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Lesser Whitethroat recovery

Yesterday (April 15th) we had a very interesting recovery, as one of the few Lesser Whitethroats ringed at Revtangen was controlled by ringers in Antalya, Turkey! The bird was ringed as a 3 cy+ male at Revtangen BO on May 1st 2020. Lesser Whitethroats are scarce at Revtangen, and we normally trap 10-20 individuals in a year.


This Lesser Whitethroat was ringed on April 29th 2020, two days before the bird now controlled in Turkey.

Recoveries of Norwegian Lesser Whitethroats in the Middle East. The red dot is the Revtangen-bird from April 15th 2021.

Lesser Whitethroat recovery