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List of longevity records in Britain & Ireland

The records listed below are for longevity records (yy.mm.dd) reported as BTO ring recoveries up to the end of 2006 (to see the longevity list of birds ringed in Europe on the EURING website click here - and for North America click here)

The symbols and conventions used are listed below:

Age when ringed: is given according to the EURING code. The figures do not represent years. Interpretation is as follows:

1 pullus (nestling or chick)
2 fully grown, year of hatching quite unknown
3 hatched during calendar year of ringing
3J hatched during calendar year of ringing, still partly or completely in juvenile body plumage
4 hatched before calendar year of ringing, but exact year unknown
5 hatched during previous calendar year
6 hatched before previous calendar year, but exact year unknown
7 definitely hatched two calendar years before ringing
8 hatched more than two calendar years before year of ringing
9 definitely hatched three years before ringing
10 hatched more than three calendar years before year of ringing
12 hatched more than four calendar years before year of ringing

Sex: M = male, F = female. When individuals are sexed on finding, this is indicated by ‘=M’ or ‘=F’

Condition at recovery:

X found dead
XF found freshly dead or dying
XL found dead (not recent)
+ shot or intentionally killed by man
+F shot or intentionally killed by man - fresh
+L shot or intentionally killed by man - not recent
SR sick or injured, released with ring
S sick or injured - not known to have been released
A alive and probably healthy - fate unknown
AC alive and probably healthy - now captive
V alive and probably healthy, caught and released but not by a ringer
N alive and probably healthy, caught and released but not by a ringer - nesting
VV alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the field but not by ringer
NN alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the field but not by ringer - nesting
R caught and released by ringer
B caught and released by ringer - nesting
RR alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the field by ringer
BB alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in the field by ringer - nesting
// condition on finding wholly unknown


Date of recovery: When the date of recovery is not accurate c. (circa) is inserted before the date. When the date of recovery is unknown the date of the letter or the post-mark is given in brackets.

Confidential sites: When either the site of ringing or of finding is confidential the co-ordinates given are not accurate.

Incomplete ring numbers: Where a full ring number is not known, the missing digits are indicated_.

Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata     22.10.14
1121168   1 09.08.1978 Hoy: 58°50'N 3°19'W (Orkney)
  B 23.06.2001 Rievie Hill, Hoy: 58°51'N 3°20'W (Orkney) 2 km NNW
 
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis     06.00.23
EK94870   4 11.01.1989 Ynyslas, near Borth: 52°30'N 4° 4'W (Dyfed)
  R 03.02.1995 Ynyslas, near Borth: 52°30'N 4° 4'W (Dyfed) 0 km Local
         
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus     11.10.05
AJ16070   4 26.04.1966 Abberton 51°48'N 0°48'E (Essex)
  XF 03.03.1978 Theddlethorpe 53°24'N 0°12'E (Lincolnshire) 182 km NNW
         
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus     01.00.18
FB12760
  4 11.09.2001 Loch Ashie, Inverness: 57°22'N 4°18'W (Highland Region)
    VV 13.06.2006 Site Confidential, near Inverness: 57°20'N 4°23'W (Highland Region) 7 km SW
         
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis     40.10.16
352227   8M 18.07.1951 Eynhallow: 59° 8'N 3° 7'W (Orkney)
  B 03.06.1992 Eynhallow: 59° 8'N 3° 7'W (Orkney) 0 km Local
         
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus     49.11.05
AT14414   2 17.07.1953 Copeland Island: 54°41'N 5°31'W (County Down)
EJ14240   R 22.06.2003 Copeland Island: 54°41'N 5°31'W (County Down)
         
Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus     31.11.09
649064   4 08.08.1962 Foula: 60° 7'N 2° 4'W (Shetland)
  R 17.07.1994 Nolsoy: 61°58'N 6°37'W Faeroes 320 km NW
 
Leach’s Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa     29.11.5
BX04521   4 27.6.1972 North Rona: 59° 7'N 5°50'W (Western Isles)
  R 01.06.2002 North Rona: 59° 7'N 5°50'W (Western Isles) 0 km Local
 
