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Waxwings, colour rings, and a request from Grampian Ringing Group. (1 Viewer)

alcedo.atthis

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A request for sightings of colour-ringed Waxwings was previously posted through
various channels. We have now colour-ringed nearly 300 birds in and around
Aberdeen City, with the majority of birds ringed during the initial influx of
Waxwings into the UK during the end of October and beginning of November.

It appears that the birds which arrived in our region during the initial influx
have now left NE Scotland as we can only find a few of these birds around the
city. Sightings of colour-ringed birds in Fife, Glasgow, 2 in Lancashire (from
Burnley and Barrow) and 1 in the Netherlands confirms this and that the recent
arrival of birds into North-West of England probably involves these initial
birds. It seems likely that there are now many more colour-ringed birds in
central Scotland and south of the border than several weeks ago.

We would be very keen to receive any further sightings of colour-ringed birds
and ask observers to check all birds for colour rings. Can I ask that this
request be also published on local web-sites that I don't have access to so that
this request reaches as many observers as possible.

Many thanks to those observers who have already reported sightings. Any
sightings will be acknowledged and a history of the bird will be supplied,
detailing ringing data and movements (if any previous).

(RBA - thank you for the message broadcast on the pager system - this has
resulted in at least one report from Burnley)

kind regards

Paul Baxter / Raymond Duncan

Grampian Ringing Group, Aberdeen.

[email protected]
 
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alcedo.atthis said:
A request for sightings of colour-ringed Waxwings was previously posted through
various channels. We have now colour-ringed nearly 300 birds in and around
Aberdeen City, with the majority of birds ringed during the initial influx of
Waxwings into the UK during the end of October and beginning of November.

It appears that the birds which arrived in our region during the initial influx
have now left NE Scotland as we can only find a few of these birds around the
city. Sightings of colour-ringed birds in Fife, Glasgow, 2 in Lancashire (from
Burnley and Barrow) and 1 in the Netherlands confirms this and that the recent
arrival of birds into North-West of England probably involves these initial
birds. It seems likely that there are now many more colour-ringed birds in
central Scotland and south of the border than several weeks ago.

We would be very keen to receive any further sightings of colour-ringed birds
and ask observers to check all birds for colour rings. Can I ask that this
request be also published on local web-sites that I don't have access to so that
this request reaches as many observers as possible.

Many thanks to those observers who have already reported sightings. Any
sightings will be acknowledged and a history of the bird will be supplied,
detailing ringing data and movements (if any previous).

(RBA - thank you for the message broadcast on the pager system - this has
resulted in at least one report from Burnley)

kind regards

Paul Baxter / Raymond Duncan

Grampian Ringing Group, Aberdeen.

[email protected]

Thanks for passing this on Malky, should be an interesting study. Richard.
 
"Thanks for passing this on Malky, should be an interesting study."

Richard, one thing about the results so far, is that a few, post previous ringing sessions during past irruptions, have also showed sightings from Holland. Data gained may be starting to show movement patterns and directions.
I wonder if there will be any Scandinavian sightings prior to spring next year. If there are any before the end of the year, then that may confuse the understanding of the original theory for the initial reason for irruptions in the first place.

Regards

Malky
 
simonheffer said:
I've posted a recent sighting of a ringed waxwing at
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=285874&postcount=59

At least ten birds seen at 9:43 this morning in my front garden in Barkham,Berkshire including the one with coloured bands (white,blue,white).

Hope this is of interest.

Simon

This bird was ringed on 8/11/04 at Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, and seen again on 13/11/04 at Bridge of Don near Aberdeen. That seems to be the last time it was seen.

I'm passing the record on to Raymond Duncan.
 
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