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hannu

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Some data of Finnish Ringing Activities,
(Source: Linnut- Bird Magazine 3/2005)

20 the farthest away flyed bird species, which have ringed in Finland

1. Common Tern, 15240 km, Recovery place: Australia
2. Arctic Tern, 10921 km, South Africa (= SA)
3. Arctic Skua, 10889 km, Brazilia
4. Red Knot, 10658 km , SA
5. Spotted Flycatcher, 10558 km, SA
6. Barn Swallow, 10504 km, SA
7. Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10478 km, Cocos Islands
8. Willow Warbler, 10297 km, SA
9. Osprey, 10080 km, SA
10. House Martin, 9974 km, SA
11. Common Buzzard, 9887 km, SA
12. Marsh Warbler, 9764 km, SA
13. Great Snipe, 8849 km, Namibia
14. Wood Sandpiper, 8648 km, Zambia
15. Garden Warbler, 8408 km, Zambia
16. European Nightjar, 8404 km, Zambia
17. Sand Martin, 8377 km, Congo
18. Sedge Warbler, 8298 km, Zambia
19. Black-headed Gull, 8252 km, Texas, USA
20. Red-backed Shrike, 7927 km, Zambia

10 the fastest flyed birds (in 1 day), which have ringed in Finland

1. Dunlin, 1022 km, Recovery place: Germany
2. Ruddy Turnstone, 1014 km, Germany
3. Dunlin, 780 km, Poland
4. Ruff, 757 km (1513 km/2 days), Ukraine
5. Dunlin, 689 km (1378 km/2 days), Germany
6. Goldcrest, 646 km, Poland
7. Wood Sandpiper, 625 km (1250 km/2 days), Ukraine
8. Ringed Plover, 552 km (1104 km/2 days), Poland
9. Dunlin, 543 km (1086 km/2 days), Sweden
10. European Robin, 519 km, Sweden
 
btw,

The satellite Osprey 'Harri' flyed 11 402 km (direct distance) to SA
(total distance was 12 339 km).
Same Osprey flyed 1538 km in 42 hours from Sodankylä (N Finland) to the Southest point of Sweden.
 
* Interesting resightnings and recoveries - some recovery maps of birds, which ringed in Finland:

Barn Swallow, Common Tern, Golden Eagle, European Robin, Osprey, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Hooded Crow, Black-headed Gull

http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/english/zoology/ringing/results/maps/index.htm

* Some recovery maps of birds which ringed in Sweden

Recoveries of Swallows ringed in Sweden
http://www2.nrm.se/rc/lasva.html.en

Recoveries of Red-throated Divers ringed in Sweden
http://www2.nrm.se/rc/diver.html.en

Recoveries of Kestrels ringed in Sweden
http://www2.nrm.se/rc/kestrel.html.en

Recoveries of Ospreys ringed in Sweden and recovered south of the Sahara
http://www2.nrm.se/rc/osprey.html.en

Willow Warblers ringed in Sweden and recovered south of the Sahara in Africa
http://www2.nrm.se/rc/willow.html.en
 
Allen S. Moore said:
hannu said:
:hi:
Some data of Finnish Ringing Activities,
(Source: Linnut- Bird Magazine 3/2005)

20 the farthest away flyed bird species, which have ringed in Finland

1. Common Tern, 15240 km, Recovery place: Australia
hannu said:
Wasn't this the most distant ever recovery?

Apparently you are right !

See follow map, and you will see the finding place of that Common Tern.
http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/elainmuseo/rengastus/tuloksia/karttoja/kalatiira.gif

Compare also the Swedish and Danish Long distance Tern recoveries, which links you will find from my former posts.
 
Allen S. Moore said:
Ah! Your Danish link came up with an arctic tern that was recovered 15748km away in Antarctica, so the Finnish common tern was not the most distant after all.

Thus the Danish bird is the most distant ? How about the birds from Alaska , which migrate near the Antarctica...

BTW, Finnish have not owner any 'sector' in the Antarctica or any Island near the North Pole, where we could ring :bounce:
I just kidding !

It's amazing, that there are many Scandy Tern recoveries from Australia !!!
 
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