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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. Most of the Icelandic population winters in the British isles The sightings stopped, but then on 18 February 2019 EY70 137 was observed on Lady’s Island Lake, Wexford, Ireland.

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Don’t Ignore the Barnacles – they’re Real Birds

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This tagged bird was wild-bred Pheasants are largely ignored by birdwatchers , despite their good looks Rose-ringed Parakeet , now a common (but unpopular) resident of many European towns, including London. A pair did lay infertile eggs in Iceland in 2018, but that’s about the only record I can find).