Closer to home and it was great to see my first Firecrest of the autumn this afternoon. It was in the regular place on the clifftop path below the golf course.
Yesterday I visited Davidstow Airfield in Cornwall where amongst a group of Ringed Plover I found one with a red ring and a yellow flag with black letters VSV. After a little research it turns out it was ringed at Makkevika in Norway (62*30'N-06*02'E) at the Giske Ornithological Station! It was caught in a mist net at the wader ringing station on 6th September and 23 days later it is on Davidstow Airfield! Of course the other highlight at Davidstow was a lovely group of 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Such great waders.
I saw my very first Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Davidstow Airfield 25 years ago when at Plymouth Uni. I travelled by train to Bodmin Parkway and then hitched to Davidstow! Happy days.....
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| Colour ringed and colour flagged Ringed Plover from Norway! |
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| Distance travelled 1,464KM |
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| Two of the three Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Davidstow Airfield |
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| Wing stretching Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
That wing stretching Buff-breast is stunning!
ReplyDeleteCheers Dave - Cracking birds!
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