Friday, April 2, 2010
Ruddy Turnstones
I posted about these birds a couple of times last year after I saw Ruddy Turnstones at Inskip Point. The first one I saw had been flagged at Flinders Island by the VWSG. There is some very interesting work being done down that way tracking these birds on their migration by using geolocators. The first report has just been released and it makes for fascinating reading. I won't repeat the details apart from the fact that "four birds flew nonstop 7,600 km. from Flinders to Taiwan in just over six days". Amazing! The authors of the report say that their research is to be published in the April edition of the International Wader Study Group Bulletin.
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No stop at 50 - 55 kmph all the way to Taiwan and then on to Siberia. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteHi Mosura, amazing speeds and distances for such a little bird! Plus its pretty fantastic that they now have a way to collect this data.
ReplyDeleteHi Mick. Thanks for posting this update on the Turnstone migration tracking. The report maks very interesting reading...astonishing distances travelled in such short periods. Have a good Easter weekend. Cheers Frank.
ReplyDeleteHi Frank, It would be interesting to know if the Turnstones that you mentioned seeing also travel similar distances. Plus I wonder if anyone is studying similar for this population of birds. A good week-end to you too! With especially lot of interesting birds!
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