Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group

Dunlin Calidris alpina recoveries

These birds ringed by the Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group have been recovered elsewhere, or have been ringed elsewhere and re-captured or re-sighted by us. Click on a ring number to see a life history for that bird and a map of its known movements.

Ring number Age / sex Activity Date Location Movement Duration

BX70653

6 Ringed 14 Jan 1979 Plymouth, England
Recaptured 20 Jul 1980 Sappi Bird Observatory, Luvia, Finland 1989km NE 1y 6m 6d

Stavanger 8165837

3 Ringed 28 Sep 1978 Makkevika, Giske, Norway
Recaptured 05 Feb 1980 Plymouth, England 1482km SSW 1y 4m 8d

Helsinki PT20528

6 Ringed 16 Jul 1979 Near Luvia, Finland
Recaptured 05 Feb 1980 Plymouth, England 1989km WSW 0y 6m 20d

NB16771

3 Ringed 23 Oct 1977 Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon
Found dead 09 Jan 1979 Exmouth Nature Reserve, Devon 2km NNE 1y 2m 17d

BX93186

4 Ringed 27 Aug 1976 Friskney, near Wainfleet, England
Recaptured 31 Dec 1978 Plymouth, England 424km SW 2y 4m 4d

BX77773

3 Ringed 27 Dec 1976 Ballycotton, Eire
Recaptured 31 Dec 1978 Plymouth, England 317km ESE 2y 0m 4d

BB48020

3 Ringed 02 Nov 1975 Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon
Colour marks read 28 Oct 1976 Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon 0km 0y 11m 26d

Map of recoveries

Blue markers indicate the ringing location and red markers the recovery or re-sighting location.

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