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

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