Numbers of Honey Buzzards ringed in Britain 2003-2004
|
Year |
Ringed as pullus |
Ringed as adult |
Recovered |
|
2003 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
|
2004 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total to date |
117 |
3 |
|
The recovery, only the third BTO-ringed bird to be reported abroad, involved one 'stuck in wire fencing', but released safely, at Breville-sur-Mer in Manche, France, on 2nd August 2003 at 48 deg 52 min N, 1 deg 33 min W. The bird had been ringed as a pullus in the Welsh study area on 26th July 1998. The distance from its natal area was 423 km SSE. This bird also set a longevity record of 5 years and 7 days, for the small sample of three recoveries. The recovery date is early for a departing adult from Britain.
Source: Annual Reports of Bird Ringing in Britain and Ireland published in the BTO's journal Ringing and Migration.
2003: R&M 22(2) 85-127 December (2004).
2004: R&M 22(4) 213-253 December (2005).
