Arrived: 2009-10-25

 

Hei Mikael

Takk for svar. Det var hyggelig å høre fra deg. Vi håper å kunne starte med flaggmerking av fjæreplytt også i Longyearbyen fra neste år, samt så prøver vi også å få til en til to sesonger tilSørkappøya. Vi må få finansieringen på plass først. Du hører fra oss, hvis det blir muligheter for at du kan delta. Vedlagt finner du data på noen fremmedkontroller av fjæreplytt gjort på

Svalbard i år.

Mvh, Georg

 

Arrived: 2010-01-23

 

Hei Mikael!

vegne av Longyearbyen Feltbiologiske forening er jeg oppfordret til å få satt en sluttstrek for tre observasjoner av fjæreplytt på Svalbard i 2009 som vi ennå ikke har fått orden på. Jeg regner med at det er dine fugler allesammen. Jeg ber om at raskt svar blir sendt meg, slik at Ringmärkningscentralen i Stockholm kan få beskjed (via Stavanger). Georg Bangjord har tidligere sendt observasjonene til deg. Jeg ber om snarlig svar, slik at opplysningene kan oversendes til Stockholm. I første rekke ønskes ringnummer på fuglene, da går resten av seg selv.

Mvh, Kjell Mork Soot

 

Fugl 1: Observert og fotografert i Longyearbyen 25.09 2009 og 30.09.2009 (foto): Høgre tarsus: to gule fargeringer. Venstre fot metall over mørkblå.

 

Purple Sandpiper, Bykaia, Adventfjorden, Svalbard 2009-09-30. Photo: Arild R. Espelien

 

Ring no.

Right

Left

Site

Date

Ringer/finder

Age

Wing

Bill

Head

Weight

Conditions

Comments

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Nidingen

2008-11-10

Andreas Eriksson

10

136

35.5

61.6

79.8

Ringed

Got metal ring and colour-rings

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Nidingen

2009-03-09

Mikael Hake

20

135

35.6

61.9

68.1

Controlled

New DB-ring

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Nidingen

2009-03-27

Uno Unger

20

134

35.0

61.3

67.6

Controlled

 

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Nidingen

2009-03-28

Uno Unger

20

134

35.3

61.3

69.2

Controlled

 

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Nidingen

2009-04-20

Anders Melin

20

134

35.5

62.2

75.2

Controlled

 

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Longyearbyen

2009-09-25

G. Bangjord, A.R. Espelien

 

 

 

 

 

Seen

 

4567246

Yellow/Yellow

Metal/Dark Blue

Longyearbyen

2009-09-30

G. Bangjord, A.R. Espelien

 

 

 

 

 

Seen

Photo (see above)

 

Fugl 2: Observert 05.10.2009 på Sørkappøya: Høgre tarsus: lilla over lysgrønn. Venstre tarsus: lilla over metall.

 

Ring no.

Right

Left

Site

Date

Ringer/finder

Age

Wing

Bill

Head

Weight

Conditions

Comments

4538321

Lilac/Light Green

Lilac/Metal

Nidingen

2007-05-23

Uno Unger

20

134

32.6

58.7

80.7

Ringed

Got metal ring and colour-rings

4538321

Lilac/Light Green

Lilac/Metal

Sørkappøya

2009-10-05

A.R. Espelien

 

 

 

 

 

Seen

 

 

Fugl 3: Observert 06.10.2009 på Sørkappøya: Høgre tarsus: metall over mørkblå. Venstre tarsus: lilla over oransje (also controlled at Sørkappøya 2009-09-15).

 

Ring no.

Right

Left

Site

Date

Ringer/finder

Age

Wing

Bill

Head

Weight

Conditions

Comments

4567284

Metal/Dark Blue

Lilac/Orange

Nidingen

2008-11-20

Andreas Eriksson

2+

133

32.8

58.0

66.8

Ringed

Got metal ring and colour-rings

4567284

Metal/Dark Blue

Lilac/Orange

Nidingen

2008-11-27

Andreas Eriksson

2+

132

32.3

58.0

65.5

Controlled

 

4567284

Metal/Dark Blue

Lilac/Orange

Sørkappøya

2009-09-15

O. Nordseien

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled

Got OR flag (CNL) on right tibia

4567284

Metal/Dark Blue

Lilac/Orange

Sørkappøya

2009-10-06

G. Bangjord

 

 

 

 

 

Seen

 

 

Bird 4: Controlled at Sørkappøya 2009-09-19: Light Blue above Metal (right tarsus) – Lilac above Lilac (left tarsus).

