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STUDY

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AI you will no •u• notioe this •,,l•tin is short - Lf not •y.:"• ' ' ß

short. This'is pure•7 •ue to. the absenoe of oontrihutions. •4•, it is possible to extract a few f•om you, it is' re•. up to you tO •o•; clown an• look at the-info•ti,•n you:have a• pro•uoe. something.: ..When'you have - o• i• you are •-• of •o.• so - p•eMe oontaot us : ,, •:

; b Tony Prater, B.T.O., Beeoh •rove, T•ing, •ert.s.

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Due to popular &em•.•.l, this. seoti$ns • •,•,i•s. .Here t:•.• :;d.c--'totals fo• 1• a•e•s•se• in order •:o try a•X brix• •B t• a• •r•or• in; •t;• •t w• •wu a •• feAt•o / :

to be' continue• will you p!ea• oen•' in: your re• very promPtS7.

not a •oo• year for catching waderS. , T• late aut•m an• wiate• were part•17 .poor fc• catahtn• ev•re •J.th w•..a=• rain a re•a•lar •e&•l,tt'e, ' • •' .. "• ' "• : -' ' • ' : :

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219 :

Leigh, R.•. : •209 :

inal• 260 D••, 67 Redshank Curlew.

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RE• RECOVERIES_

0ysterca_tcher

•,l 1 30 ß 5 ß 61 Angle= cy •,l • 27.5 ß 67 Skokho lm Pull 9.7.67 Cleethorpes, Lincs. Pull 't9.7.,69 Shetlands Pull 20ø6.71 Inverness Pull 16.6.74 East Lotbl au

• 22; 7.67 Wash •G 2•. 7.67 " Juv 22.10.67 " Ad 18.11.67 " Ad 20 ß 2.72 " 2Y 17.5; 72 " Ad 30.1.72 N.Solway Pj 10.3 •.7• " PJ 1.11.71 :.'.orecambe Bay'

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Gower, S.Walea Moreombe Bay S. Solway :

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Tr0•, Norwmy Norcllancl•." '," ' ß Mor• & R•'ms•-• ,Norway Trcma• :. .' ß

N0r61an4. .,

Faerops ß ' , .. :

Jutland, Denmkrk ;. :

26.7.7.• ' 0.7;7;+ ' 2}.7.'7'q.

20.8.7•,. ;+.8.7& '•"" 15.7.7•-

8.12..7• ß.,

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21.8.7;+ 18.8.7;+ 21.8.7;+

In addition to these recoveries there were 11 other movements of •ys-tercatchers between west coast estuaries an• one between east coast estuaries, none of those movements were in the year of ringing.

1Y 28.7.66 Tab-bat N3ss• Ross x R. Bars, Londoz•erry 28.11.?•

.Rin ge •_P_lover.

Pull. 24.6.68 Spurn, Hur, ber v Wash 1•. 9;?• Ad M+. 10.73 Conway, Caerns v " 20/7 & 17.8.?• Ad ,, :, " v " ;+.•. W+ 4& " '" " V N. Solwa• 15.9.7;+ Ad 28.5.71 Ribble v Dee 2}.5.7;+

_L!.•tl_e Ring•%d_Pl•ov•:•

pJ m 3- 5 ß 7•- S,•venoaks, Kent + This is the fourth recovered t.u •ranoe

Turnstone

Ad 11.8.71 Wash

Ad •. 8.7;+ "

Ad 28 ß 8.72 " Ad 29.7.72 ilorecm•be Bay

Camargue., ffraz•e !5.8.•

+ Mesolongion, Greeoe 8.10.7•

+ Bolsres, Guinea Bissau 10.9.7• (zz3• N, 153o w)

+ Jutlant, Denmark 17.8.72+ v N. Solwa• 5-5-7;+

The reooveries in Greece and C,,.•nea Rissau are firsts. No other Turn- stone from Sritain has entered the MeclitexTanean, let alone reaohe• the Eastern end. The Turnstone in •u•nea Bissau is the, fifth from Afrioa• though two of these have penetrated f•r•her south. " ß

Snipe

3.3.73 Sevenoaks, Kent 18.8w 73 'Bishops Sto '•for•

'.' Her•s

1.11.73 . F.a/r Isle

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Sohleswig-Holstein • 13.11.7•

C, ulper See, DDR 3.8. W+ Downpatri•k, Down 2. ].l. •+

•eodcock ' -' ,

•D ' 2•.10.70 •ravesen•, Kent ß -.

