JMSL has recently received a nice batch of recoveries from BTO HQ (mainly "our" birds found elsewhere) - Canada Goose 5243755 ringed on 03.07.05 and found 15.09.13 near Builth Wells, Powys - 2996 days, 26 km, 345 deg Canada Goose 5266302 ringed 30.06.13 and shot 14.09.13 at Bassaleg, Newport - 76 days, 42 km, 161 deg Sedge Warbler D438383 ringed 20.08.13 and controlled 21.08.13 (next day) at Squire's Down, Dorset - 123 km, 150 deg Blackcap Y347663 ringed 14.07.13 and controlled 03.09.13 at Wraybury Gravel Pits, Windsor & Maidenhead - 51 days, 195 km, 106 deg Siskin K883499 ringed Drummond, Inverness, Highland on 24.05.13 and controlled at the Lake on 17.10.13 - 146 days, 618 km, 175 deg Cracking next day retrap of a Sedwa there and nice for VAK that his first (?) control was probably a Scottish breeding bird!
Ringing aims to understand what is happening to birds in the places they live and how this affects population increases and decreases. This knowledge is vital for conservation. It also gives information on the movements individual birds make and how long many live for. BTO.org
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