I took these shots today of a Dunlin amongst of flock of around 200 at Hayle Estuary. I found this obvious bird with its' bright leg rings ( double orange rings on the right leg, green flag on the left), but on closer inspection, I could see a vertical aerial stuck to its' mantle plus a second aerial attached to the tail. Whatever your personal opinion is on this new method of migration study, this individual seems to be unperturbed by the encumberance. (If it is a female, good luck to the interested male...)
This is incredible. And we laugh about alien abduction implants!
ReplyDeleteDid you ever trace this bird Steve?
ReplyDeleteHi Mark
ReplyDeleteI didn't get an answer. I was probably searching/enquiring in the wrong place. If you ever find out, it would be nice to know.
Regards
Steve
I'll chase, but this is likely to be a Portuguese bird:
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This bird was ringed as an adult on 16th March 2011 on the Tagus estuary in Portugal, so a nice record.
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