Mike Pope sent me an e-mail the other day
with a couple of photographs attached of an Indian (Clamorous) Reed Warbler
taken by Mohammed Khorshed
in the early morning of 8 September at Jahra Pools Reserve in Kuwait and asked
if I had any idea whose ring it was and where this bird may have been ringed?
The photos showed only part of the ring but it was enough to identify the bird.
The photograph showed the first line of the ring ended in CD, the second line
with DH and the number with 693. This
was enough to prove it was one of my rings as I ring with NCWCD, RIYADH rings
and the number only fitted one bird with ring number B000693. Indian Reed
Warblers are not thought to migrate far and just do small local movements but
this is the second one I have either ringed or re-trapped that have moved
countries with this bird travelling over 300 kilometres. The first moved from
Qatar to Bahrain with the second from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait – see details
below
Indian (Clamorous) Reed Warbler
Ring Number: B000693 (NCWCD, RIYADH)
Ringing date: 29 May 2015
Ringing Place: Sabkhat Al Fasl, Jubail, Saudi Arabia
(Co-ords: 27.06651N, 49.51233E)
Age: Adult (breeding female)
Ringer: Jem Babbington
Finding date: 8 September 2015
Finding Place: Jahra Pools Reserve, Kuwait (Co-ords:
29 21'37.24 N, 47 41'26.03 E)
Finding Condition: Alive (photographed)
Duration: 103 days
Distance: 311 km
Direction: 324 deg (NW)
Finder: Mohammed Khorshed
Indian (Clamorous)
Reed Warbler
Ring Number: VR88323
Ringing date:
22-November-2008
Ringing Place: Al Khor,
Qatar, Bahrain & Qatar (Co-ords: 25deg 47min N 51deg 18min E)
Age: 1st Year
Ringer: K. Thornton &
W. Jones - Rye Bay Ringing Group
Finding date: 18-May-2012
Finding Place: Alba
Marsh, Bahrain, Bahrain & Qatar (Co-ords: 26deg 5min N 50deg 37min E)
Finding Condition: Alive
(breeding female)
Duration: 1273 days
Distance: 76 km
Direction: 297deg (WNW)
Finder: Dr Brendan
Kavanagh
These ringing results
show that at least some Indian Reed Warblers move some distance and ties in
with my ringing details where I have ringed over 120 Indian Reed Warblers, in
my small ringing area, with only 22 re-traps indicating a passage of birds
through my ringing site. The ringing details here show something little known and indicates the value to ringing for knowledge gain and is the first
recovery of one of my ringed birds in Kuwait. The fact the Mohammed noticed the
bird had a ring and was able to get at least part of the ring number allowed a
tracing of the record shows the value of taking good photographs of birds. I
would like to thank Mike Pope for passing on the details of this record to me
and Mohammed Khorshed for very kindly allowing me to use
his excellent photos on my website.
