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  1. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    :t: John
  2. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    Latest from Felles Birdringing: "We do not have any data yet that matches 2644, so it has probably been ringed quite recently. There has been a massive migration of Blue Tits in SW Norway for the past couple of weeks. On October the 12th we ringed 570 Blue Tits at our bird observatory...
  3. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    Now reported via EURING. Thank you to everybody for the help in getting to this stage. I will report any developments! John
  4. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    Hi Jos, No, I'm not sure, and thank you for what seems like an excellent suggestion. Now all I need to know is where to follow the sighting up? EURING? Cheers John
  5. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    Pix. Interesting tail pattern too - very bold bars presumably reflecting diet deficiency at some stage(s)? Hope this inspires someone. I may of course have misinterpreted the lettering - good luck! John
  6. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    Thanks all for comments so far. Every day a school day.... What do the BTO write/engrave/stamp on their rings apart from the number (and for that matter, other countries)? I feel the first puzzle to be solved is to establish ring origin, only after that is there any point wondering about the...
  7. Farnboro John

    Ringed Blue Tit Whalsay

    One of the stranger delights of the Shetland Autumn this year was an influx of Blue Tits with a few Great Tits. On Whalsay this saw me give the most cursory attention you could imagine to a once-mythical Red-flanked Bluetail so that I could run off for the Shetland-tick Blue Tits across the...
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