MJB
Well-known member
I think I'm right in saying that there's at least one record by 2015 of a tracked bird from the Pyrenees visiting the Alps!:eek!:
MJB
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48 years between sightings! (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Richard Prior
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I think I'm right in saying that there's at least one record by 2015 of a tracked bird from the Pyrenees visiting the Alps!:eek!:
MJB
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
You’re still the leader under the ‘in the same country’ rule (see Post 1) KB, but Mike’s over half a century gap has the World lead :t:
I also read somewhere about a (or some) Pyrenees-born Lammergeier(s) having been logged in the Alps, not sure whether there has been breeding proved up to now though. It’s hopefully only a matter of time thanks to the réintroductions that have been done in some areas between the two mountain ranges (Verdon gorge, Cévennes etc) which break up the gap.
I also read somewhere about a (or some) Pyrenees-born Lammergeier(s) having been logged in the Alps, not sure whether there has been breeding proved up to now though. It’s hopefully only a matter of time thanks to the réintroductions that have been done in some areas between the two mountain ranges (Verdon gorge, Cévennes etc) which break up the gap.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
In UK I think Hudsonian Godwit might be the longest gap, though I've seen them in South America in between.
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
My longest gap is 19 years. 2000 I saw Siberian Jay in Kuusamo, Finland and right after that 2019 in Lapland, Finland. :king:
wheatearlp
Well-known member
Can't get anywhere close to 48 years personally, but my local reserve (Upton Warren, Worcs.) had its second Glaucous Gull record last month, it us still roosting on occasion, just over 48 years after the only previous record.
dantheman
Bah humbug
I saw my first Mandarin ducks on the village green pond when I was 4 or 5 near Epsom. The next would have been a flock of 7 at Broomfield Reservoir when I was at Sheffield Uni (don't know which year) but presumably 15+ years later.
Can't think of any other specific birds that were longer (and yes, pretty plastic I know).
Can't think of any other specific birds that were longer (and yes, pretty plastic I know).
