OTES 



RECOVERY OF MARKED STARLINGS. 



Since my last note on the recovery of Starlings marked at 

 Bradfield, Berkshire {Brit. Birds, VI., p. 13), twenty-five 

 captures have to be recorded. Only two of these occurred 

 abroad, or indeed more than five miles from the place where 

 they were ringed, viz. : — 



B.B. 31, marked on Jan. 16th, 1911. Was shot at 

 Oudkerk, Friesland, Netherlands, on Feb. 9th, 1914. 

 Reported by H. van Baerdt van Sminia. 

 B.B. 16196, marked on Jan. 29th, 1912. Was recovered 

 at Dorfe Flinkow, near Stolp, Pomerania, on March 8th, 

 1914. It had become entangled with another bird in 

 a nesting-box, and falling to the ground, was killed. 

 Reported by Mr. Stahl. 



The following records of birds recovered at or very near 

 the place where marked, add further evidence that some 

 Starlings are strictly resident : — 



B.B. 11419. Marked on Jan. 12th, 1911; caught and 



again released on Feb. 2nd, 1912 ; killed June 20th, 1912. 



B.B. 15798. Marked on Dec. 28th, 1911 ; killed Sept. 



1st, 1912. 



B.B. 15863. Marked Dec. 25th, 1911 ; caught and again 



released June 10th, 1913. 



B.B. 15725. Marked Dec. 28th, 1911 ; caught on its 



nest and again released May 28th, 1912. 



B.B. 15834. Marked Jan. 1st, 1912 ; caught and again 



released June 18th, 1913. 



It is probable that these were birds bred in the district. 



The following young birds in their first plumage, and 

 presumably from the very close neighbourhood, were caught 

 in the trap in June and July, and were recovered some months 

 after close by : — 



B.B. 14956. Marked June 19th, 1911. Shot middle 

 of Nov., 1913. 



B.B. 19835. Marked July 27th, 1912. Found dead 

 one mile away. May 20th, 1913. 



Besides these, two young birds marked in June, 1913, 

 were shot at the same place in the middle of November of 

 the same year. 



