Godwits on the BBC (1 Viewer)

Forum-ers might be interested in the colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwit featuring on tomorrow's 'Nature's Calendar' on the BBC. OR-RR was ringed as a chick in northern Iceland in July 2002 and has wintered in Belfast Lough every year since, making the occasional foray to The Netherlands in spring. To be part of this exciting project, report any colour-ringed birds to www.ring.ac to find out their life history.

Mark Grantham
BTO Ringing Unit

Mark

Thanks for your post.

I have one question: the website you gave appears to only allow me to input the details for one colour-ringed bird at a time. I saw seven colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwits in one flock (the flock was c1,250 birds in total) on 8th October this year on Fobbing Marsh, Essex. Do I have to enter each one separately, or is there a method of submitting all seven at once?

Slightly unusual to see more than one colour-ringed bird at a time but not, I would have thought, unprecedented.

In the past I have used http://www.cr-birding.be/ to try to find the particular colour-ringing scheme involved and then e-mailed the scheme coordinator directly. To be honest, though some are good at responding and others never do, so I would be happy to give your website a try if you can let me know what to do with my multiple sighting.

Thanks

Paul

Hi Paul

I think with multiple sightings of godwits its best to send them in one email to the operation godwit coordinators - see http://www.uea.ac.uk/~b072834/page6.html for contact details. For other 'mass sightings' email us at the BTO ([email protected]) and we'll send them on.

Mark Grantham
BTO Ringing Unit

I regularly send in observations of colour ringed godwits at Belfast Harbour.
This is the latest results including the above mentioned bird.

Hi Craig

Many thanks for the sightings.

Here is the history of these birds:

YN-WO was ringed as a female in Iceland.

11.06.05
Krossanesborgir

14.04.06
RSPB harbour lagoon reserve in Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
10.11.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, Co. Anrim, N Ireland
N Ire


GO-LO was ringed in SW Iceland.
22.07.02
Keldur, Grafarvogur, Reykjavík, SW Iceland
Faxafloi
23.07.02
Grafarvogur, Reykjavík, SW Iceland
Faxafloi
24.07.02
Vallá, Kjalarnesi, SW Iceland
Faxafloi
02.11.02
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
17.11.02
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
23.10.03
Réserve Naturelle du Marais d'Yves, Charente-Maritime, W France
W Fra
19.11.03
Réserve Naturelle du Marais d'Yves, Charente-Maritime, W France
W Fra
18.01.04
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
18.04.04
Vogalækur, Mýrar, W Iceland
Faxafloi
19.04.04
Vogalækur, Mýrar, W Iceland
Faxafloi
21.02.05
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
06.11.05
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
12.11.05
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
12.01.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
14.04.06
RSPB harbour lagoon reserve in Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
10.11.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, Co. Anrim, N Ireland
N Ire

GO-RX was ringed as a male in E Iceland.

27.04.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
29.04.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
30.04.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
30.04.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
30.04.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
30.04.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
01.05.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
01.05.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
02.05.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
03.05.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
04.05.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
05.05.03
Álftafjörður, E Iceland
E Ice
03.08.03
Boyne Estuary, Co. Meath, E Ireland
E Ire
13.09.03
Boyne Estuary, Co. Meath, E Ireland
E Ire
28.09.03
Boyne Estuary, Co. Meath, E Ireland
E Ire
12.10.03
Boyne Estuary, Co. Meath, E Ireland
E Ire
24.03.04
Ouderkerk, Noord Holland, W Netherlands
W Neth
30.03.04
Ouderkerk, Noord Holland, W Netherlands
W Neth
18.03.05
Klemskerke, Belgium
Bel
03.05.05
Egilstaðanes, Egilsstaðir, E Iceland
E Ice
02.10.05
Cadiz, Andalucia, S Spain
S Spa
26.02.06
Cadiz, Andalucia, S Spain
S Spa
10.11.06
Belfast Harbour, Belfast Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire


RG-YR was ringed last july in NW Iceland.
03.07.06
Reykholar
NW Ice
24.09.06
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, W Scotland
W Sco
10.11.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, Co. Anrim, N Ireland
N Ire


OR-RR was ringed as a female in N Iceland.

11.07.02
off Road 74 Efra Haganes
N Ice
03.09.02
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
10.09.02
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
12.11.02
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
11.10.03
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
11.03.04
Leidschendam, Zuid Holland, W Netherlands
W Neth
27.03.04
Leidschendam, Zuid Holland, W Netherlands
W Neth
23.04.04
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
16.01.05
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
21.02.05
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
12.01.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
12.02.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
04.03.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
16.03.06
Belfast Lough, Co. Antrim, N Ireland
N Ire
14.04.06
RSPB harbour lagoon reserve in Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
23.04.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
22.10.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, N Ireland
N Ire
10.11.06
Belfast harbour, Belfast, Co. Anrim, N Ireland
N Ire


Thanks again and all the best,
Sigga Beta

Mark Grantham said:

Hi Paul

I think with multiple sightings of godwits its best to send them in one email to the operation godwit coordinators - see http://www.uea.ac.uk/~b072834/page6.html for contact details. For other 'mass sightings' email us at the BTO ([email protected]) and we'll send them on.

Mark Grantham
BTO Ringing Unit

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Thanks Mark. I have already sent them to UEA guys, but only two of the birds were theirs. I will send all of them to the BTO e-mail address you gave.

Thanks again.

Paul