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What the rings reveal

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Black-tailed godwits winter in large numbers on the estuaries of both Norfolk and Suffolk, and we know that nearly all these birds breed in Iceland. In breeding plumage islandica godwits develop a deeper red plumage than their limosa cousins. Only when I downloaded my images did I spot the ring, which was clear and easy to read (2BAT).

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