welshboy454 3 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 This season a shot woodcock had a tag on it's leg. We sent it away and forgot about it. The reply came back this week - It had been tagged the year before about 10 miles away ! Either that bird was a resident or it migrated to Finland/Russia and returned to almost the same spot(in global terms). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
"the spainard" 4 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 This season a shot woodcock had a tag on it's leg. We sent it away and forgot about it. The reply came back this week - It had been tagged the year before about 10 miles away ! Either that bird was a resident or it migrated to Finland/Russia and returned to almost the same spot(in global terms). Who taged it ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
welshboy454 3 Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 This season a shot woodcock had a tag on it's leg. We sent it away and forgot about it. The reply came back this week - It had been tagged the year before about 10 miles away ! Either that bird was a resident or it migrated to Finland/Russia and returned to almost the same spot(in global terms). Who taged it ?? Not sure who did it but it is controlled by http://ringwoodcock.net/pdf%27s/Woodcock%20Ringing%20Guide.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
"the spainard" 4 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 This season a shot woodcock had a tag on it's leg. We sent it away and forgot about it. The reply came back this week - It had been tagged the year before about 10 miles away ! Either that bird was a resident or it migrated to Finland/Russia and returned to almost the same spot(in global terms). Who taged it ?? Not sure who did it but it is controlled by http://ringwoodcock.net/pdf%27s/Woodcock%20Ringing%20Guide.pdf Ive see them on the lamp on a regular basis but never knew you could approach them as close , They look a bit like a rabbit from a distance the whippet gets confused as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SportingShooter 0 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 There have been a number of cases recently where birds have been ringed and returned very very close to where they had been ringed. There was a bird ringed on the Gower in 2008 which then returned to the Gower yet again, in the same field to be caught again. Another, also on the Gower was ringed here in January 2009 and shot here in Decemeber 2009. Quite an amazing bird and I'm glad that people are ringing them. The B.T.O. had ringed practically no Woodcock prior to 2006/07 when shooters started to become interested in Mid and South Wales and began to ring them while training for their C permits. I find it quite ridiculous that the BTO control the ringing scheme as there is not much enthusiasm to train people to ring outside of their organisation which is a shame. Hey ho, slowly slowly catchy monkey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudman 14 Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Our wildfowling club is going to help in mist netting for teal on one of the marshes this weekend. Will be interesting if the swans come into roost on the flash we are setting upon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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