It was much colder than it has been recently but my frozen fingers were worth it when I noticed a colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwit amongst the flock of waders which were roosting and feeding on the lagoon.
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As you can see, the bird had orange over green on the left leg and white over a yellow flag on the right.
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I contacted the guys in charge of the Icelandic Godwit colour-ringing project and was very impressed with the quick response from Tómas Gunnarsson, (less than 5 minutes!) who told me that the bird had been ringed in Iceland. A follow up email from Pete Potts confirmed that it had been ringed in north Iceland on 11th July 2012 near Langhus, SW of Siglufjordur.
This bird was one of a brood of at least two and here is a photo which Pete send me of both birds as they were being ringed.
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| Photo by Pete Potts |
Pete also sent me this photograph of where the birds were ringed. What a place! Is it any wonder Iceland is probably my favourite country in the world?!
Stunning.
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| Photo by Pete Potts |
You can find out more about colour-ringing Icelandic Godwits as part of Project Jadrakan by clicking the photo below:
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