Dunlin Calidris alpina recoveries
These birds ringed by the Devon and Cornwall Wader Ringing Group have been recovered elsewhere, or have been ringed elsewhere and re-captured or re-sighted by us. Click on a ring number to see a life history for that bird and a map of its known movements.
| Ring number | Age / sex | Activity | Date | Location | Movement | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
EV |
6 | Ringed | 21 Jan 2023 | Exminster Marshes, Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 10 Dec 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 6km SSE | 2y 10m 19d | |||
|
L8 |
3 | Ringed | 15 Dec 2024 | Exminster Marshes, Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 02 Dec 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 6km SSE | 0y 11m 17d | |||
|
E2 |
5 | Ringed | 21 Jan 2023 | Exminster Marshes, Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Nov 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 6km SSE | 2y 10m 4d | |||
|
M4 |
6 | Ringed | 04 Jan 2025 | FP-DWA (Dawlish Warren (Finger Point), Exe Estuary), Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 14 Sep 2025 | Wangerooge, Ostfriesische Inseln (Eastfris, Germany | 848km ENE | 0y 8m 10d | |||
|
28 |
6 | Ringed | 31 Jan 2025 | Exminster Marshes, Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jul 2025 | Beacon ponds, Kilnsea, East Riding of Yorkshire | 411km NE | 0y 5m 6d | |||
|
YA |
5 | Ringed | 04 Jan 2025 | FP-DWA (Dawlish Warren (Finger Point), Exe Estuary), Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jan 2025 | Otter Estuary NR, Budleigh Salterton, Devon | 8km ENE | 0y 0m 3d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 26 Jan 2025 | Otter Estuary NR, Budleigh Salterton, Devon | 8km ENE | 0y 0m 22d | |||
| Colour marks read | 28 Mar 2025 | Otter Estuary NR, Budleigh Salterton, Devon | 8km ENE | 0y 2m 24d | |||
| Colour marks read | 07 Jan 2025 to 28 Mar 2025 |
Otter Estuary NR, Budleigh Salterton, Devon | 8km ENE | 0y 2m 24d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 13 Apr 2025 | Havergate Island, Suffolk | 380km ENE | 0y 3m 9d | |||
|
MM |
6 | Ringed | 04 Jan 2025 | FP-DWA (Dawlish Warren (Finger Point), Exe Estuary), Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 1d | ➖ | ||
| Colour marks read | 12 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 8d | |||
| Colour marks read | 17 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 13d | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 18d | |||
| Colour marks read | 25 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 21d | |||
| Colour marks read | 30 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 26d | |||
| Colour marks read | 31 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 0m 27d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Feb 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 1m 1d | |||
| Colour marks read | 05 Jan 2025 to 05 Feb 2025 |
Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon | 0km SSW | 0y 1m 1d | ➕ | ||
| Colour marks read | 01 Mar 2025 | Exe Estuary (Lympstone Ridge), Devon | 3km NNW | 0y 1m 25d | |||
|
25 |
5 | Ringed | 04 Jan 2025 | FP-DWA (Dawlish Warren (Finger Point), Exe Estuary), Devon | |||
| Colour marks read | 22 Feb 2025 | Exe Estuary (Turf Hotel), Devon | 6km NNW | 0y 1m 18d | |||
| 6 | Ringed | 24 Jul 2024 | Ottenby, Oland, Sweden | ||||
|
07 |
Recaptured | 04 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon, Devon, | 1447km WSW | 0y 5m 11d | ||
|
0E |
4 U | Ringed | 01 Aug 2024 | Insel Langenwerder, Mecklenburg - Vorpommern, Mecklenburg - Vorpommern, | |||
| Recaptured | 04 Jan 2025 | Dawlish Warren, Exe Estuary, Devon, Devon, | 1079km WSW | 0y 5m 3d |
Map of recoveries
Blue markers indicate the ringing location and red markers the recovery or re-sighting location.
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