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•ylsbm,, Norfolk 21.11•+

Curl• i

Pull. ' 6.6.71 Penrith, CureD. . + Morecombe Bay 20.10..7• Aa .'21.8.70 w• . .+ $utland., Damnark I..'6.8. W+ Ad ß ' .2•.7.72 Derby + .Knutsfor•, Cheshire 5.10.7•

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Ad 3.8.73 Wash v Vileland, Netherlands 5,11.-7•

This .is the first reoovery from Netherlands, though it is not unax•ote•. ß '. ' •..' L_L-_ •- • --- -' .... - •

Common Sandpiper

1Y 30.8.73 Manchester x Ca, z, Spain t•:8.74 •D 23.9.73 Sevenoaks, Kent v Madrid, " 29.•.?•

These are the fifth an& sixth recoveries from Spain.

Red,hank

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Denmark 1: 9,:7•

Both of these are first British reopveries.-in' the ooun•zd•es 'Oi3noe.zJnec[. , .. .: :- ."

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16.•.68 Wash ' ' + U•ernavik, $reenlan• 31.5.?• 2/•.11. g8 " ' 7.3.70 " +' " " •.6.• 27.2.71 " + •a•s•k, " .30.5.7• •.8.71 " + ••ut, " 10.6.7• 30.7.72 " + U•k, " ß 6.6.7• 9.2.7• '• ' + Ege•e••, " 6.6.7• 22.12.• Moreca•e Bay + '•mts•--•, " 3-3.73 = "' + " " 6.6..• •.12.72 " " + " " 7.6.7• •.12.71 Swale + •o, " 22.7.• 11.8.71 •a•h + •Jae•n•, D•k 6.8.7• 7.3.70 ." x 4m••, Netherl• 6.10.• •.&.69 " ' . .• '.•esl•, '" 13.•.75 27.10 ß 73 " V " 19.2.72 " x V•el•, " 19.2.72 " v " " 9.9.• 8.10.72 " v " " 9.9.7•

Five winter' rinEed Knot were controlled on the Wash during the autmmU, .... they were from Morecambe Bay (2), Dee (1), N. Solwmy (1) and Tay (l•..

The phenomenal run of Greenland recoveries continues, to date 39 have been reported in 197• bringing the grand total to 86.

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Juv 20,9.73 Minamere, Suffolk v O•m•gue, Fz'-a.aoe 18.10.7• , ß

This is the fourth to be r•covered in •rance but' the first for• recovery since 1967.

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Ad 28.8,72. Wamh .: + Eara Sea, U&•R 2.6.73 1Y 28.1'.74. Plymouth +. Pskov, U•R " 1•.8.74 1Y 3.•8.74 Swale .• Minho, Poz•ug•l 2?.9.74 1Y 1R.8.74. Dee + Douro Litoral, = 12.9;74 f• 8.9.,7• Argyll + Coruna, Spa4u' 1.12.74. 1Y 2.9.73 Wash " + Oa•iz, Spain ß

1Y 13.10.73 " + Bout, Morocco 25.1-1'•74. 1Y 28.10.73 Poo•Harbour x Antwerpen, Belgium'. 1Y 20.7.74 Portsmouth Harbour v Balgzand, Netherlan•. 15.10.7• 1Y 2•.8..•4 Humber + Manche, •rmuee -. ß '25.9:7• 2Y 1•.8.74 Wash ' v. P•uth ß 22. Ll.?• . Juv .13.9.74 0rford, Suffolk x Bury St.E•___•,S•olk 31.10•+"' Ad 5.10.• Wash v Hum•er 1•. 10.7• .. Ju• 1•.8.74 Crickla•e, Wilts . v. Pools Harbour 30.8..7•

These recoveries are those in less usual countries or involve same autumn/ •lnter returns. Those from more usual countries are summarised Below in

the form of Country of recovery : ring• area (month of ringing). ß

were recovere• in autumn or ear!• winter.

Norway 1 : Montrose Basin (3)

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29;5.71 Wash. - -._. '•-- JUtland, Deanark 1.9.71 •.8.68 (& 17.5.69) Wash + c•v•os, F•oe •.8.7• 17.5.69 Wa• + " " 12.8.• 22;8.70 ß - +-•- cs•B•os, Worecoo. 1•.•. 7• 15•5.73 Dee x •, Sp•• s• •.•.y• 10.8.7& Shetland v Wa• 17.8 & Z3.8.7• 23.5.71 Dee V " •.8.7•

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Surprisingly the Danish 'recovery in a fi'•t,' the Spanish Ss3•ran is..the 2rid, Moroccan 7th and Frenc• lOth and 11th for those countries.

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Puii io.•. 7• •"•• •urY,' Wilt • yrenees, •,•iantiques raaoe 21.9.7•

This is the 8th French recovery and the first forei6n one for ten years. ...

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Vh'•w• STUDY GROUP GRITS '., .• , ; --- . ' : •. : , .: ß . " ß

:Zt 'wa•-s'••t• an• Sw•wick • Jan• !975't•t. •h•'

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•• '•, theref0• be •s m•e •vm• •le for 1975. A to•l of •0, •th a •• of •2• for a• s•e appear, •s be• set :•i• for. t•s p•ose.