 

Ring no.

Right

Left

Site

Date

Ringer/finder

Age

Wing

Bill

Head

Weight

Conditions

Comments

4339757

Dark Blue (tibia)/Metal

Red/Light Blue

Nidingen

1993-03-18

Uno Unger

20

130

27.2

53.1

66.0

Ringed

Got metal ring and colour-rings

4339757

Dark Blue (tibia)/Metal

Red/Light Blue

Nidingen

1999-05-01

Mikael Hake

3+

133

27.4

53.6

67.0

Controlled

New MR: 4342491

4342491

Dark Blue (tibia)/Metal

Red/Light Blue

Nidingen

1999-05-12

Tommy Järås

3+

132

27.2

53.5

79.0

Controlled

 

4342491

Dark Blue (tibia)/Metal

Red/Light Blue

Nidingen

2009-04-18

Anders Melin

3+

132

28.8

53.9

62.9

Controlled

New MR and CR: 4567360 and Lb/Me Li/Li

4567360

Light Blue/Metal

Lilac/Lilac

Nidingen

2009-11-14

Uno Unger

 

 

 

 

 

Seen

Or flag on right tibia (CK)???

 

Seen almost yearly at Nidingen since the ringing. Seems to be a regular winterer. This bird will soon be 18 years old!


Answer sent: 2010-03-12 and 2010-03-19

 

Hej Kjell,

Sorry it took some time to answer your mail regarding the Purps seen on Svalbard 2009. However, I here provide some information about the birds.

 

1. Yellow above Yellow (right tarsus) - Metal above Dark Blue (left tarsus), seen at Longyearbyen, Svalbard 25 & 30 September 2009:

Ringnumber: 4567246 (Riksmuseum Stockholm)

Ringing site: Isle of Nidingen (57 deg. 18 min. N, 11 deg. 54 min. E), off the Swedish west coast

Ringing date: 2008-11-10

Ringed by: Andreas Eriksson

Age: Juvenile (born in 2008)

Wing: 135 mm, Bill: 35.6 mm, Head: 61.9 mm, Weight: 79.8 g.

The bird was controlled at Nidingen 9, 27 and 28 March and also 20 April 2009. This observation is very interesting, as this bird has got a bill-length which exceeds the range of the Svalbard breeders. Such long-billed birds occur, however, in NE Canada. Perhaps this is a bird on stopover? Only the bird knows...

 

2. Lilac above Light Green (right tarsus) - Lilac above Metal (left tarsus), seen on Sörkappöya, Svalbard 5 October 2009:

Ringnumber: 4538321 (Riksmuseum Stockholm)

Ringing site: Isle of Nidingen (57 deg. 18 min. N, 11 deg. 54 min. E), off the Swedish west coast

Ringing date: 2007-05-23

Ringed by: Uno Unger

Age: Second year (born in 2006)

Wing: 134 mm, Bill: 32.6 mm, Head: 58.7 mm, Weight: 80.7 g.

The bird has not been seen on the island since the ringing.

 

3. Metal above Dark Blue (right tarsus) - Lilac above Orange (left tarsus), seen on Sörkappöya, Svalbard 6 October 2009:

Ringnumber: 4567284 (Riksmuseum Stockholm)

Ringing site: Isle of Nidingen (57 deg. 18 min. N, 11 deg. 54 min. E), off the Swedish west coast

Ringing date: 2008-11-20

Ringed by: Andreas Eriksson

Age: Second year or older (born in 2007 or earlier)

Wing: 132 mm, Bill: 32.3 mm, Head: 58.0 mm, Weight: 66.8 g.

The bird was controlled at Nidingen 27 November 2008 and 11 May 2009. It was also seen on the island 22 March 2009.

 

If you need any additional information, please let me know.

 

All the best,

Mikael