Return from the Netherlands

I've received very good news from Michal Kizielewicz about C77 Coot. It's again at Rusalka Lake in Szczecin and is preparing to breeding season.

Thanks to Michal for info.

fot. Michal Kizielewicz

Short-term movement of C77 Coot

Just received great news about white C77 Coot (Fulica atra), which i captured on Kacprowicza Park, Szczecin on December 2011. It has been there since the 30.01.2012 and 8 days later moved to the De Wijde Blik Lake near Amsterdam, Netherlands (643 km from ringing place). Thanks to Chris Meewis for information and nice pictures.

fot. Chris Meewis
fot. Chris Meewis

Coots fly back home

Polish project of CR Coots (Fulica atra) satisfyied our expectations. Personally i have marked just 21 birds since autumn 2009 and quick got a few long distance recoveries.

Now Coots (Fulica atra) which were banded in the autumn and winter flying back to breeding areas. The best example is the bird C66. It was ringed in the late winter near seasite in Swinoujscie. Today got the information from Christer Herremo that this bird was observed in Karsklona (Sweden).

Swinoujscie [Poland], February 2010

fot. Marcin Sowa

fot. Marcin Sowa

fot. Marcin Sowa

Karsklona [Sweden], April 2010





Thanks Christer Herremo to info.

The coot C60 in Netherlands

We've recived next information about the coot with white neckband C60. On the 1st of January 2010 was in Germany (Bremen) and after 26 days was observed in Netherlands (Groningen). Nearly 300 km in 26 days it isn't long way but if you look at the map, you can easily see that the whole way is a stright line.

Thanks Rob Koelman, Klaas van Dijk and Ana Buren to report.


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fot. Rob Koelman

fot. Rob Koelman

more photos of the C60

Next Coot (Fulica atra) found in Germany

Next coot from the West Pomerania (Poland) was observed in Germany, exactly in Dresden. We are very glad becouse of the Interrex nackbands using in the project and them high read efficiency. Just several coots were banding in the West Pomerania and results as you can see are amaizing = 3 long distance recoveries.

fot. Hendrik Trapp - Coot (Fulica atra) with white nacband C57, Dresden [Germany]

Coots migration, [ringed in West Pomerania only]

Thanks Hendrik Trapp to report

Our coot in Bremen! [Germany]

Just 2 months passed since i have ringed the coot (Fulica atra) with C60 neckband in Szczecin. On the 31th of December 2009 and the 1st of January 2010 the bird was observed in Bremen. It's nearly 400 km from the ringign place.

Results in the north-west Poland are amazing! Actually just 10 colourringed coots give us 1 long distance message.

Thanks Kai Dallmann to report.

fot. Marcin Sowa - the C60 durning ringing, Szczecin [Poland]


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fot. Kai Dallmann - Bremen-Burgdamm, Ihletal [Germany].

fot. Kai Dallmann - Bremen-Burgdamm, Ihletal [Germany].

fot. Kai Dallmann - Bremen-Burgdamm, Ihletal [Germany].

Next Polish coot in Germany!

Yesterday the coot with white neckband C05 was observed in Bochum (Germany). Lukasz Borek ringed this bird on the 26th of September 2009 on Miedwie lake. The distance is 348 mile - actually it is the longest movement of polish colourringed coot. Thanks Reinhard Vohwinkel to report.

fot. Reinhard Vohwinkel

fot. Reinhard Vohwinkel

Too warm to catching coots

There is presently quite warm in Poland. More than 10°C in november it's pretty much for polish conditions. Last weekend Łukasz tried to catch coots at Nowogardzkie lake. It's great place to catch them. We always ring there at least 3/day using bread & hands or fishing line. Unlucky this time coots weren't hungry. Birds were swimming on the middle of the lake instead near coast. Łukasz hardly caught just 1. Hope soon will be a little bit colder :)

fot. Łukasz Borek - birds on Nowogardzkie lake

fot. Łukasz Borek - the coot with neckband C10 produced by Interrex

Coots banding

Last time we ringed some coots, this time in Szczecin. One in Kacprowicza park (only malards were there...just one coot on the lake) and the other on Kanał Zielony (Green canal).

fot. Marcin Sowa

fot. Marcin Sowa

Also our project has the first foreign recovery. The coot with white neckband E17 ringed in Chodziez was observed after week in Berlin (Tegeler lake).

See E17

First long-distance coot movement

We have first ever long-distance movement of colour banded coot. Today one with the white neckband E11 was observed in Dychow, lubuskie 170 km from the ringing place. The bird was ringed in Chodziez, 21 days earlier.

fot. Paweł Czechowski

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The Coot (Fulica atra) polish project!

First polish colour-ringed coots flew away on holidays 2009. The neckbands that we are using are white with black digits (exact information about project you can find here). At the moment have more than 50 ringed birds and going to catch several hundred durning winter. Coots are being colour-ringed (present) in 4 parts of Poland: zachodniopomorskie, wielkopolskie, lodzkie and slask.

fot. Marcin Sowa

fot. Marcin Sowa

fot. Marcin Sowa

fot. Marcin Sowa