International Updates

Here is the latest batch of ringing information on storm petrels that we ringed in Portugal in 2007 and have since been recaptured further north along the migration route. See also a previous posting for 6 other recaptures of stormies ringed during the 2007 field season.

CEMPA N03322. Ringed on the night of 23-24/05/2007 at Ponta da Alamadena, Algarve, Portugal. Recaptured at C. Touriñan, NW SPAIN on 29/06/2007.

CEMPA N03356. Ringed on the night of 01-02/06/2007 at Ponta da Almadena, Algarve, Portugal, when it weighed just 23.9g. Recaptured by Margaret & David Thorne & Denis White on the Isle of May, Firth of Forth, SCOTLAND, on the night of 06-07/08/2007, weighing 30.1g.

CEMPA N03496. Ringed on the night of 09-10/06/2007 at Ponta da Alamadena, Algarve, Portugal. Recaptured at C. Touriñan, NW SPAIN on 23/06/2007, then recaptured AGAIN at Ferrol, NW SPAIN on 04/07/2007.

CEMPA N03523. Ringed on the night of 09-10/06/2007 at Ponta da Alamadena, Algarve, Portugal. Recaptured at C. Touriñan, NW SPAIN on 23/06/2007.

CEMPA N03856. Ringed on the night of 16-17/06/2007 at Ponta da Alamadena, Algarve, Portugal. Recaptured at C. Touriñan, NW SPAIN on 25/07/2007.

CEMPA N03896. Ringed on the night of 17-18/06/2007 at Ponta da Almadena, Algarve, Portugal. Recaptured by Yann Kolbeinsson at the island of Elliðaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, South ICELAND on the night of 17-18/08/2007.

These details have all been submitted to the national ringing schemes in the normal way.

A Map of the Portuguese ringing site and the Spanish recapture sites, from Google Earth.