•e •rk ah• be

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on population stu•lies within the British Isles; in particular projects on productivity, biometrics, migration of Nritimh breea•ng populations w!11 be given

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high priority i...

Oh'-new aspects of vork and not a continuation of existing st'ud.4.es. ' ' :: '. .'... ..

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"" •pPlioati•ns stating details of a•m-•, methods, etc. should be sent tc Terry Prater at the B.T.O, by 1st 4PRIL 1975•. though •ter app•catio• be con•ere• if •y •ts r•., ..

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The app•ca%ions •11 be eonsi•d by m co•i•ee of R. •h, J. McMee•g, Dr C.D.T. M•ton, M.W. Pie•s• a• f..J. Prater. Co•ttee m• surest st•••tion on p•io,,la• me•o• or te•• to be • • the stu•'tes an• the grits w• be oo•t•l on • ....... •cept•ce of t•s. . ß ,

W!•ER STUDY GR0bUP SUMM• MEE2II•

To give all interested in mttend.tng this meeting a•equate notice, it is suggested that the meeting will be held

at Shenstone (Cliv•s house) on Sund•y 28th September

The detailed agenda will be oiroulated with the s,,mmer b,,?•etin, due out in Ju!•.

WjmER CONF•. CE

The Conference discusse• at the sl]•l•ler •eeting Of the Wader Study Group is going to be held during •ate AugusS 197• at Liverpool Pol•teehnio. The provisional programme is :

ThursdAy 21st August : assemble in the evening, when will be shown.

• 22nd " : lectures and discussions on wader fee&t ng stu•lies.

Saturday 23rd " :

Sunday 2•th " :

Geogra•bioal variation of wa•ers.

possibly continuing this theme anA cn either or both Satux•ay and Sur• visits to Dee am• Ribb• -will be arranged.

The feedJ•ng stucly section will be a follow-up to the symposium held at Durham University by Dr Peter Evans and review the considerable advancement of techniques evolved on the Wash• ...... Teesmouth and Lindisfarne.. ... ". .

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The section on geographical variati•n is the one most 14•1'!• to appeal to wader ringers as it w•ll undo•te• •over an• ,--m•e some of the zriteria u•ed to indicate raoia•/geographioal populations in the ..

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The Conference will be open to all interest.ed. As gui•e Itnes. the total cost (inclu•i•.g bed, meals, coffee' etc.) w'iX1 be œ]-l.25 but the Conference can. be.attende• for .shorter periods, .wi•h a oor•espo•a• reduction of costs. Thoseintereste• shou/• contact Dr W.$. Hale, ... Department of R/olugy', Liverpool Po!•echnic, .Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF. A detaile• breakdown. of prices and a .more •etail progr•_-•e. wi].l be available:: short•V... .. ....

It was announce• at' the sumner meeting that work ha• co•nenoed on a new ageing guide for waAers. This will probahl• •e p .uhl•d by the" B.T.0. This note ia to revie• its scope, progress. an• lika.• o•npletion ß . •

date o .... .

Tony Prater and John Marchant hav• been given f•of•lit•ea' at the British Museum t•0._e• amin• the w•er collection in order to produce the ,

ageing guide. ' ---'•- -' ß

The scope is" •de;" it w41• cover in some •tail ageing• ß ..

biometrics and moult of aI1 reasonahl• frequent western Palearctic spe•ieso In ad•tion brief notes will be given on a!l Paleaz•tto a• .norther•-

Neareric species to enable' them to be aged an• se=ed.. T•e i•ea is thai- it will be wi•e eno.ugh to allow almost an• species to be &ge• e•e• in the tropics. --.

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SO far abo•t •0 of-the ll0 species• il•olu• all' t• P1overs• been looked at-for' charmeters a• measured. It is expecte• that- the basic analysis -#ill have been completed by .the au•u•n and the. final reac•y by the end of, the yea•. It is. hope•' to brir•' examples of te/• to .. the sumer meetin6..i• Sept,•n•er, Inoident•!• on/• two species •m'v& sO fmr caused problem-• (Lo•.billed. Ringed Plover an• Kil•er) an• if yo.u have probl'enm with mrAv species please L. t' us know a• we w•ll try ar• help.

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ß Of the •627 waders caugh• 'at the Bano d•6u• by the 0xfor• Cambri..•e Maurttanian Expedition 1973• 20 were controls 'from 11 cour, tries. I•*'ad•itton, •ta•-- of ? controls or recoveries of Mmuritantan-. ringed w•ers are now to. hnnd, and are give• Below.. T• low reoove•.an•' control r=te is not surprisin• 'considerin• the rmptd paa4a•e through ' ..... Europe of populations winter•.in West Afriom• bu• to•n with ,and other evidence it has been •o•'gAble •o d•e the breedA• sx•as of '' ß

most species, caught. These results are being published elsewhere.

