We have been giving permission to colour-ring Meadow Pipits on their Migration by the BTO.
Over 500 Meadow Pipits have been Colour-ringed this year from August 07 until October 07.
So far we have had sightings from
Photo courtesy of Clive Ashton taken at Carsington Water
Date
|
Location sighted or recaptured
|
Distance traveled
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7 October 2007
|
Cant Clought Wind Farm, Lancashire
|
24 Miles
|
8 October 2007
|
Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast
|
190 Miles
|
21 October 2007
|
Rookery Clay Pits, Stewarby, Bedfordshire
|
143 Miles
|
27 October 2007
|
Carsington Water, Derbyshire
|
66 Miles
|
Meadow Pipit colour ring scheme 2008
2008 colours are as follows
Left leg Green upper = year 2008
Left leg lower = Pink = Site = Kex Gill
Date
|
Meadow Pipits Colour Ringed
|
22/08/2008
|
44
|
30/08 2008
|
54
|
08/09/2008
|
118
|
12/09/2008
|
72
|
14/09/2008
|
100
|
20/09/2008
|
154
|
Total
|
542
|
Adult Meadow Pipit Wing
Dark centers to all Greater Coverts & Medium Coverts
with buff edges to all
Tail Shape
Adult Bird Tail Rounded
Juvenile Tail Pointed
Whafedale
|
Calderdale
|
Total
|
|
2009
|
264
|
382
|
646
|
2008
|
542
|
187
|
729
|
2007
|
500
|
500
|
Meadow Pipits
No colour ringing took place in 2009