 4.6.58 near Sneek: 53°02TST. 5°42'E. (Friesland) Netherlands 24200 X mid-6.62 Connah's Quay: 53°i5'N. 3°07'W. pint) A. pull. 31.5.62 Genemuiden: 52°38'N. 6°02'E0. (Overijssel) Netherlands IOIIS76 + 27.12.62 Wexfotd Haibour: 52WN. 6 27'W. A. pull. I5.6.57 Apeldoom: 52°i3'N. 5°57'E. (Gelderland) Netherlands 367555 X (31.1.63) Carrigaline: 5i°49'N. 8°23'W. (Cork) A. ad. 3 4.11.58 Reeuwijk: 52°03'N. 4°45'E. (Zuid Holland) Netherlands 0 265022 X 12.12.65 Sandwich: yi i7'N. i°2o'E. (Kent) B. f-g. 29.4.59 Tumhout: 5i°i9']SI. 4°56'E. (Antwerp) Belgium 8D7670 X 28.8.65 near Rye: 5o°j6'N. o°46'E. (Sussex)

GoldGoldee n Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) (3; 85) Rk. f-g. 4.9.61 near Midnes: 64°o4'N. 22°43'W., Iceland 612325 4- 9.1.65 Claremorris: y3°44'N, 9°oo'W. (Mayo) A, f-g. 13.9.63 »«srFerwerd: 53°zo'N. 5°45'E, (Friesland) Netherlands 261276 + 20.12.63 Colchester: 5i°54'N. o°54'E. (Essex) A. f.g. 20.11.56 Onderdendam: 53°2o'N. 6°35'E. (Groningen) Netherlands + 30.12.62 near Gosport: yo°49'N. i°09'W. (Hampshire) SnSnip; e (Gallinago gallinago) (14; 105) Hki. f-g. 3.8.62 near Pori: 6i°32'N. 2i°3j'E., Finland B40796 + 1.12.63 Keyhaven: yo°43'N. i°34'W. (Hampshire) H. ad.? 14.7.62 Vorland: 54°i8'N. 8°38'E. (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany 7395655 + 0.1.65 (Donegal) These two are the only ones which had been ringed in the summer months. The others came from Norway (one), Germany (one), the Netherlands (six) and north west France (four), and do not merit special mention.

Jack Snipe {Ljmnocryptes minimus) (1; 4) C. f.g. 30.10.62 Amager: 55°38'N. I2°34'E. (Sjaelland) Denmark 8505414 + 10,1.63 Islandbawn: 52t>j2'N. 8°o9'W. (Tipperary)

Woodcock {Scolopax rusticola) (7; 59) G. (?age) 8.8.58 »«

Curlew (Numenius arquata) (8; 158) These were from the usual areas: Finland (six), Denmark (one) and Belgium (one).

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponicd) (1; 13) Slav. juv. 18.8.56 Revtangen: 58°45'N, 5°3o'E. (Rogaland) Norway 621013 X c. 10.11.64 Wrangle: 53°o2'N. o°o8'E. (Lincoln) 73 BRITISH BIRDS Redshank (Tritiga tetanus) (2; 23) A. f.g. 24.10.62 Vlieland: 53°i6'N, 4°59'E., Frisian Islands, Netherlands 2004799 x 22.2.63 Aldeburgh: 52°o9'N. i°}5'E. (Suffolk) A. ad. 10.9.64 Vlieland, Netherlands 2022191 x 19.2.65 «rar HighHalstow: 5i°29'N. o°}7'E. (Kent)

Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythroptts) (1; 1) A. ad. 7.4.60 Braakman Polder: 5iai9'N. 3°44'E. (Zeeland) Netherlands 2002900 x 6.1.63 Hayling Island: 5o°49'N. o°58'W. (Hampshire) Dunlin (Calidris alpina) (60; 372) Hki. pull. 27.5.62 »«r Fori: 6i<>32'N. 2i°35'E., Finland P71036 x 12.4.64 Cley: 52°58'N. i°03'E. (Norfolk) The remainder had been ringed as migrants in Finland (four), Sweden (26), Norway (14), Denmark (five), Germany (six), Poland (two) and the Netherlands (two). A multiple recovery is given below. C. juv. 7.8.64 Amager: 55°33'N. i2°36'E. (Sjaelland) Denmark 8021820 v 51.1.65 Cockerham: 53°58'N. 2°49'W. (Lancashire) v 28.7.65 Ledskar: 6o°3i'N. I7°43'E. (Uppsala) Sweden Great Black-backed Gull {Lams marinus) (8; 118) M. pull. 27.4.62 Great Ainov Island: 69°5o'N. 3i°35'E. (Murmansk) U.S.S.R. 0 D486i>}9 X 28.3.65 Bass Rock: s6°o4'N. 2 38'W. (East Lothian) O. pull. 7.6.62 Transy: 69°09'N. I7°25'E. (Troms) Norway X 17.11.62 Abbots Langley: 5I°43'N. o°25'W. (Hertford) Slav. pull. 29.6.56 «««»• Sola: 58°55'N. 5°3o'E. (Rogaland) Norway 41C494 + 5.12.60 Bishop Auckland: 54°4o'N. i°4o'W. (Durham) Stav. pull. 13.7.65 mar Sola, Norway 034397 xA 27,11.65 North Cotes: 53°29'N. o°02'E. (Lincoln) Stav. pull. 11.7.5 8 sear Klepp: 58°44'N. 5°33'E. (Rogaland) Norway 4121S4 X 11.1.64 Woolwich: 5i°29'N. o°o4'E. (Kent) Stav. pull. 11.7.63 mar Klepp, Norway 312131 X 0.3.64 Teesmouth: 54°39'N. i°io"w". (Durham) Stav. pull. 25.6.63 war Klepp, Norway 312106 + 11.12.65 River Medway estuary: 5i°24'N. o°43'E. (Kent) C pull. 4.6.57 Knotterne: 57°i8'N. ii°io'E., Kattegat, Denmark 397265 X 11.8.62 Chatham: 5i°23'N.o°32'E. (Kent) Lesser Black-backed Gull QLarttsfuscm) (5; 28) Stav. pull. 30.6.63 Lyngoya: 6o°04'N. 5°3i'E. (Hordaland) Norway 414BS4 X 15.2.64 Sunderland: 54°54'N. i°25'W. (Durham) C. pull. 23.7.62 Mikladali: 62°2o'N. 6°45'W. (Kallsoy) Faeroe Islands 530624 X 20.4.63 Portadown: 54°26'N. 6°27'W. (Armagh) c. pull. 27.6.63 Mikladali, Faeroe Islands 330697 X (21.9.63) Portadown (Armagh) juv. 11.7.63 Mikladali, Faeroe Islands c. <> 330723 + 0.9.63 Gruinard: 57 52'N. 5°26'W. (Ross) c. juv. 11.7.63 Mikladali, Faeroe Islands 330731 X 13.10.63 Radcliffe: 53°34'N. 2°2o'W. (Lancashire) 74 FOREIGN-RINGED RECOVERIES Herring Gull (Lams argentatus) (4; 85) M. JUV. 17.7.61 Great Ainov Island: 69°5o'N. }i°35'E. (Murmansk) U.S.S.R. D4S6211 X 7.2.65 Alveston: 52°i}'N. i°4o'W. (Warwick) M. pull. 27.6.61 Great Ainov Island, U.S.S.R. D48$2<)9 X 29.4.65 Pitsea: 5i°34'N. o°3i'E. (Essex) M. pull. 11.6.63 Great Ainov Island, U.S.S.R. E;;4t86 X 28.3.65 Druridge Bay: 55°i5'N. 1 "34'W. (Northumberland) O. pull. 11.7.55 Reinoya: 70°i8'N. 3i°07'E. (Finnmark) Norwav op 1846 X 27.6.63 near Malton: 54°o8'N. o^g'W. (York) All of these came from within the breeding range of L. a. omissus. Common Gull (Lams catuts) (27; 773) These originated in Estonia (two), Finland (four), Sweden (six), Norway (ten), Denmark (one), Germany (three) and the Netherlands (one). Black-headed Gull {Lams riiihundus) (137; 1908) C (?age) 12.7.61 Stremo: f. 62°io'N. 7°oo'W., Faeroe Islands 560198 x 17.1.62 Peterhead: 57°3o'N. i°46'W. (Aberdeen) H. pull. 21.5.63 Neusiedler See: 47°45'N. 16°45'E. (Burgenland) Austria Ejfpir x 21.2.65 Tetney Marsh: 53°28'N. o°oo'(Lincoln) P. pull. 23.5.65 Etang de Purais: 46°45'N. 1 °o5'E. (Indre) France EW1198 x 5-9-65 Bloxwich: 52°37'N, 2°oo'W. (Stafford) These are, respectively, the first Black-headed Gulls from the Faeroe Islands and Austria and the first French-ringed chick to be recovered in Britain. The remain der came from the Soviet Baltic States (15), Finland (31), Sweden (18), Norway (29), Denmark (two), Germany (twelve), Poland (seven), Czechoslovakia (four), the Netherlands (twelve) and Belgium (four),