Gannet Morus bassanus     37.04.16
1010527   1 15.07.1961 Bass Rock: 56° 4'N 2°39'W (Lothian Region)
  XF 01.12.1998 Herston Head, South Ronaldsay: 58°48'N 3° 0'W (Orkney) 304 km N
         
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo     c. 23.06.28
M5650   1 18.06.1968 Mochrum: 54°47'N 4°33'W (Dumfries & Galloway)
  X c.15.01.1992 Bartins Bay, Lough Neagh: 54°31'N 6°20'W (Antrim) 118 km WSW
         
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis     c. 30.06.24
102115   1 12.07.1927 Treshnish Isles: 56°30'N 6°25'W (Strathclyde)
  +F c.05.02.1958 Erisay,Sound Of Harris: 57°46'N 7° 6'W (Western Isles) 147 km NNW
         
Bittern Botaurus stellaris     04.03.06
514360   4 03.01.1968 Sizewell 52°12'N 1°36'E (Suffolk)
  X 09.04.1972 near Walberswick 52°18'N 1°36'E (Suffolk) 11 km N

       
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
   
02.01.11
GA21412   1 30.05.2004
Whitson Court: 51°33'N 2°55'W (Gwent)
    W 11.07.2006
Millbrook: 50°21'N 4°12'W (Cornwall) 161 km SW
         
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea     23.09.02
1090038   1 25.05.1979 near Formby: 53°34'N 3° 5'W (Merseyside)
  X 27.02.2003 Downholland: 53°34'N 3°2'W (Lancashire) 3 km E
         
Mute Swan Cygnus olor     26.09.08
Z40808
  6F 03.08.1978 Mid Loch Ollay, South Uist: 57°15'N 7°22'W (Western Isles)
  X c.25.05.2005 Loch Bi, South Uist: 57°22'N 7°22'W (Western Isles) 13 km N
 
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus     20.03.09
Z20874   8F 20.11.1968 Slimbridge: 51°44'N 2°25'W (Gloucestershire)
    RR 01.03.1989 Bitter, Hagenow: 53°10'N 11°3'E (Schwerin) Germany 926 km E
         
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus     23.03.07
Z43025   8M 17.01.1980 Caerlaverock: 54°58'N 3°29'W (Dumfries & Galloway)
  XF 24.04.2003 Lautir, Reykjadalur: 65° 43'N 17° 22'W (Sudur-Thingeyjar) Iceland 1413 km NNW
         
Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
    02.01.12
1390724   4F 10.03.2004 North Slob: 52°21'N 6°25'W (Wexford)
    RR 22.04.2006  
         
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus     c. 38.07.07
1007952   6 29.10.1959 Dunning: 56°18'N 3°35'W (Tayside)
  X c. 05.06.1998 Gladhouse Reservoir: 55°46'N 3° 8'W (Lothian Region) 66 km SSE
         
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons     18.09.22
1193309   3M 27.11.1985 North Slob: 52°21'N 6°25'W (Wexford)
  +F 18.09.2004 Stora-Hildisey, Austur Landeyjar: 63°37'N 20°15'W (Rangarvalla) Iceland 1490 km NNW
         
Greylag Goose Anser anser     18.08.02
5020971   5F 08.02.1966 Isle Of Bute, Firth Of Clyde: 55°50'N 5° 5'W (Strathclyde)
  +F 10.10.1984 Stapi, Lytingsstadahr, Skagafjordur: 65°27'N 19°18'W Iceland 1316 km NW
         
Canada Goose Branta canadensis     27.04.29
5084137   1 12. 7.1979 Colwick Country Park: 52°57'N 1° 5'W(Nottinghamshire)
  XF 11.12.2006 Colwick Country Park: 52°57'N 1° 6'W (Nottinghamshire)2 km W
         
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis     c. 26.11.11
1061347   4F 4.10.1977 Caerlaverock: 54°58'N 3°26'W (Dumfries & Galloway)
  XF c. 15.9.2004 Caerlaverock: 54°58'N 3°31'W (Dumfries & Galloway) 6km W
         
Brent Goose Branta bernicla     28.02.12
GP86044   5F 23.02.1973 Anew Don: 51°38'N 0°46'E (Essex)
  +F 05.05.2001 Vilgovskoe O/Kh, Prionezhskiy District: 61°48'N 32°50'E (Karelia) U.S.S.R. 2245 km ENE
         
