Thursday, 17 September 2015

Good news from elsewhere


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Thanks to two seabird conservation projects, the rare storm petrel has this year made a comeback in the West Country, breeding at new locations on the Isles of Scilly and for a second year on Lundy.
see:
http://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/1733147/rare-seabird-makes-comeback-in-west-country/

Tuesday, 15 September 2015

ENR birds elsewhere

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28.07.2014 ENR
02.08.2015 Sumburgh, Shetland
370d 226km 51deg

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29.07.2014 ENR
10.07.2015 Fair Isle, Shetland
346d 190km 55deg

Monday, 14 September 2015

Two from North Ron

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25.07.2015 Twinyess, North Ronaldsay, Orkney
11.08.2015 ENR
17days 140km 231deg

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10.08.2015 Twinyess, North Ronaldsay, Orkney
13.08.2015 ENR
3 days 140km 231deg

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

A teenager

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Ringed ENR 21 July 1997 by Bache, Shearwater and McShane
Recaptured 10 August 2015 by us - 6594 days.

Will have to go back and see if it has been captured at all inbetween these dates.