Kittiwake (Rissa triiactyld) (2; 37) pull. 18.6.61 Hirsholmene: 57°29'N. io°37'E., Kattegat, Denmark c. X 583009 6.7.62 near Whitby: 54°29'N. o°37'W. (York) c. ad. 26.6.59 Hirsholmene, Denmark 587100 X 7.11.65 Minsmere: 52°i4'N. i°37'E. (Suffolk) Common Tern {Sterna hirtmdd) (1; 25) Hki. pull. 4.7.63 mar Gamlakarleby: 63°52'N. 23°o6'E. (Vaasa) Finland 0 0 A150921 X e. 30.8.65 West Lynn: 5 2 45 'N. o 23 'E. (Norfolk)

Arctic Tern (Sternaparadisaea) (2; 15) H. ad. 3.6.64 Wangerooge: j3°47'N. 7°5i'E., East Frisian Islands, Germany 7405215 V 3.8.65 Spurn Point: 53°35'N. o°o6'E. (York) H. pull. 20.6.63 Langenwerder: 54°02'N. n°3o'E., Poel Island (Mecklenburg) 7408780 Germany c. 20.6.65 Miaehead: 5i°i3'N. 3°2g'W. (Somerset)

Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) (1; 13) Pre/, f.g. 18.1.56 Mossel Bay: 34°i2'S. 22°o8'E. (Cape Province) South Africa 50205279 v 19.6.65 Burial Island: 54°29'N. 5°26'W. (Down) This tern was recaptured in a breeding colony. Incidentally, it was the first bird

75 BRITISH BIRDS of any species to be ringed south of the Equator and later recovered in the British Isles (though many have done the reverse movement). Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) (1; 3) A. pull. 2.7.62 De Koog: 53°o6'N. 4°48'E., Texel, Netherlands 401)404 + 3.2.63 Tillingham: 5i°4i'N. o°53'E. (Essex) Collared Dove (S treptopelia decaoctd) (4; 8) H. f.g. 6.5.64 Heligoland: 54°n'N. 7°55'E., Germany 5119952 X 13.7.65 Southport: 53°39'N. 3°oi'W. (Lancashire) A. ad. $ 8.2.64 Wageningen: 5i°58'N. 5°39'E. (Gelderland) Netherlands 1019991 X 10.1.65 Lytham St. Annes: 53°45'N. 3°oi'W. (Lancaster) A. 25.1.64 caught Wageningen (Gelderland), released Barneveld: 52°o8'N. 3008914 5°35'E. (Gelderland) Netherlands 7 2.7.65 Peakirk: 52°38'N. o°i7'W. (Northamptonshire) B. juv. 14.12.64 Wijnegem: 55°i4'N. 4°32'E. (Antwerp) Belgium T42876 v 12.9.65 Ilford: 5i°33'N. o°o6'E. (Essex) The last mentioned was breeding, as were, most probably, the two which were re covered in July.

Long-eared Owl (Asia otus) (1; 13) Hki. pull. 1.6.62 near Pirkkala: 6i°27'N. 23°43'E. (Hame) Finland H405] + 12.1.64 Sunderland: 54°55'N. i°23'W. (Durham) Swallow (Hirundo rustled) (6; 26) P. f.g. c? 14.4.63 Figuig: 32°io'N. i°i5'W., Morocco 2J1039 x c. 15.5.65 near Bolton Abbey: 53°59'N. i°54'W. (York) J- ad.

