On 8 Aug 2019, at 16:20, Colin Jackson colin.jackson@arocha.org [kenyabirdsnet] <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I don't believe the details of the race were checked at the time, Brian 
- but I am pretty certain it would be the migratory natalensis - same as 
we have in Watamu. (does the resident race occur on the coast?? not sure 
it does - though Don would be able to tell us, I'm sure...)

C

On 08/08/2019 14:13, Brian Finch wrote:
> That's an interesting incident Colin, do we know what race? Nothing
> will ever beat the Belgians that pulled that Marsh Warbler out of a
> net at Ngulia with a ring on it, put there by themselves in Belgium
> earlier in the season though!
> Best for now
> Brian
>
> On 8/8/19, Colin Jackson colin.jackson@arocha.org [kenyabirdsnet]
> <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>> ....and, whilst not a long-distance recovery, there was an African Pygmy
>> Kingfisher that was ringed during work on the Kayas on south coast in
>> c.1994 by Waiyaki of Ornithology Dept that he then controlled himself in
>> a different Kaya c.40kms away. Not sure if that ever was reported to the
>> Scheme, Graeme? Quite probably not. Hopefully as we get to digitising
>> the ringing data, this will come to light - and others like it.
>> Actually, if I remember right, Waiyaki didn't realise it was a control
>> when he caught the ringed bird and it was only when schedules were being
>> written up much later than it was realised it had been ringed in a
>> different forest patch!. I forget the details of actual dates and which
>> kayas were involved - someone at Ornithology could probably hunt them down.
>>
>> Colin
>>
>> On 08/08/2019 09:28, Graeme Charles Backhurst graeme.backhurst@gmail.com
>> [kenyabirdsnet] wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> There are three ringing recoveries of Afrotropical kingfishers that I
>>> know of affecting East Africa.
>>>
>>> Two Grey-headed, both ringed in Ethiopia by the late John Ash; one
>>> (ringed 16 Oct 1970, 7°36N) was caught by a ringer at Masogo near
>>> Kisumu, Kenya on 19 Nov 1976; the other (ringed 4 Oct 1974, 11°34N)
>>> was found dead at Zombo near Mombasa, Kenya on 1 Mar 1975.
>>>
>>> A Pied Kingfisher ringed in Ethiopia, 8°N, 21 Jul 1970 was caught at
>>> Lake Kyogo, Uganda, in Nov 1971.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Graeme
>>>
>>>
>> --
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>> Colin Jackson
>> A Rocha Kenya
>> e: colin.jackson@arocha.org
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>>
>>
> .
>
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