Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group

Dunlin Calidris alpina recoveries

These birds ringed by the Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group have been recovered elsewhere, or have been ringed elsewhere and re-captured or re-sighted by us. Click on a ring number to see a life history for that bird and a map of its known movements.

Ring number Age / sex Activity Date Location Movement Duration

NS28260

6 Ringed 16 Jan 1986 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Found dead 27 Apr 1986 Countess Wear, Exeter, Devon 8km NNW 0y 3m 11d

BX70732

5 Ringed 02 Feb 1979 Plymouth, England
Recaptured 08 Dec 1985 Farlington Marshes, England 223km ENE 6y 10m 6d

NS28031

3 Ringed 21 Aug 1982 Rock, Wadebridge, England
Recaptured 20 Apr 1985 Anse de L'Aiguillon, France 543km SSE 2y 7m 30d

NB16820

4 Ringed 30 Nov 1977 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Recaptured 29 Aug 1980 Leverton, Boston, England 360km NE 2y 8m 30d
Recaptured 30 Aug 1984 Butterwick, England 357km NE 6y 9m 0d

NS28071

3 Ringed 28 Sep 1983 Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon
Recaptured 20 Jul 1984 Ottenby, Sweden 1447km NE 0y 9m 22d

Stockholm 3238143

4 Ringed 03 Aug 1974 Skanor, Sweden
Recaptured 19 Feb 1984 Plymouth, England 1264km WSW 9y 6m 16d

BX92161

4 Ringed 10 Sep 1975 Friskney, near Wainfleet, England
Recaptured 19 Feb 1984 Plymouth, England 424km SW 8y 5m 9d

Stockholm 3325900

4 Ringed 23 Jul 1978 Torhamn, Sweden
Recaptured 19 Feb 1984 Plymouth, England 1466km WSW 5y 6m 27d

Stockholm 3343775

5 Ringed 22 Jul 1983 Ottenby, Sweden
Recaptured 19 Feb 1984 Plymouth, England 1503km WSW 0y 6m 28d

Stockholm 3347542

3 Ringed 21 Sep 1983 Nidingen, Onsala, Sweden
Recaptured 19 Feb 1984 Plymouth, England 1298km WSW 0y 4m 29d

Map of recoveries

Blue markers indicate the ringing location and red markers the recovery or re-sighting location.

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