Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group

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Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 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

FV42780

5 Ringed 07 Aug 1978 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall
Found dead 23 Dec 1981 Sønderris, Esbjerg, Denmark 1043km NE 3y 4m 16d

FV61191

3 Ringed 24 Aug 1980 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall
Found dead 25 Nov 1981 Copperhouse Creek, England 57km SW 1y 3m 1d

FV89064

5 Ringed 15 Aug 1981 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall
Found dead 17 Oct 1981 Baie du Mont St Michel, France 320km SE 0y 2m 2d

FV61213

3 Ringed 24 Aug 1980 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall
Found dead 21 Sep 1981 L'Aiguillon Sur Mer, France 534km SSE 1y 0m 28d

FV48912

8 Ringed 07 Jul 1978 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Found dead 07 Sep 1981 Skúvoy, Faroe Islands 1257km N 3y 2m 0d

FV67389

1 Ringed 21 Jun 1979 North Ronaldsay, Scotland
Recaptured 05 Sep 1981 Penhale, England 1010km S 2y 2m 15d

FV83222

1 Ringed 07 Jun 1980 Cunningsburgh, Scotland
Recaptured 05 Sep 1981 Penhale, England 1092km SSW 1y 2m 29d

SS87102

1 Ringed 29 Jun 1968 Cann Mor, St Kilda, Scotland
Recaptured 20 Aug 1981 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 845km SSE 13y 1m 22d

FR15709

1 Ringed 21 Jun 1981 Out Skerries, Scotland
Recaptured 20 Aug 1981 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 1128km SSW 0y 1m 30d

Reykjavik 443130

1 Ringed 14 Jun 1979 Reykjavik Airport, Iceland
Recaptured 15 Aug 1981 Camel Estuary, Wadebridge, Cornwall 1814km SE 2y 2m 1d

Map of recoveries

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

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