Below is a list of birds which were ringed in Tipperary and recovered elsewhere, or vice versa. It gives an idea of the origins of some of our migrants and the distances they travel. It also sheds some light on, the life spans of some of our resident birds and the cause of death in some cases.
Whooper Swan
ZZ6446 Adult Male 28-01-2009 Martin Mere: 53°37'N 2°53'W (Lancashire)
Dead (wild mammal) 23-11-2011 Fort William: 52°23'N 7°41'W (Tipperary) 349km WSW 2y 9m 26d
Cormorant
5245750 Nestling 25-05-2010 Little Saltee Island: 52°8'N 6°35'W (Wexford)
Sick (natural causes) 14-02-2011 Seskin: 52°22'N 7°34'W (Tipperary) 72km WNW 0y 8m 20d
Black-headed Gull
Nestling 18-06-2005 Breidabolstadir, Alftanes, Kjosar: 64°7'N 22°1'W Iceland
575640 Freshly dead 01-07-2012 Dromineer: 52°55'N 8°16'W (Tipperary) 1,474km SSE 7y 0m 13d
Kestrel
NOS Nestling 30-06-2010 Grunnforsgnollen, Trysil: 61°18'N 12°49'E (Hedmark) Norway
5181381 Freshly dead 23-10-2010 Kiltinan, Fethard: 52°26'N 7°39'W (Tipperary) 1,581km SW 0y 3m 23d
Barn Owl
GR40073 Nestling Male 08-07-2011 Camp Box: c. 52°13'N 9°56'W (Kerry)
Freshly dead (hit by car) 10-08-2011 Sandymount: c. 52°47'N 7°52'W (Tipperary) 154km ENE 0y 1m 2d
GR40059 Nestling Male 05-07-2011 Site Confidential, near Coolbaun: c. 52°57'N 8°14'W (Tipperary)
Dead (hit by car) 20-02-2012 Birdhill: 52°45'N 8°26'W (Tipperary) 26km SSW 0y 7m 15d
GR08989 Nestling Male 16-07-2010 Cahermee: 52°13'N 8°38'W (Cork)
Freshly dead (hit wires) 06-04-2011 Cahernahallia: 52°34'N 8°13'W (Tipperary) 50km NE 0y 8m 21d
Starling
LIK First-year 11-08-2003 Ventes Ragas, Silute: 55°21'N 21°13'E Lithuania
KV06949 Freshly dead (shot) (15-03-2010) Site Confidential (Tipperary) 1,935km W 6y 7m 4d
Sedge Warbler
V344350 First-year 09-08-2007 near Thurles: c. 52°38'N 7°51'W (Tipperary)
Caught by ringer 02-09-2007 Saint-Vigor-D'ymonville: 49°29'N 0°21'E (Seine-Maritime) France 671km ESE 0y 0m 24d
L297395 Juvenile 22-07-2011 near Thurles: c. 52°38'N 7°51'W (Tipperary)
Caught by ringer 09-08-2011 Reserve de Briere Sud, Saint-Joachim: 47°23'N 2°12'W (Loire-Atlantique) France 709km SE 0y 0m 18d
Goldfinch
L297239 Second-year Female 14-05-2011 near Thurles: c. 52°38'N 7°51'W (Tipperary)
Caught by ringer 10-03-2012 Tingry: 50°37'N 1°43'E (Pas-de-Calais) France 697km ESE 0y 9m 25d
Brambling
SVS Full-grown Female 19-04-2009 Ostra Ringstad, Frykeruds: 59°36'N 13°9'E (Varmland) Sweden
1EB93341 Caught by ringer 15-02-2011 Ballygambon: 52°26'N 7°42'W (Tipperary) 1,517km WSW 1y 9m 27d
Ringed Coal Tit