27/09/2026
FINAL: In all we ringed 1628 new Storm Petrels with 436 retraps (excluding same night retraps; although I must mention 2807535 which was caught four times over 2 days – at different sites). At least eighty-five birds were caught in following nights of the same visit i.e. after 1-4 days. There were also six Norwegian, and one Portuguese, retraps.
There were 45 birds caught one year after original ringing, nine after 2 years, and one after five years. Six after 7 years, two after 9, two after 10, three after 11, eight after 12 (six of which were all originally ringed on 28.7.2014 and all caught the same night of 16.7.2026 – what does that mean?), two after 13, and one each after 14,15 and 17 years.
In addition we ringed 12 Bonxies (all colour-ringed), 18 S**g and then chicks of: 2 Rock Dove, 2 Greater Black-backed Gull, one Common Gull, and one Ringed Plover. Kev finished his trip with the capture and ringing of One Leach's Petrel.
