FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 The latest Online Ringing and Nest Recording Report from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has revealed some remarkable migration journeys undertaken by birds last year. Perhaps the most eye-catching is that of a Manx Shearwater that journeyed more than 11,016 km from its breeding colony on the Isle of Rùm in Scotland to the seaside resort of Las Grutas in Northern Patagonia, Argentina. Other long-distance voyages recorded included a Scottish Arctic Skua that flew to Brazil (a straight-line distance of 11,000 km), a Swallow that covered 10,358 km to make it to South Africa, and Sanderling and Sandwich Tern travelling distances of 10,295 km and 10,218 km respectively, also to South Africa. Dr Rob Robinson, Associate Director of Research at BTO, said: "Without fitting birds with uniquely numbered rings and monitoring their nests we wouldn't be able to follow their lives and our knowledge of them would be much poorer. Many of our birds are in trouble and it is vital that we begin to understand why. The information we get from ringing and nest recording can't be collected any other way. Source: https://www.birdguides.com/news/scottish-shearwater-completes-11-000-km-journey-to-argentina/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit 46,738 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Manx Shearwater what kind of fancy ass name is that?! ok queenT you better fly and make that ocean your dancefloor henny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat Boy 43,832 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, dit said: what kind of fancy ass name is that?! ok queenT you better fly and make that ocean your dancefloor henny "****ing rat" - @Dynamite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 65,231 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Yaaaas Scotty READ MY...BODY LANGUAGE! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObezyankaNol 3,088 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Why is this not news in my country? (Argentina ) Не верь, не бойся, не проси Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,135 Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 Also covered by The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/25/british-birds-long-distance-feats-are-tracked-thanks-to-ring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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