Some of the 2017 birds

RETRAPS
From our own retraps: twenty from 2017 (ringed on previous nights), twenty-one from 2016, twelve from 2015 and one from 2012.

We also caught some of Stefan's birds from previous years - [no records yet from 2017], but then fourteen from 2016, four from 2015 and then another one from 2012.

CONTROLS - FAIR ISLE (190km to the east)
We then had a raft of UK controls:
Five ringed on Fair Isle and caught by us,

2721573 ringed FI 14.08.2016
2730016 ringed FI 24.08.2016
2731142 ringed FI 15.07.2017 and all caught ENR 24.07.2017
2731123 ringed FI 15.07.2017 and caught ENR 25.07.2017
2717808 ringed FI 06.08.2016 and caught ENR 26.07.2017

and seven ringed by us and caught on Fair Isle.
2716486 ringed ENR 04.08.2016 and re-caught FI 25.07.2017 (355 days, 190km)

2716989, 2726608, 2726611, 2726791, 2726823 and 2726835 all ringed 24-26.07.2017 and re-caught Fair Isle 25.07.2017 - 02.08.2017 ranging from 1-7days to cover the 190km.

CONTROLS - FARAID HEAD (27km to the west)
There was one bird 2622242 ringed at Faraid Head on 24.08.2014 which was caught on ENR on 24.07.2017 (1065days later) and then eleven birds ringed over the period 30.06.2016 - 27.08.2016 which were caught on the 24 and 25.07.2017 on ENR.

CONTROLS - Others Scotland
2580225 ringed 10.07.2015 Eilean An Taighe, ENR 24.07.2017, 745days 140km
2580338 ringed 05.07.2016 Eilean An Taighe, ENR 24.07.2017, 384days 140km
2506384 ringed 26.07.2000 Brough of Birsay, Orkney, ENR 26.07.2017 6209days 86km
2645708 ringed 25.08.2016 Holms of Ire, Sanday, Orkney, ENR 24.07.2017 333days 129km
2694126 ringed 27.07.2014 Twinyess, North Ronaldsay, ENR 26.07.2017 1095days 140km
2708102 ringed 07.07.2015 Twinyess, North Ronaldsay, ENR 25.07.2017 749days 140km
2729426 ringed 05.08.2016 Bewan, North Ronaldsay, ER 24.07.2017 353days 231km
2719407 ringed 23.07.2016 Bewan, North Ronaldsay, ER 24.07.2017 366days 231km
2400898 ringed 08.08.2013 Marrister, Whalsay, Shetland, ENR 24.07.2017 1446days 274km

CONTROLS - Other UK
2715039 ringed 11.07.2015 Souter Leithse, Tyne & Wear, ENR 25.07.2017 745days 439km
2714479 ringed 03.07.2016 Hot Point, Lizard, Cornwall, ENR 25.07.2017 387days 956km