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus     03.09.16
1092792   4F 9. 7.2002 Walton-on-Thames: 51°23'N 0°26'W (Surrey)
  N 25. 4.2006 Shepperton Marina: 51°23'N 0°26'W(Surrey) 0 Local
         
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna     c. 24.08.24
GM96505   1 22.07.1968 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeen: 57°19'N 2° 1'W (Grampian Region)
  X c. 15. 4.1993 Betweeen Peterhead, & Fraserburgh: 57°37'N 1°49'W (Grampian Region) 35 km NNE
         
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata     10.04.25
FA00079   X 15.01.1989 Slimbridge: 51°44'N 2°24'W (Gloucestershire)
  X 09.06.1999 Slimbridge: 51°44'N 2°24'W (Gloucestershire) 0 km Local
         
Wigeon Anas penelope     c. 34.07.00
AT71365   3M 15.02.1962 Abberton Reservoir: 51°49'N 0°51'E (Essex)
  +F c. 15. 9.1996 Pionerskiy, Sovetskiy District: 61°18'N 62°48'E (Khanty-Mansi) U.S.S.R. 3913 km ENE
         
Gadwall Anas strepera     c. 21.03.29
AT83971   4M 17.07.1965 Abberton, Colchester: 51°49'N 0°50'E (Essex)
  +F c. 15.11.1986 Voyennes: 49°46'N 2°59'E (Somme) France 273 km SE
         
Teal Anas crecca     18.00.20
EF22759   3F 02.10.1970 Abberton, Colchester: 51°49'N 0°50'E (Essex)
  +F 22.10.1988 Hyde Marsh: 51°38'N 0°40'E (Essex) 23 km SSW
         
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos     20.05.17
GM24822   3F 08.09.1965 Peakirk, Peterborough: 52°39'N 0°13'W (Cambridgeshire)
  V 25.02.1986 Steeple: 51°42'N 0°47'E (Essex) 126 km SSE
         
Pintail Anas acuta     15.11.20
FS02578   3 24.09.1970 Nacton, Ipswich: 52° 1'N 1°15'E (Suffolk)
  X 13.09.1986 Volkhovsky: 59°55'N 32°28'E (Leningrad) U.S.S.R. 2123 km ENE
         
Garganey Anas querquedula     c. 14.06.15
EC74458   3F 30.07.1967 Abberton, Colchester: 51°49'N 0°50'E (Essex)
  +F c. 14. 02.1982 Lac Niangaye, Niger Inundation Zone: 15°50'N 3° 5'W Mali 4013 km S
         
Shoveler Anas clypeata     13.07.08
935572   4M 22.09.1953 Leathern Bottle near Dursley: 51°42'N 2°24'W (Gloucestershire)
  +F 30.04.1967 Pashskly Perevoz: 60°30'N 32°54'E (Leningrad) U.S.S.R. 2385 km ENE
         
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina     07.06.25
940448   4M 02.06.1958 Abberton, Colchester: 51°49'N 0°50'E (Essex)
  V 27.12.1965 Tunbridge Wells: 51° 8'N 0°16'E (Kent) 85 km SSW
         
Pochard Aythya ferina     c. 22.00.10
GK61258   4F 05.09.1977 Abberton Reservoir, near Colchester: 51°49'N 0°50'E (Essex)
  +F c. 15. 9.1999 near Zhelyavski Canal, near Izmail: 45°21'N 28°51'E (Odessa) U.S.S.R. 2177 km ESE
         
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula     22.00.01
FR39497   3F 11.09.1982 Deeping St James: 52°40'N 0°17'W (Lincolnshire)
  +F 12.09.2004 Lake Uzuk-Kul, Salavatskiy District: 56°15'N 54°37'E (Bashkir) U.S.S.R 3565 km E
         
Scaup Aythya marila     08.04.30
AJ26447   5M 07.01.1963 Newburgh: 57°18'N 2° 0'W (Grampian Region)
  +F 06.06.1971 Nadym: 65°36'N 72°48'E (Yamal-Nenets) U.S.S.R. 4051 km ENE
         
