Updating dunlin resighthings

The dunlin colour-ringing program at the Tagus estuary is still ongoing, with a total number of 430 individually colour-marked birds since last year. From our last post on this issue, we had 2 new resightings, both from Scotland.
In 2009, BO-GfG, an adult male banded at Brito saltpans (Samouco, Alcochete) in late February, was captured by Hugh Insley at the Western Isles in May. The same bird was resighted at the Tagus estuary in August.
GfW-LY, an adult bird ringed at Vasa Sacos in April 2010, was resighted in May by David Jardine off the West Coast of Scotland.
Once more we want to acknowledge the birdwatchers that have been sending information on the whereabouts of "our" dunlins.