The two Tufted Duck wearing nasal saddles at East India Dock Basin on May 1st, have been traced to Portugal, around 1375 kilometres from the patch! Both birds were saddled at São Jacinto Dunes Nature Reserve, Portugal; the male on December 16th 2007 and the female on January 14th 2011. Both birds were noted in the São Jacinto area until February 28th this year and were then refound in France at the Reserve de la Graude Noé, Val de Reuil, Normandie, where they remained from March 26th to April 8th. The next sighting, of the male only, was at East India Dock Basin on April 17th and again on April 27th. Unfortunately no details of the saddle could be made out so it was not until the female turned up on May 1st that a positive identification could be made. The above photographs were taken in Portugal and I am grateful to David Rodrigues for giving me permission to reproduce them here. Anyone who may be interested in the work being done in Portugal can find out more here: http://www.pt-ducks.com below are the details for both birds:
Male, saddle: U1 red: ring number: L68769, juvenile male (euring code 3)
marked at São Jacinto Dunes NR, Portugal on 16/12/2007 and seen locally until 3/3/2008
returned on 29/12/2008 and seen locally until 22/2/2009
returned on 5/12/2009 and seen locally until 8/3/2010
returned on 14/1/2011 and seen locally until 28/2/2011
Female, saddle: 1 red: ring number: LV1732, juvenile female (euring code 5)
marked at São Jacinto Dunes NR, Portugal on 14/1/2011 and seen locally until 28/2/2011
both birds were then seen at Reserve de la Graude, Noé, Val de Reuil, Normandie, France from 26/3/2011 to 8/4/2011, about 1232 kilometres from Säo Jacinto before the male turned up at East India Dock Basin on 17/4/2011 followed by the female on 1/5/2011, about 1375 Kilometres from São Jacinto.
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