Eider Somateria mollissima     35.06.26
942932   4M 06.10.1958 Ythan Estuary, Newburgh: 57°19'n 2° 0'W (Grampian Region)
  X 02.05.1994 Ythan Estuary, Newburgh: 57°19'N 2° 0'W (Grampian Region) 0 km Local
         
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis     20.00.04
SS68635   4M 21.10.1967 Fair Isle: 59°32'N 1°37'W (Fair Isle)
  +F 25.10.1987 Jamalinlahti, Lieksa: 63°20'N 29°54'E (Kuopio) Finland 1724 km ENE
         
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra     07.01.29
GM79351   4F 03.07.1970 Lower Lough Erne: 54°30'N 7°48'W (Fermanagh)
  +F 01.09.1977 Lower Lough Erne: 54°30'N 7°48'W (Fermanagh) 0 km Local
         
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula     11.00.09
AT99903   6F 18.05.1986 near Boat Of Garten: 57°15'N 3°44'W (Highland Region)
  B 27.05.1997 Loch Mallachie: 57°14'N 3°43'W (Highland Region) 2 km SSE
         
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator     12.00.15
GH49477   6M 05.08.1989 Holy Island: 55°39'N 1°50'W (Northumberland)
  XF 20.08.2001 Pattijokisuu, Pattijoki: 64°42'N 24°31'E (Oulu) Finland 1761 km NE
         
Goosander Mergus merganser     09.06.28
HW37685   1M 21.07.1974 Bellingburn: 55°12'N 2°29'W (Northumberland)
  +F 18.02.1984 Yair, Upper Tweed: 55°35'N 2°52'W (Border Region) 49 km NNW
         
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis     10.08.20
GF21295   6M 16.05.1993 Abberton Reservoir, near Colchester: 51°48'N 0°48'E (Essex)
  XF 05.02.2004 Abberton Reservoir, near Colchester: 51°48'N 0°50'E (Essex) 2km E
         
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus     06.00.19
GN18656   1 24. 7.2000
52°36'W 2°44'W (Shropshire)
  B=F 12. 8.2006 Site Confidential, Cardiff Area: 51°31'N 3°9'W (Glamorgan) 124 km SSW
         
Red Kite Milvus milvus     20.01.15
HW83376
  1 25.06.1985 Site Confidential Central Wales area: 52°17'N 3°38'W (Powys)
  XF 09.08.2005 Devil's Bridge: 52°22'N 3°51'W (Dyfed) 18 km WNW
         
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla     03.03.07
ZZ0974   1 04.07.2001 Site Confidential, Isle of Skye: 57°12'N 6°8'W (Highland Region)
  VV 11.02.2005 Longa Island, Loch Gairloch: 57°44'N 5°49'W (Highland Region) 63 km NNE
         
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus     03.09.14
FC54497   1 03.07.1991 Snettisham: 52°53'N 0°27'E (Norfolk)
  X 17.04.1995 Pierrefiques, near Le Havre: 49°41'N 0°14'E (Seine-Maritime) France 356 km S
         
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus     c. 15.09.02
FS95528   1F 30.06.1974 Stenness: 58°57'N 3°12'W (Orkney)
  X c. 01. 04.1990 Links, Birsay Bay: 59° 7'N 3°20'W (Orkney) 20 km NNW
         
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus     07.11.10
334176   1 03.07.1950 Chagford, Dartmoor: 50°39'N 3°48'W (Devon)
  +F 13.06.1958 Ploudaniel: 48°33'N 4°19'W (Finistere) France 236 km S
         
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis     15.11.29
HW94793   1 11.06.1984 Hesleyside, near Bellingham: 55° 8'N 2°18'W (Northumberland)
  XF 09.06.2000 Exact Location Unknown, Cheviot Hills: 55°21'N 2°29'W (Northumberland) 27 km NNW
         
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus     17.01.11
EF80696   1F 28.07.1982 Mitchell Dever: 51° 8'N 1°15'W (Hampshire)
  XF 08.09.1999 Pennington, Lymington: 50°45'N 1°34'W (Hampshire) 48 km SSW
         
