Recoveries home and away...

A few recoveries of Sedge and Reed Warblers received from the BTO this month.

Reed Warbler S574943 was ringed on the Teifi Marsh 15th August 2017 and caught at Littlington, East Sussex by Cuckmere Ringing Group on 1st September 2017
17 days later 362 Km ESE.

Reed Warbler S321233 was ringed on 15th August 2017 at Goodwick Moor at a new site for the group being developed by Karen with the support of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. It was controlled by Kester Wilson at Nanjizal, Land's End, Cornwall 11 days later 221km SSW

Reed Warbler S191815 was ringed by neighbouring Pembrokeshire Ringing Group on 17th July 2017 and controlled on the Teifi Marsh 11th August 2017, 25 days later 53km NNE

Sedge Warbler 7505874 was ringed at Tour aux Mouton, Loire-Atlantique, France on 8th August 2015 and controlled Teifi Marsh 22nd July 2017, 714 days later, 560km NNW.

We have been waiting a while for this one...Sedge Warbler 12257597 was ringed at Jonkershove, West-Vlanderen, Belgium on 15th August 2011 and controlled Teifi Marsh 28th April 2016, 1718 days later, 538km WNW.

The emails of these recoveries were received while in Costa Rica.
As always American banders working with us are impressed with the numbers and distance of recoveries within and outside of the UK.

Finally, an interesting recovery for us this week in Costa Rica. An adult male Dusky Nightjar ringed during Richard's visit in November 2014 was found  by us, a fresh roadkill next to the Pan Am Highway close to our banding site nearly 3 years later.

Nicer but less interesting was the capture of a new Dusky Nightjar at dawn the following day.