(Note• Mauritania• ringing sitea'• l•ouakohott 18006 ' 1T 15•' W .. _:*' - ........... '• Cap Timiris 19•ø22 ' N 16iJl' W .. =- * '-- '- ' Sevenni 19_'•0'_. N 16_•Zl' W

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Rin•ed Plover (?5 rix•e&) Juv 25.8.73 Ottenby, Sweden A• 21.10.73 Cap T4 • •s

Pull 28.6.7•

Pull Z•.7.70

Ad 28.5,72 ..

Jus s4 mkari

Forvoo, •=inlan•. v Raippaluoto, Vaasan Laani• Finland Gar•skag•., Iceland v

Redshank (229 r•nged)'

Zwin, Belgium Cap T'Lmiris

Ad 3.•.71 Ad 8. lO. 73

Knot, (998 ringed)

PJ 5.9.73

juv 10.9.72'

Juv 21.9.73

Warnemun•e, •e--. V Rostock, DDR•' Ujsoie Wisly, Mi•oszewo, GAanak,

Poland. v North Slobs, Wexfor•

Ireland x

Dunlin (1965 rir•ed).. Ad 8.7.72 Foulney Island,.

"A6 28' 7.73 Fot•ney

Juv 1%5.73 Co•ister Ne•o• W•es

J• 11.9.71 Crosby, •=e•l Juv •.8.73

No•o•

• 29.8.72 Re•••, No•y A& 22.10.73 Cap T•is

A& •,•.73 Seve• .

Ad 17.11.73 Sev• , . • ß .

16.9.73 7.•.?•

22.11.73

8.10.73

6.10.'73

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Nouakmhott

Cudbianca, Uor•ooo

Cap

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Cap ••is Delta du Senegal,

Senegal

•1.11.73 Cap

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22.10.•3 Cap T• ria .

2g.11.73 '" Lie' gira ß

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19.11.73 ß .Cap •m•is

11.11.73 Sevenni

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i9.11.73 • Cap T•=•-is !!•.• 11.73 Sevenni

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Cax•iff

Curlew Sandpiper

Juv 8.10.73 Juv 5.9.73 A• 10.9.72

13.8.73 Juv 31.8.67 Ad 19.11.73

2o.11.73

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19.11.73 21.11.73 7.8.7•

Cap. T• • ris 8evenni

Sevenni

Cap 1•!,.4 ris 8alia•irau•,. Beu•h•s-•u-•hone, •ran•e Lea 8a'•,,_- &e Syracuse,

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S•e•• (]58 r.•-•e•)

A• 29.7,72 Point o•. A•r v 2.1X,7.3 Cap' Tim iris PJ 5.5'-70' '•T•,•a'• eton, Mo•e•=•e v 2•7• . Cap • 1•.5.73 Heys•, MoreeaSe v .•.9,7•

REC• PUBLICATIONS ON WADERS, ß

See al[•o abstracts in Ibis,'.A• • •'•• •ts • •B••. C•nt• • •s. se•es •'•': .'- :-.' •eta•s of o•sio•' pl•e, to M• •• ._

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Second prospectton post-estivale au Ba• d'Ar:'•g•!n (Maurit•. e) ...... Alan•a 62: 313-332. ..

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GLUE, D. & •D•'2.•, D. i•. •-•e a• • •. se•ge f•. Bi• Stud,:; 21: 22•237. '-. '

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INi'ER/•TION, iL 'N:jT•W• RE•• •U. . •e• No. •7 .(J• ccnt•s s•a•es of oo•ts •c• w•ers • •er 19•-7•

•o•, U,. •.k• & •. S•th), ••-.(•.•, Xo• & ••).. •• (Ko• & ••), •oocc (•..•. Jo•on & O. •be•),_ •• (M. s•), po••..(•mo•), s• (•.•. w••).. •ece (H. H•ner & Ho••) • the a•zee & •e Delta •eas (G. •e•, G. Gross•, H. •lt•e, K. H•• & A,J.•at•).

••, P.J. a D[=, W.J.4. 197•. •&r oo•ts • • B,,• • .' No. •7= •7'•- ' '- - '- - ' ' ' :"-'

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•.•t•,•, S.F., Jr. 19•. Le•• bon•s as a •e. of 0m•i• for •io ' a•a•p•s (Ca••s sp•.) •ia •6: 5•2-557• ß

•vel-pit. H• S•V 21t

M0•AN, R. & SHO•T•N, M. 1• •e• of the Bird Btu•y 21: 193-199.

NIFTY, B.P. 1971 Migration and relmtionahips of fou• Asiatic plove•'a,:/' Charade. Orr•s Seaact. 2.' 137-1A2.