Islay choughs and GWF geese (1 Viewer)

kb57

Well-known member

• Dec 22, 2017

• #1

Just going through pictures I took on Islay at the weekend and found I'd taken one of a colour-ringed chough. Green over blue right leg, red left leg.

Anyone know who to contact to report the sighting? (I'm also going to try the Twittersphere)

Also have a pic of a neck-collared Greenland WF goose ('ACC'), but I think its a well-known bird, sure I've seen the same one mentioned on a recent blog post.

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Last edited: Dec 22, 2017

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Phil Belman

Active member

• Dec 23, 2017

• #2

Please do report both on www.ring.ac
It will help if you upload or include the link to these pics when you report your sightings.
The Chough would appear not to have (or to have lost) its metal ring, but may still be traceable.

HTH

Phil

 

kb57

Well-known member

• Dec 28, 2017

• #3

Phil Belman said:

Please do report both on www.ring.ac
It will help if you upload or include the link to these pics when you report your sightings.
The Chough would appear not to have (or to have lost) its metal ring, but may still be traceable.

HTH

Phil

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Thanks, I've reported both sightings now, I'll await details and report back on this thread if I hear any more - via Twitter I've already established the GWF goose was ringed on Islay in January 2017 in a very similar area.

 

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Phil Belman

Active member

• Jan 1, 2018

• #4

This was forwarded to the likely Chough colour ringer on Islay and turns out to be a 2017 fledged bird from the Rhinns of Islay. You should get full details from the BTO in due course.

Phil

 

kb57

Well-known member

• Jan 2, 2018

• #5

Thanks for the feedback Phil!