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MisterT

Always Birding
While the number of Storm Petrels ringed during August are beginning to fall away, we are still catching birds ringed elsewhere and our birds are still being found at other sites

A bird ringed recently on South Uist was caught and released on Eilean nan Ron, Highland plus a bird ringed at Fair Isle Bird Observatory in August 2019 was caught and released on South Uist on 24th August this year, a duration of 725 days and a distance of 422km.

We have now ringed 400+ Storm Petrels plus 6 controls (birds ringed elsewhere - in green) and 3 recoveries (our birds caught and released at other sites - in red).

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Bruce

Senior Member
Barra.
An Osprey at Brevig this evening, perched briefly on a telegraph pole taking grief from the gulls and hoodies, before flying off south, gulls still in tow. Also a Grasshopper Warbler still at Brevig and 2 Ruff still at Traigh Mhor.
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Chris Johnson

Senior Member
While the number of Storm Petrels ringed during August are beginning to fall away, we are still catching birds ringed elsewhere and our birds are still being found at other sites

A bird ringed recently on South Uist was caught and released on Eilean nan Ron, Highland plus a bird ringed at Fair Isle Bird Observatory in August 2019 was caught and released on South Uist on 24th August this year, a duration of 725 days and a distance of 422km.

We have now ringed 400+ Storm Petrels plus 6 controls (birds ringed elsewhere - in green) and 3 recoveries (our birds caught and released at other sites - in red).

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Nice work and results. Was the Fair Isle record before the disastrous fire or is ringing still ongoing?
 
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