Recent recoveries.

Steve & Tim Christmas came out to Iceland last week and brought with them a nice batch of recoveries for us to see.

Black Headed Gull

EW70576 - 3 - 24/12/2008 - Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria
20/03/2010 - Nord-Ostsee - Kanal, Germany - 825km (Ring read in the field)

Mute Swan

ZZ4153 - 3F - 12/12/2006 - Chasewater Res, Staffordshire
23/01/2010 - Redesmere Lake, Cheshire - 66km

U6794 - 3M - 24/07/1996 - Llanberis, North Wales
15/04/2010 - Fairhaven Lake, Fylde, Lancs - 101km

ZZ6746 - 3 - 04/10/2008 - Whitehaven, Cumbria
03/05/2010 - Burton, Cumbria - 67km

ZY0002 -3M - 21/09/2008 - Bispham Marsh, Fylde
11/06/2010 - High Foulshaw, Cumbria - 43km (Hit power cables)

W10451 - 5F - 06/06/2003 - Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria
10/03/2010 - Southport Marine Lake, Lancs - 78km

Coot

GC64146 - 4 - 21/12/2008 - Plattsfield Park, Manchester
01/04/2009 - Brockholes Quarry, Lancs - 46km (ring read in field)
30/03/2010 - Southport Marine Lake, Lancs - 57 km (ring read in field)

Wood Pigeon

FS13977 - 4 - 20/12/2009 - Dales Brow, Swinton, Grt Manchester
19/06/2010 - Chelford, Cheshire - 27km (Dead)

Sand Martin

X737328 - 4 - 31/08/2009 - Icklesham
15/06/2010 - Atherton, Manchester (Controlled) 362km

X308574 - 4F - 30/07/2009 - Oxmoor Wood, Runcorn
15/06/2010 - Atherton, Manchester (Controlled) 23km

We've just finished ringing on Flatey Island & we´re in Northen Iceland now, preparing to catch Whooper Swans, Golden Plover & Whimbrel.