Jackdaw (Corpus moneduld) (2; 10) As pull. 25.5.65 wear Tonsberg: 59°i7TSI. io°23'E. (Vestfold) Norway 62475 x 20.11.65 Peterculter: 57°05'N. 2°i8'W. (Aberdeen) B. juv. 15.7-64 Knokke: 5i°22'N. 3°22'E. (West Flanders) Belgium 4G546 + 7.3-65 Sedlescombe: 50°56'N. o°32'E. (Sussex)

Gteat Tit (Parus major) (1; 4) B. pull. 21.5.65 Kalmthout: 5i°2j'N. 4°28'E. (Antwerp) Belgium 8A14002 V 7.11.65 Dungeness: 50°55'N. o°59'E. (Kent)

Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus) (7; 7) A. juv. ? 6.8.65 Zwartemeer: 52°37'N. 5°54'E. (Overijssel) Netherlands S14974 V 31.10.65 Shotton: 53°i2'N. 3°02'W. (Flint) A. juv.

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) (3; 77) Hki. pull. I.7.65 near Oulu: 64°59'N. 25°28'E., Finland A2j}942 X c.- 5.12.65 near King's Lynn: 52°46'N. o°26'E. (Norfolk) (wires) St.Orn. pull. 2.6.61 Sundsvall: 62°2j'N. i7°i8'E. (Vaster Norrland) Sweden + 26.II.61 Norwich: 52°37'N. i°i8'E. (Norfolk) 0. pull. 1.7.61 Nordfjordeid: 6i°54'N. 6°oo'E, (Sogn og Fjordane) Norway 4J28S X 0.1.62 Mucking: 5i°3o'N. o°26'E. (Essex)

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) (4; 48) A. pull. 17.6.61 Castricum: 52°33'N. 4°4o'E. (Noord Holland) Netherlands X (eat) 31.12.62 Stoke Poges: 5i°32'N. o°35'W. (Buckingham) A. 19.8.62 Castricum, Netherlands K16010; X 4.1.63 Heme Bay: 5i°23'N. i°o8'E. (Kent) 77 BRITISH BIRDS A. £g. 12.8.62 Bakkum: J2°341SI 4°59'E. (Noord Holland) Netherlands 0 X 14.1.63 Dawlish: 5o°53'N. 3 28'W. (Devon) P. f-g- 6.1.62 Vannes: 47°4o'N. 2°44'W. (Morbihan) France JS47S; X 0.8.62 Danbury: 5i°44'N. o°34'E. (Essex)

RedwinR g (Tardus iliacus) (3; 77) 0. pull. 30.5.62 near Baerum: 59°J5'N. xo^iTi. (Akershus) Norway 46198 X (3.3.63) Woodbridge: 52°o6'N. I°I9'E. (Suffolk) A. f-g. 7.12.62 De Koog: 53°o6'N. 4°48'E., Texel, Netherlands K161379 X 0^-4.63 Goole: 5}°42TSI. o°52'W. (York) A. TStW. 17.10.62 Epse: 52°i3'N. 6°iz'E. (Gelderland) Netherlands Ki6j6r; X 31.12.62 West Hartlepool: 54°4i'K i°i3'W. (Durham)

BlBlackbira d (Tardus meruld) (33; 282) Hki. pull. 3.7.64 mar Helsinki: 6o°i5'N. 24°?8'E., Finland A2i)j74 V 13.11.65 near Camforth: 54°©9'N. 2°47'W. (Lancashire) Bhi. juv. 20.8.65 near Kakskerta: 6o°2i'N. 22°io'E. (Turku & Pori) Finland Az}j6o2 X (cat) 4.12.65 Scarborough: 54°I7'N. o024'W\ (York) P. ad, $ 1.11.64 Cap Gris Nez: 5o°52'N. i°35'E. (Pas de Calais) France GM3857 21.11.64 Dungeness: 50°; 5'N. o°59'E. (Kent) c. 26.9.65 warOeversee: 54°43'N. 9°28'E. (Schleswig-Holstein) Germany The others originated in Sweden (four), Norway (seven), Denmark (eight), Germany (one), the Netherlands (six) and Belgium (four).

