Coots on the move!

Taken by Jonathan Scragg - GR05429 (Below)

I received a batch of colour ring sightings last week from Kenneth Richardson, who regularly sends in sightings of birds on the Leeds & Liverpool canal. On inputting these into IPMR, it was obvious that these were bringing to light some interesting local movements.

GR05401 6F 11/01/2010 Southport Marine Lake

07/03/2010 Old Roan, Aintree, Merseyside - 21km SSE

30/03/2010 Old Roan, Aintree, Merseyside

31/03/2010 Old Roan, Aintree, Merseyside

15/05/2010 Deeside Nature Reserve, Flintshire - 47km S

29/05/2010 Deeside Nature Reserve, Flintshire

13/09/2010 Old Roan, Aintree, Merseyside

02/10/2010 Old Roan, Aintree, Merseyside

09/20/2010 Old Roan, Aintree, Merseyside

GR05429 6F 11/01/2010 Southport Marine Lake

20/04/2010 Great Marton, Blackpool - 17km N

23/04/2010 Great Marton, Blackpool

25/04/2010 Great Marton, Blackpool

10/10/2010 Bank Hall, Kirkdale, Merseyside - 24km S

GR05424 6 11/01/2010 Southport Marine Lake

10/10/2010 Netherley, Merseyside - 19km S

12/10/2010 Stanley Park, Blackpool - 19km N

GR05823 6F 16/01/2010 Southport Marine Lake

04/04/2010 Meresands Wood, Rufford, Lancs - 11km E

16/05/2010 Meresands Wood, Rufford

05/10/2010 Southport Marine Lake

The blog has been a little quiet recently, this is due to me being busy at work at the moment & not finding the time to blog in the evenings. I have been out ringing & last week caught/ringed 76 new birds, recapped 15 and controlled one - a Chaffinch - L333984.