Ringed Little Egret

 
Alan Ashman
 
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Alan Ashman
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23 February 2019 19:34
 

A result on the ringed Little Egret on North Chine Drove;
This bird was ringed as one of a brood of 3 pulli on 01 Aug. 2013 in Nottingham.
Details :-Colour Rings LAON(L) RAGW(J) : RING NO:- GR08281 : Age+1 :Locn. Besthorpe Gravel Pits, Newark Notts. on 01/08/13 at 11:10 by Andy Tomlinson (3 ringed of 3 pulli).
There were six further records before my Somerset sighting but all were in 2013 and all in Notts.
Somerset sighting:-
Age = 4 i.e. Adult : Locn.Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve on 21/02/19 at 15:00 by Alan Ashman Duration=2091 days, Dist.  259 kilometres, Bearing+ 212 degrees
Little Egrets have been ringed on a dozen UK sites so there’s a good chance others may turn up!

 
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21 February 2019 20:30
 

Found the ringed Little Egret again this afternoon. Having checked on CR Birding site I now believe its a discoloured red ring with a black letter L on the left and a white letter J on the green ring on the right. I ‘ve sent off a couple of photo’s hopefully it will be recognised a i may hear back.

 
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21 February 2019 09:16
 

There was a colour ringed Little Egret just off North Chine Drove ( that’s north of the Westhay reserve) on Tuesday,  Orange? on Left Tibia,  Green on right. Iv’e just notice this looking at a poor photo I took in passing! If anyone sees it and has a scope it may be that there are letters on the rings, worth a look to try and find out where and when it was ringed