22 March 2012
Robins on the move
If your winter Robin has disappeared and you wonder where it might be, this recovery might provide a clue. Ringed in it's year of hatching at Grimstadvatnet on the west coast of Norway on 29th August 2009, this unfortunate individual was killed by a cat in Llanelli this week. It's probable that the bird returned to Scandinavia during the summers of 2010 and 2011, so must have notched up a few miles.
Many thanks to Melinda Williams and Wendell Thomas for passing the ring on to me.
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2 comments:
Nice record Barry.Thanks to Melinda and Wendell for sharing.Just wondering if this is a distance record for a Robin ?
Not bad. The best recovery for a robin I've ringed was an individual at Kenfig that turned up on Flat Holm a few days later.
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