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

Gdansk JA02698

4 Ringed 26 Jul 1975 Mikoszewo, Poland
Recaptured 03 Dec 1980 Tallack's Creek, Truro, England 1690km W 5y 4m 7d

Stockholm 3319743

4 Ringed 02 Aug 1976 Ottenby, Sweden
Recaptured 03 Dec 1980 Tallack's Creek, Truro, England 1570km WSW 4y 4m 1d

Stockholm 3317988

6 Ringed 16 Jul 1977 Ottenby, Sweden
Recaptured 03 Dec 1980 Tallack's Creek, Truro, England 1570km WSW 3y 4m 17d

80952362

4 M Ringed 14 Aug 1979 Ockholmer Koog, Germany
Recaptured 03 Dec 1980 Tallack's Creek, Truro, England 1065km WSW 1y 3m 19d

80664155

4 Ringed 20 Aug 1979 Dornumersiel Port, Germany
Recaptured 03 Dec 1980 Tallack's Creek, Truro, England 941km WSW 1y 3m 13d

NB49395

3 Ringed 28 Aug 1980 Rock, Wadebridge, England
Recaptured 18 Sep 1980 Sidi Moussa, El Jadida, Morocco 1980km S 0y 0m 21d

NB49289

3 Ringed 28 Aug 1980 Rock, Wadebridge, England
Recaptured 09 Sep 1980 Anse de L'Aiguillon, France 543km SSE 0y 0m 12d

NB49305

3 Ringed 28 Aug 1980 Rock, Wadebridge, England
Found dead 03 Sep 1980 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 3km ESE 0y 0m 6d

NB41451

4 Ringed 20 Aug 1978 Friskney, near Wainfleet, England
Recaptured 30 Aug 1980 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 448km SW 2y 0m 10d

BX70653

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

Map of recoveries

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

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