Strong Westerly winds again prevailing but late afternoon they dropped off considerably and this coincided with a build up of about 120 Swallows and 20 House Martins Swallows feeding over the high tide in Longis Bay where the Bar-tailed Godwit flock now numbered 26.
Ringing was just the Swallow roost on Longis reserve, we ringed 53 Swallows this evening.
Paul Veron today re-located the ringed Black headed Gull spotted yesterday at Braye and managed to read its ring confirming it as a German ringed bird. See the table below for this individuals known history. Paul has contacted the original ringer to find out if the bird was seen in Germany this summer.
ColourRing | Date | Report | Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude | Observer |
BXE19 | 06/04/2013 | initial ringing | Kaditz Sewage farm, Dresden, Saxony | GERMANY | 51.0736 | 13.6777 | Trapp, Hendrik |
BXE19 | 31/07/2015 | colour ring sighting | Saye Bay | ALDERNEY | 49.729 | -2.1803 | Anon |
BXE19 | 21/08/2015 | colour ring sighting | Braye Beach | ALDERNEY | 49.72259 | -2.19924 | Veron, Paul K |
BXE19 | 26/08/2015 | colour ring sighting | Braye Beach | ALDERNEY | 49.72259 | -2.19924 | Veron, Paul K |
BXE19 | 29/08/2015 | colour ring sighting | Braye Beach | ALDERNEY | 49.72259 | -2.19924 | Veron, Paul K |
BXE19 | 09/09/2016 | colour ring sighting | Crabby Bay | ALDERNEY | 49.72171 | -2.206278 | Veron, Paul K |