Lamping and recoveries ....

Before the recoveries....

A summary from Arfon of his early winter lamping...

"Tonight was probably my last dazzling session of 2025 so here's a quick tot up of waders ringed so far this winter - 3 Snipe, 8 Jack Snipe, 12 Golden Plover and 125 Woodcock. Diolch to everyone who has been out with me and helped make the first half of the winter such a success."(Dec 23rd)

Jane has also started lamping, this her first Woodcock with Aaron

A few recoveries showing movements of birds not posted yet...

Linnet BEE7690

Moylegrove 16/06/2025

Alderney C.I 11/10/2025 117 days 318km SE

Ths is an excellent record of a movement of one of our RAS Linnets. More on the Linnet RAS results for this year from Chris to follow.

Reed Bunting AJD2766

Pennorth, Powys 10/12/2018, Llangorse RG

Cors Caron 17/10/2025 2503 days 55km NW 

Although not far, this is the longest distance movement for any of our Reed Buntings. Note the age of this one, ringed in 2018.

Blackcap BTE5068

Llwyn y Groes 22/09/2025

Trimley Marsh, Suffolk 11/10/2025

19 days 366km E

An unusual movement in an easterly direction.

Starling KP1183

Silutes, Lithuania 13/06/2025

Llwyn y Groes, Ceredigion 02/12/2025

172 days 1694km W

This is the 7th Starling ringed in Silutes, Lithuania that the TRG have caught and two of ours to the same ringing station. We have also caught Starlings ringed in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium and Finland.

Sedge Warbler       BHH6697

Teifi Marshes, Ceredigion 25/07/2025

Les Sables-D'Olonne, Vendee 16/08/2025

 22 days 649km SW

 

A typical movement of a Teifi ringed Sedge Warbler on autumn migration. A paper in Bird Study this month evaluated the use of the Atlantic flyway by Sedge Warblers. Abstract can be read here.

Great Tit       PF11442

Ffos Las racecourse 10/05/2023 ringed as a chick in a nest box.

Sydd Melyn 14/11/2025

910 days 3km S - found entangled in crop netting.

Goldfinch      ARL6436

Oxwich Marsh, Swansea 05/03/2022

Llwyn y Groes, Ceredigion 03/12/2025

1369 days 69km E  

     

(Wendy J and Rich D )