Buzzard Buteo buteo     24.3.28
HW73421
  1 23.06.1980 Kilchrist Castle, Kintyre: 55° 25'N 5°39'W (Strathclyde)
  X 28.01.2005 near Loch Ken: 55° 13'N 4°38'W (Strathclyde) 69km ESE
         
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos     15.10.11
ZZ0051   1 20.06.1984 Site Confidential, Isle Of Mull: 0° 0'N 0° 0'E (Strathclyde)
  XF 01.05.2000 Samhnan Insir, Isle Of Rhum: 57° 3'N 6°19'W (Highland Region) 66 km NNW
 
Osprey Pandion haliaetus     20.11.00
G7096
  1 30.07.1984 Nethybridge area: 57°15'N 3°39'W (Highland Region)
  V 30.06.2005 Loch Fithie, Forfar: 56°39'N 2° 51'W (Tayside) 83 km SE
         
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus     c. 15.11.01
EN90689   1 24.06.1987 Duddington: 52°35'N 0°33'W (Northants)
  X c. 25.05.2003 Luffenham, Rutland: 52°37'N 0°38'W (Leics & Rutland) 7 km NW
         
Merlin Falco columbarius     12.08.17
EB28714   1 29.06.1976 Rannoch: 56°40'N 4°21'W (Tayside)
  XF 18.03.1989 St Neots, Huntingdon: 52°13'N 0°15'W (Cambridgeshire) 561 km SSE
         
Hobby Falco subbuteo     11.11.15
EK04489   1 22.08.1983 Frimley: 51°19'N 0°42'W (Surrey)
  XF 06.08.1995 Merrist Wood: 51°16'N 0°37'W (Surrey) 8 km SE
         
Peregrine Falco peregrinus     17.02.01
GJ90420   1M 05.06.1984 Grasmere: 54°27'N 3° 2'W (Cumbria)
  SR 06.08.2001 Morecambe: 54° 4'N 2°52'W (Lancashire) 44 km SSE
         
Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus     02.10.11
25181   2F 09.12.1911 Pitchroy: 57°25'N 3°22'W (Grampian Region)
  +F 20.10.1914 Pluscarden: 57°36'N 3°26'W (Grampian Region) 21 km N
         
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix     03.09.18
3037877   3F 19.11.1958 Milton, Tarfside: 56°55'N 2°51'W (Tayside)
  +F 06.09.1962 Glen Tanar, Aboyne: 57° 3'N 2°52'W (Grampian Region) 15 km N
         
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus     03.06.08
5142185   3M 25.10.1992 Abernethy Forest: 57°13'N 3°39'W (Highland Region)
  X 03.05.1996 Abernethy Forest: 57°13'N 3°38'W (Highland Region) 1 km Local
         
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix     05.02.13
FS45771   3 15.08.1973 Breedon on the Hill 52°48'N 1°24'W (Derbyshire)
  +F 28.10.1978 Breedon on the Hill 52°48'N 1°24'W (Derbyshire) 0 km Local
         
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus     02.01.01
AD4304   2M 23.12.1966 Gibraltar Point, Skegness: 53° 6'N 0°19'W (Lincolnshire)
    +F 24.01.1969 near Wainfleet all Saints: 53°6'N 0° 12'W (Lincolnshire) 13 km W
 
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus     01.05.25
FA57823   2F 22.12.1992 Mayday Farm, Thetford Forest: 52°25'N 0°38'E (Suffolk)
  X 16.06.1994 Mayday Farm, Thetford Forest: 52°25'N 0°38'E (Suffolk) 0 km Local
         
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus     08.09.30
DA56290   3 18.08.1987 Westbere: 51°18'N 1° 9'E (Kent)
  XF 17.06.1996 Hales Place, near Canterbury: 51°17'N 1° 4'E (Kent) 6 km WSW
         
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana     02.00.26
DB70355   4M 26.05.2000 Insh: 57°5'N 3°58'W (Highland)
  X 21.06.2002 Cuaig, Kenmore, Strathcarron: 57°32'N 5°51'W (Highland Region) 124 km WNW
         
