Acknowledgements: Spécial thanks to the following ringers/ringing groups who supplied information upon which the bulk of this report is based; Dr. Graham Austin, Sid Batty, Rex Beecroft, Blackburn & Moores, Stephen Browne, Peter Catchpole, Malcolm Cavanagh, Dingle Bird Club, Rob Duncan, John Glazebrook, Tony Harris, Peter Hayman, Ron Hoblyn, Sir Anthony Hurrell, Lackford Ringing Group, Landguard Bird Observatory, Market Weston Ringing Group, Alan Miller, Newton & Wright Ringing Group, Adrian Parr, Ian Peters, Ron Pomroy, Roy Thatcher, Andrew Thompson, Brian Thompson, Glen Tyler, Cliff Waller, Lyn Webb and Rodney West. We should also like to thank the British Trust for Ornithology and the Régional County Recorders for forwarding information from their fdes and to the many nonringers who have supplied recovery détails. References: Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. (eds.), 1994. The Birds ofthe Western Palearctic, Vol.IX. Oxford University Press Lack, P.C., 1986. The Atlas ofWintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. Poyser, Calton. Toms, M.P. & Clark, J.A. (1998) Bird Ringing in Britain and Ireland in 1996. Ringing & Migration, 19,95-168. Toms, M.P., Clark, J.A. & Balmer, D.E. (1999) Bird Ringing in Britain and Ireland in 1997. Ringing & Migration, 19, 215-255. Sir Anthony Hurrell, Lapwings, Dunwich, Suffolk IP17 3DR Mike Marsh, 5 Ennerdale Close, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 9SS
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