Tuesday, 17 April 2018

Lithuanian visitor

I recently found a dead starling in an old teapot in the garden and noticed it was ringed.  I removed the ring and sent the details to Euring recovery, via the BTO.  

They have now let me know by email that the bird was a female in her 1st calendar year and she was ringed on the 15.6.17 at Ventes ragas, Silutesr., Lithuania.  There is a bird ringing station there.  It seems that this bird then flew 1680 km to Llanddewi Brefi, which is quite a journey.  Picture of ring attached.



Karen Gregory