Wednesday 30 August 2017

From Cameron Moore...


      From Cameron Moore       
Fellow birdwatcher Cameron Moore, has been busy reading rings in his local village of Whitehead, which is situated on the east coast of County Antrim, between the town of Larne and the City of Belfast.  He has kindly shared his sightings, which are being included here, as a permanent record of his efforts in 'Ring Reading'.  My thanks to Cameron for this and hopefully, there are more to come.

To be continued... (Most Ringing details have now arrived and the full re-sightings history for each bird is included.  I still have to work out distances and directions for some of these and they will be added in due course)



Common Tern  -     PFV   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (02 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance / Direction Duration
26 Aug 2015 Ringed as an Adult (U) by Dublin Bay Birds Project Sandymount Strand, Co. Dublin, Rep. of Ireland 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
10 Jul 2016 Spotted by Gareth Platt Glynn, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland 168 kms / 104 miles (NNE) 0y  10m  14d
02 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland 161 kms / 100 miles (NNE) 1y  11m  7d

I spotted   PFV  on a couple of occasions in 2016, before I was able to read the code on it's 'colour-ring'.  It most likely bred on Blue Circle Island, on Larne Lough, which is very close to the village of Glynn.  Although I spotted a Common Tern this summer at Glynn, I was not able to capture the code, but it probably was   PFV .  Cameron's post breeding sighting at Whitehead, is only a few kilometres away from Larne Lough.

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Common Tern  -    4.38   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (21 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
30 Jul 2015 Ringed as a Chick by The Tees Ringing Group Saltholme, Teesmouth, England 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
24 Aug 2015 Spotted by E.M. Seal Sands, Teesmouth, England 4 kms / 2 miles (ENE) 0y  0m  25d
07 Sep 2015 Spotted by C.J. Seal Sands, Teesmouth, England 4 kms / 2 miles (ENE) 0y  1m  8d
21 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland 288 kms / 179 miles (W) 2y  0m  22d

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Sandwich Tern  -    EFH   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (21 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
21 Jul 2011 Ringed as an Adult (U) by The Grampian Ringing Group Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
26 Aug 2013 Spotted by Richard Somercocks Findhorn Bay, Morayshire, Scotland 105 kms / 65 miles ( ) 2y  1m  5d
30 May 2014 Spotted by Chris Redfern Inner Farne Island, Northumberland, England 190 kms / 118 miles ( ) 2y  10m  9d
08 Aug 2014 Spotted by D. Allan & A. Barker Port Seton, Morayshire, Scotland 160 kms / 99 miles ( ) 3y  0m  18d
17 May 2015 Spotted by Chris Redfern Inner Farne Island, Northumberland, England 190 kms / 118 miles ( ) 3y  9m  26d
23 May 2015 Spotted by Chris Redfern Inner Farne Island, Northumberland, England 190 kms / 118 miles ( ) 3y  10m  2d
04 Sep 2016 Spotted by G.B. Troon Beach (S), Ayrshire, Scotland 257 kms / 159 miles ( ) 5y  1m  14d
07 Sep 2016 Spotted by Keith Hoey Stevenston Point, Ayrshire, Scotland 253 kms / 157 miles ( ) 5y  1m  17d
21 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland 367 kms / 228 miles ( ) 6y  1m  0d

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Black-headed Gull  (Juvenile)  -    2CLV   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (28 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
2017 Ringed as a Chick by Adam McClure (Waiting on Ringing Details) 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
28 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland ? kms / ? miles (?) ?y  ?m  ?d

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Black-headed Gull  (Juvenile)  -    2BP2   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (28 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
20 Jun 2017 Ringed as a Chick (U) by The Clyde RG Elvanfoot, South Lanarkshire, Scotland 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
28 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland 150 kms / 93 miles (WSW) 0y  2m  8d

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Sandwich Tern  -    EPZ   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (29 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
20 Jun 2000 Ringed as a Chick by The Grampian Ringing Group Forvie NNR, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
09 May 2014 Controlled by Grampian Ringing Group Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 13y  10m  19d
13 Jun 2014 Spotted by The Grampian Ringing Group Forvie NNR, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 13y  11m  24d
16 Jun 2014 Spotted by The Grampian Ringing Group Forvie NNR, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 13y  11m  27d
17 Jul 2014 Spotted by Raymond Duncan Girdleness, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 14y  0m  27d
20 Jun 2015 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 15y  0m  0d
13 Jul 2015 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 15y  0m  23d
15 Jul 2015 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 15y  0m  25d
16 Jul 2015 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 15y  0m  26d
17 Jul 2015 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 15y  0m  27d
18 Jul 2015 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 15y  0m  28d
14 Jul 2016 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 16y  0m  24d
19 Jun 2017 Spotted by The Grampian Ringing Group Forvie NNR, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 16y  11m  30d
03 Jul 2017 Spotted by Moray Souter Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  kms /  miles ( ) 17y  0m  13d
29 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland  kms /  miles ( ) 17y  2m  9d

This tern is now getting on in years.  The colour-ring was probably fitted when the tern was controlled (captured) in 2014.  The addition of the ring, demonstrates their use, enabling re-sightings.

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Sandwich Tern  -    EAF   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (29 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
13 Jun 2014 Ringed as a Chick by The Grampian Ringing Group Forvie NNR, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
16 Aug 2014 Spotted by Richard Somercocks Findhorn Bay, Morayshire, Scotland  105 kms /  65 miles ( ) 0y  2m  3d
17 Aug 2014 Spotted by Richard Somercocks Findhorn Bay, Morayshire, Scotland  105 kms /  65 miles ( ) 0y  2m  4d
05 Sep 2014 Spotted by Richard Somercocks Findhorn Bay, Morayshire, Scotland  105 kms /  65 miles ( ) 0y  2m  23d
19 Feb 2016 Spotted by Mark Booman Mile 4 Saltworks, nr Swakopmund, Namibia  8,979 kms /  5,579 miles ( ) 1y  8m  6d
03 Nov 2016 Spotted by Mark Booman Mile 4 Saltworks, nr Swakopmund, Namibia  8,979 kms /  5,579 miles ( ) 2y  4m  21d
02 Jan 2017 Spotted by Mark Booman Mile 4 Saltworks, nr Swakopmund, Namibia  8,979 kms /  5,579 miles ( ) 2y  6m  20d
04 Jan 2017 Spotted by Mark Booman Mile 4 Saltworks, nr Swakopmund, Namibia  8,979 kms /  5,579 miles ( ) 2y  6m  22d
29 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland  367 kms /  228 miles ( ) 3y  2m  16d

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Sandwich Tern  (Juvenile)  -    KBT   -  Whitehead, Co. Antrim  (29 Aug 2017)
(Photo Taken by Cameron Moore)

Date Details Location Distance Duration
21 Jun 2017 Ringed as a Chick by Tony Murray  Lady's Island Lake, Co. Wexford, Rep. of Ireland 0 kms / 0 miles 0y  0m  0d
29 Aug 2017 Spotted by Cameron Moore Whitehead, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland  kms /  miles ( ) 0y  2m  8d

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