Map showing the ringing site (A) and 
recovery site (B) of Wryneck number 
DH 83 264. 
These autumn records are interesting. Porter (1983) commented on the 
relative absence of Wrynecks in autumn 1966 at the Bosphorus, and 
Albrecht (1986) did not find any in autumn 1976 and 1977 (in contrast 
with spring) at Eregli, in the Black Sea Coastlands. On Cyprus, it is a 
common passage migrant in spring, but less common in autumn (Flint 
and Stewart 1983). The Turkish Bird Reports and Birds of Turkey series 
also give fewer records for autumn than for spring. One wonders if these 
figures reflect the real migration pattern of this species through the 
eastern Mediterranean. 
Our caught Wrjmecks, one first year and two fuUgrown birds, belonged 
to the nominate subspecies with unbroken dark bars on the throat. They 
possibly belonged to the Soviet population. The nominate race predomi- 
nantly migrates into Africa and winters south of the Sahara (Cramp 
1985). The recovered bird was in a very good migration condition when 
ringed on 2 October, with a flat score of 4 (Busse 1974). 
Acknowledgments 
I wish to thank Wouter Helmer, Uygar Ozesmi, Giirdogar Sarigiil, Naomi 
Stuiver and Ren6 Vos for taking part in this autumn survey of Lake Palas. Ren6 
Vos and C S Roselaar helped me out with subspecific identification, and R 
Schlenker, Vogelwarte Radolfzell, is thanked for providing rings. 
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