Recoveries even before we've gone.

No sooner have you posted one entry you have to post another!

Recoveries - all from Hugh Insley from birds recaptured on Priest Island, Highlands (so all will be 96km on a heading of 226degrees).

These three from recaptures on17.06.2016.
2681495 Ringed ENR 26.07.2012 = 1422days
2716190 Ringed ENR 13.08.2015 = 309 days
2716191 Ringed ENR 13.08.2015 = 309 days

These three from recaptures on17.06.2016.
2658202 Ringed ENR 30.07.2009 = 2516 days
(that's six years eleven months)
2696871 Ringed ENR 29.07.2014 = 691 days
2700865 Ringed ENR 10.08.2015 = 314 days

2016 visitation.

Been a bit remiss in updating the blog of late, especially to advertise this year's visit. Well, we're going. This year the intention is to travel on Saturday 30th July transferring to the island on Sunday 31st. Depending on weather etc the intention would be to come off on Friday.
We haven't undertaken a final headcount yet but if anyone would like to come, please ask. We can always fit more people in, especially if you have your own transport to Tongue.
If you want the nuts and blots, planning and pitfalls in order to make a decision phone Kenny on 07946 079177

A lonely recovery

N06005
Ringed as an adult 21.06.2014 at Ponta de Almadena, Faro, Portugal weighing 28.9g
Captured ENR 27.07.2014 weighing 23.4g

a distance of 2411km in 36days.

2016 trip approaches.

Dates for this year: on-island Sunday 31st July, off-island Friday 5th August. So far the participant list numbers ten, so has the makings of a good week. More welcome, especially if they come with their own set of wheels.
We're the last group on this year so good sets of eyes for reading retrap ring numbers in the dark a must - so 'eat more carrots'.

Treshnish Isles controls

As ringers submit there ringing records for the year more controls turn up, these three from the Treshnish Isles.

2700717 Ringed ENR 01.08.2014 Recaptured Fladda Treshnish Isles 03.07.15
366 days 259km 209d

2681051 Ringed ENR 23.07.2012 Recaptured Lunga Treshnish Isles 03.07.15
1075 days, 262km 209d

2682765  Ringed ENR 01.08.2012 Recaptured Lunga Treshnish Isles 01.07.15
699 days 262km 209d

Results from a September Trip

A quick visit by members of the Birmingham contingent occurred over mid-September. From two nights, 14th and 15th, twenty-two recaptures of birds we originally ringed were made. Interestingly none were from 2015 (so where had all these birds gone?). Sixteen birds were from 2014, three from 2013, one from 2012, and one 2641463 originally ringed in 2009.

There was one late retrap from earlier in the year.
2673176 Ringed ENR 17.07.15 recaptured ENR 13.08.15

This from Malta

Researchers from the EU LIFE+ Malta Seabird Project today confirmed that Storm Petrels (Kangu ta’ Filfla), small seabirds nesting on the island of Filfla, have been successfully tracked for the first time in Europe using radio-tracking technology.

Previous attempts to radio-track Storm Petrels in Europe had failed as this research method is extremely difficult due to the small size of these seabirds and the vast areas they can cover.
Last July, BirdLife Malta researchers equipped 34 Storm Petrel adults on Filfla with radio-tags which are very light and small tracking devices that emit radio-signals. Researchers carried out 30 flights with a Cessna aircraft equipped with special antennas covering more than 8,000 nautical miles over the sea. In addition to the aerial surveys, researchers used antennas on a boat and on land to monitor signals from the tagged birds.
During July and August over 200 signals from 24 tagged birds were received and logged onto a special software pin-pointing the birds’ locations with GPS accuracy. Some signals were picked up as far out as the Italian island of Linosa.

http://gozonews.com/24910/a-first-in-europe-malta-leads-storm-petrels-research/