Robin (Erithacus rubeculd) (4; 14) Si. f-g. 24.10.60 Falsterbo: 55°23'N. i2°5o'E. (Malmohus) Sweden 1033571 x 3.3.61 Stronsay: 59-051NL 2=3 5'W. (Orkney) St. f-g. 4.10.62 Falsterbo, Sweden 1086515 v 27.4.65 Holme-next-Sea: 52°58'N. o°33'E. (Norfolk) Si. ad. 17-9-65 Karlsktona: 56°io'N. i5°35'E. (Blekinge) Sweden 1200619 X {traffic) c. 19.11.65 Redruth: 5o°i3'N. 5°i4'W. (Cornwall) A. f.g. 4.10.65 Wassenaar: 52°o8'N. 4°2o'E. (Zuid Holland) Netherlands K69SS9 X 23.10.65 Chorleywood: 5i°4o'N. o°29'W. (Hertford)

Garden Warbler {Sylvia boriri) (1; 3) B. 19.8.65 "Willebroek: 5i°o4'N. 4°22'E. (Antwerp) Belgium 8A9402S 10,10^65 Alnwick: 55°25'N. 1 "42'W. (Northumberland)

Spotted Flycatcher (Musckapa striata) (1; 6) H. f.g. 31.5.64 Heligoland: 54°n'N. 7°55'E., Germany 023/702 X 30.5.65 South Ronaldsay: 58°47'N, 2°56'W. (Orkney)

Pied Flycatcher (Ficeduh hypohucd) (1; 2) H. juv. $ 21.9.65 Westerland/Sylt: 54°54'N. 8°i8'E., North Frisian Islands, 0283699 Germany v 26.9.65 Holme-next-Sea: 52*581^. o°33'E. (Norfolk) 78 FOREIGN-RINGED RECOVERIES Yellow Wagtail {Motacilla flava flavissima)(i ; 3) P. juv. 4.9.64 lies d'Ouessant: 48°28'N. 5°o5'W.(Finistere) France 348251 v 26.7.65 Shotton: 53°i2'N. 3°02'W. (Flint) Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) (1; 4) Hki. f.g. 5.10.65 Raksila: 65°oo'N. 25°3o'E. (Oulu) Finland A260628 x c. 10.12.65 Oban: 56°25'N. 5°29'W. (Argyll) Starling {Sturnus vulgaris) (64; 1867) These originated in the usual areas: Soviet Baltic States (ten), Finland (three), Sweden (three), Norway (seven), Denmark (six), Germany (two), Poland (three), the Netherlands (13), Belgium (15) and north-west France (two). The record given below relates to a particularly aged individual (though the oldest known wild Starling, a Belgian one, survived for 20 years). A. juv. (J 4.10.48 Loosduinen: 5 2°o4'N. 4015'E. (Zuid Holland) Netherlands D///S/S x 2.12.63 Haverfordwest: 5i°48'N. 4°58'W. (Pembroke)

Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) (1; 17) B. f.g. (J 28.3.65 Brussels: 50°48'N. 4°i9'E. (Brabant) Belgium 2V72670 v 27.10.65 Minsmere: 52°I4'N. i°37'E. (Suffolk) Goldfinch (Cardmlis cardmlis) (2; 12) P. f.g.

Brambling {Fringilla montifringilld) (5; 25) A. f.g.? 19.10.63 Wassenaar: 52°o8'N. 4°2o'E. (ZuidHolland) Netherlands S1927 v 21.2.65 Shotton: 53°i2TSI. 3°o2'W. (Flint) A. f.g. $ 12.10.64 Wassenaar, Netherlands B98175 v 31.1.65 Shotton (Flint) 79 BRITISH BIRDS A. juv. (J 1.11.62 Kennemerduinen: 52°25'N. 4°34'E. (Noord Holland) Nether- R46465 lands v 10.2.63 Ystalyfera: 5 i^TSI. 3°47'W. (Glamorgan) B. f.g. $ 30.10.64 St. Job in 't Goor: JI'IS'N. 4°35'E. (Antwerp) Belgium }V}Si}8 X (eat) 9.3.65 Dartford: 5i°27'N. o°i3'E. (Kent) NFBVV ad.