Corncrake Crex crex     01.11.20
ET12532   4M 27.05.1996 Balephuil, Tiree: 56°27'N 6°55'W (Strathclyde)
  X 17.05.1998 Balephuil Area, Tiree: 56°27'N 6°56'W (Strathclyde) 1 km Local
         
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus     c. 11.03.20
AN6280   2 26.09.1951 Wallingford: 51°37'N 1° 8'W (Oxfordshire)
  +F c. 15.01.1963 Wallingford: 51°37'N 1° 8'W (Oxfordshire) 0 km Local
         
Coot Fulica atra     c. 15.03.13
AJ48676   4 02.03.1963 Crimand: 57°36'N 1°54'W (Aberdeen)
  X c. 15.06.1978 near Alloa: 56° 6'N 3°48'W (Central Region) 203 km SW
         
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus     36.02.06
SS76382   5 29.06.1968 Snettisham: 52°51'N 0°27'E (Norfolk)
FA07537   R 04.09.2004 Wainfleet Marsh: 53°5'N 0°18'E (Lincs) 28km NNW
         
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta     16.01.19
ED52654   1 06.06.1971 Minsmere: 52°14'N 1°37'E (Suffolk)
  RR 25.07.1987 Minsmere: 52°14'N 1°37'E (Suffolk) 0 km Local
         
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus     17.10.21
ED41923   1 04.07.1976 Site Confidential: 51°20'N 1°30'W (Hampshire)
  XF 25.05.1994 Between Euston & Rushford: 52°23'N 0°48'E (Suffolk) 196 km NE
         
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius     06.08.14
BV51675   3 31.07.1977 Rye Meads, Hoddesdon: 51°47'N 0° 0'E (Hertfordshire)
  R 14.04.1984 Kempton Park: 51°25'N 0°23'W (Surrey) 49 km SSW
         
Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula     19.08.19
BV85945   4 31.08.1980 Heacham: 52°53'N 0°28'E (Norfolk)
  RR=F 20.05.2000 Snettisham Coastal Park: 52°52'N 0°26'E (Norfolk) 3 km SW
         
Dotterel Charadrius morinellus     10.10.01
XR45242   4M 25.06.1987 Glas Madl: 56°50'N 3°20'W (Tayside)
  XF 26.04.1998 Sidi Bennour, Laachibate: 32°39'N 8°26'W Morocco 2715 km S
         
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria     12.00.29
2072773   4 15.01.1966 near Galgate: 54° 0'N 2°48'W (South Lancashire)
  XF 13.02.1978 near Galgate: 54° 0'N 2°48'W (South Lancashire) 0 km Local
         
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola     23.06.25
DS08723   6 20.07.1974 Harty, Sheppey: 51°21'N 0° 54'E (Kent)
  XF 14.02.1998 Harty, Sheppey: 51°21'N 0° 54'E (Kent) 0 km Local
         
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus     21.01.15
DS30355   1 24.05.1966 Skokholm Island: 51°42'N 5°16'W (Dyfed)
  X 09.07.1987 Skokholm Island: 51°42'N 5°16'W (Dyfed) 0 km Local
         
Knot Calidris canutus     27.03.29
CE25745
  3 21.10.1978 Brora: 58°0'N 3°52'E (Highland)
  VV 07.03.2005 Dijk THV Vuurtoren, Den Helder: 52° 58'N 4°44'E (Noord-Holland) Netherlands 778 km SE
         
Sanderling Calidris alba     17.07.03
BB52147   4 18.07.1970 Snettisham: 52°51'N 0°27'E (Norfolk)
  R 21.02.1988 Heacham South: 52°53'N 0°27'E (Norfolk) 4 km N
         
Little Stint Calidris minuta     03.11.27
KR8--   4 27.09.1952 Abberton: 51°49'N 0°50'E (Essex)
  +F 23.09.1956 Mouchao Da Povoa, Lisbon: 38°50'N 9° 5'W (Estremadura) Portugal 1635 km SSW
         
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea     12.11.24
NB15296   4 18.08.1977 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire)
  R 11.08.1990 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire) 0 km Local
         
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima     13.11.00
CV58657   4M 18.09.1969 Isle Of May: 56°11'N 2°33'W (Fife Region)
  R 18.08.1983 Isle Of May: 56°11'N 2°33'W (Fife Region) 0 km Local
         
