March 2019 - Chaffinch flies 890km from Norway to Berkshire

The wet and windy first half to the month meant fewer ringing sessions were held and only 67 new birds were ringed but with a similar number of retraps.

Blackcap and Chiffchaff featured well and two Linnet were good at Wraysbury.

Top species was again Blue Tit on 13. DemOn gave rapid results for three controls:

• a Water Pipit colour-ringed in January 2018 on Stanwellmoor was seen on Staines Moor in March this year.
• a Chiffchaff ringed in Northumberland in 2016 was recorded at Wraysbury, 431km away, in March this year
• last month's Chaffinch at Woolley Firs was ringed in Norway, 890km away, last October