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photo by Stuart Piner, Myerscough Quarry, Lancs
This project was initiated to study the expanding Little Ringed Plover population in the gravel pits associated with the middle section of the River Ure. To individually identify birds, the BTO gave permission for colour rings to be used. The value of colour ringing is demonstrated by several sightings in 2000 from Shropshire, Norfolk and South Yorkshire. Also a southerly migrating bird was identified in the Gironde, France in 2000.
| Year | Adults | Pulli | Controls | Re-sightings |
| Ringed | Ringed | |||
| Pre-1997 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1999 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 14 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 187 | 12 | 34 |
Control = Birds trapped or seen at a different breeding location .
Re-Sighting = Birds sighted or caught on previous years breeding site .
Colour rings . Pulli have two colour rings to identify the site. Adults have four colour rings to identify site and individual. If any pulli are caught as breeding adult in the future then two more colour rings will be added to identify the bird individually.
If you see any colour ringed Little Ringed Plovers then please send your sightings with details of location, date and colour ring combinations to
Steve@worwood.entadsl.com