Dunlin Calidris alpina     18.08.16
BX31762   3 02.09.1973 North Wootton, Kings Lynn: 52°49'N 0°26'E (Norfolk)
  R 18.05.1992 Battlehill, Annan: 54°58'N 3°14'W (Dumfries & Galloway) 339 km NW
         
Ruff Philomachus pugnax     09.00.25
CC91720   4F 16.07.1977 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth,: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire)
  +F 10.08.1986 La Grande Briere: 47°22'N 2°15'W (Loire-Atlantique) France 395 km SSW
         
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus     09.04.17
BV13930   4 15.03.1972 Denton: 53°27'N 2° 7'W (Greater Manchester)
  X 01.08.1981 near Hyde: 53°27'N 2° 3'W (Greater Manchester) 4 km E
         
Snipe Gallinago gallinago     c. 16.00.19
XC34292   2F 17.08.1977 Walcot, Wellington: 52°42'N 2°35'W (Shropshire)
  +F c. 05.09.1993 Tver, Prislon: 56°52'N 35°55'E (Kalinin) U.S.S.R. 2507 km E
         
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola     15.05.12
R4516   1 20.07.1921 Ellary, Achahoish: 55°55'N 5°37'W (Strathclyde)
  +F 01.01.1937 Carse,Tarbert: 55°48'N 5°37'W (Strathclyde) 13 km S
         
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa     23.03.21
EF90838   3 24.10.1977 Butley, River Orford: 52° 6'N 1°30'E (Suffolk)
  VV 14.02.2001 Fen Drayton: 52°18'N 0° 3'W (Cambridgeshire) 108 km WNW
         
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica     32.00.18
DS66532
  4 03.08.1973 Friskney New Marsh: 53°4'N 0°13'E (Lincs)
  R 21.08.2005 Wainfleet Marsh: 53°5'N 0°17'E (Lincs) 5 km ENE
         
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus     16.01.20
EH49697   1 18.06.1979 Eshaness: 60°29'N 1°36'W (Shetland)
  + 07.08.1995 L'estuaire De L'arne, near Ouistreham: 49°17'N 0°15'W (Calvados) France 1247 km S
 
Curlew Numenius arquata     31.05.25
FS40887   2 17.11.1974 Point of Ayr: 53° 21'N 3°19'W (Clwyd)
  RR=M 12. 5.2006 Alte Piccardie: 52° 0'E (Weser-Ems) West Germany 697 km E
         
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus     07.05.16
DR28508   5 27.07.1975 Terrington Marsh, King's Lynn: 52°48'N 0°18'E (Norfolk)
  +F 12.01.1983 El Jadida Province: 33°16'N 8°30'W Morocco 2282 km SSW
         
Redshank Tringa totanus     19.10.28
DR10814   4 22.11.1975 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire)
  R 20.10.1995 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire) 0 km Local
         
Greenshank Tringa nebularia     16.00.03
DR70162   4 26.09.1985 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire)
  R 29.09.2001 Farlington Marsh, Portsmouth: 50°50'N 1° 2'W (Hampshire) 0 km Local
         
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus     11.02.29
CR63312   2 26.10.1969 Littlebrook Power Station, Dartford: 51°27'N 0°13'E (Kent)
  R 24.01.1981 Swanscombe Marsh: 51°27'N 0°18'E (Kent) 6 km E
         
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola     07.11.18
BV48951   3 23.08.1974 near Aughinish Island, Shannon Estuary: 52°37'N 9° 3'W (Limerick)
  R 10.08.1982 Doel: 51°19'N 4°16'E (Oost-Vlaanderen) Belgium 923 km E
         
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos     12.11.29
NV54164
  1 21.06.1992 Ladybower Reservoir: 53°22'N 1°43'W (Derbyshire)
  RR 19.06.2005 Ladybower Reservoir: 53°22'N 1°42'W (Derbyshire) 3km SSE
 
Turnstone Arenaria interpres     20.00.03
XS56243   4 29.11.1986 Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy: 53°19'N 3°45'W (Clwyd)
    R 02.12.2006 Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy: 53°19'N 3°45'W (Clwyd)