(1) 1RWYB. Chongming Island, Yangtze River, China, 30 March 2006. Zhang Kejia and coworkers. Captured, photographed and released. Banded 22 October 2004 as an adult male, Avon-Heathcote Estuary, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand.
(2) 4YWBB. Jeju Island, South Korea, 1 April 2006. Kan Chang-wan and Kim Eun-mee. Seen and photographed. Banded 2 February 2006 as an adult male (418 g, so already putting on weight), Manawatu Estuary, North Island, New Zealand. Seen there by Ian Saville on 4 and 17 March 2006, so maximum travel time of 15 days.
(3) 2WBBY. Gan-no-su, Wajiro tidal flat, Fukuoka, Japan, 2 April 2006. Kouji Takenaka. Seen and photographed in flock of 15 birds also including a New Zealand-flagged bird. Banded 17 November 2004 as an adult female, Firth of Thames, North Island, New Zealand. Last seen in NZ on 22 March 2006, giving a maximum travel time of 11 days from NZ to Japan.
(4) 4YWWW. Mangyeung River (Saemangeum), South Korea, 3 April 2006. Phil Battley, Nial Moores, John Geale. Banded 2 February 2006 as an adult, sex unclear on measurements, Manawatu Estuary, North Island, New Zealand. Recorted as a male in the field in Korea.
(5) 2YRRW. Keum River, South Korea, 3 April 2006. Phil Battley, Nial Moores, John Geale, Kevin & Kelly White. Banded 21 September 2004 as an adult female at the Firth of Thames, very light (264 g). Subsequently seen in the Bay of Plenty in NZ so had probably stopped short of its destination to refuel.
(6) Possibly 2WYBY. Keum River, South Korea, 3 April 2006. Phil Battley, Nial Moores, John Geale, Kevin & Kelly White. Combination not confirmed.
(7) 2YRRW. Keum River, South Korea, 4 April 2006. Phil Battley, Nial Moores, John Geale, Kevin & Kelly White. Same bird as on 3 April.
(8) 2YBYY. Keum River, South Korea, 4 April 2006. Phil Battley, Nial Moores, John Geale, Kevin & Kelly White. Banded as an adult female, 5 October 2004, Firth of Thames, New Zealand. Last seen Firth of Thames 24 March 2006, giving a maximum travel time of 11 days.
(9) 3YYWB. Dongjin River, Saemangeum, South Korea, 5 April 2006. Phil Battley, Nial Moores, John Geale, Kevin & Kelly White. Banded as a juvenile male on 13 December 2004 in Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand. This makes it just two years old and already migrating, probably the first time this has been documented in eastern Bar-tailed Godwits.
(10) 3WWWY. Namdang-ri, Hongsung, South Korea, 5 April 2006. Kim Shin-hwan. Seen and photographed. Banded on 16 November 2005 as an adult female, Tasman Bay, South Island, New Zealand.
(11) 3WWWY. Gung-ri, Hongsung, South Korea, 7 April 2006. Ahn Jung-hun and Jo Jung-jang. Same bird as above.
(12) YY??. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 7 April 2006. Ahn Jung-hun. Photographed at distance; could be 2YYYB, seen on 9 April. Banded Firth of Thames, New Zealand, February-March 2004 if YY is correct.
(13) 2WW??. Abhae Island, Shinan, South Korea, 7 April 2006. Go Kyeng-nam. One of seven males banded 18 and 19 October 2004, Firth of Thames, New Zealand.
(14) 2RWRR. Abhae Island, Shinan, South Korea, 8 April 2006. Seen and photographed. Banded 22 October 2005 as an adult male, Firth of Thames, North Island. Last seen 25 March 2006 in the Firth of Thames, giving maximum travel time of 13 days.
(15) 2RBRY. Abhae Island, Shinan, South Korea, 8 April 2006. Seen and photographed. Female, first caught in the Firth of Thames, New Zealand, aged 2 in February 2000; caught again on 12 January 2005; caught again and colour-banded on 22 October 2005. This bird was colour-banded one bird after 2RWRR! Last seen 22 March 2006 in the Firth of Thames, giving maximum travel time of 16 days.
(16) 4YYYB. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 9 April 2006. Jo Jung-jang. Seen and photographed. Banded as an adult male, 31 January 2006, Manawatu Estuary, North Island, New Zealand. Seen there on 4, 16, 17 and 21 March by Ian Saville.
(17) 2YWW?. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 9 April 2006. Jo Jung-jang. Seen and photographed. Could be 2YWWB, from the Firth of Thames, seen at Hongsung in a similar plumage in 2004 and 2005.
(18) 4YYYB. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 12 April 2006. Kim Hyun-tae, Park Min-chul.
(19) 2YWWB. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 12 April 2006. Kim Hyun-tae, Park Min-chul. Banded as an adult male, Firth of Thames, 11 March 2004. In 2004, last seen NZ on 26 March; then seen Ersari, Hongsung, on 15, 19 and 30 April. In 2005, last seen NZ on 28 March; then seen Ersari, Hongsung, on 13 April. In 2006, last seen 25 March, when it was giving premigratory calls one hour before 95 birds left on migration; then seen Ersari, Hongsung, on 12 April! This is an amazingly consistent bird in when it migrates and where it goes. NB: this could have been seen on 9 April (record 17).
(20) 1WWWY. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 13 April 2006. Kim Hyun-tae, Lee Shon-joo. Banded as an adult male, Tasman Bay, South Island, 15 December 2004.
(21) 2YBYB. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 13 April 2006. Kim Hyun-tae, Lee Shon-joo. Banded as an immature female (age 2 or 3), Firth of Thames, North Island, 5 October 2004. In 2005, last seen Firth of Thames on 25 March, then seen Ersari, Hongsung, on 7 April. In 2006, last seen Firth of Thames 20 March. This is another repeat visitor to the same place in Korea.
(22) 2YBYB. Ersari, Hongsung, South Korea, 14 April 2006. Kim Hyun-tae.
(23) 2YWWY. Daemoi, Janghang, Sochon, South Korea, 15 April 2006. Nial Moores and team. Flag not seen at the time, but 1YWWY was seen in New Zealand on 18 April, making 2YWWY the only possibility. A male banded as an adult at the Firth of Thames, North Island, on 11 March 2004.
(24) ??WY??. Daemoi, Janghang, Sochon, South Korea, 15 April 2006. Kim Hyun-tae. Leg unclear, but different to 23 above.
(25) 2RWWR. Yalu Jiang, China, 15 April 2006. Adrian Riegen and Miranda Naturalists’ Trust team. An adult male banded at the Firth of Thames on 22 October 2005 (previously caught there in October 2004).
(26) ??YY??. Yalu Jiang, China, 15 April 2006. Adrian Riegen and Miranda Naturalists’ Trust team. Just a leg seen – no more details.
(27) ??BB??. Yalu Jiang, China, 15 April 2006. Adrian Riegen and Miranda Naturalists’ Trust team. Just a leg seen – no more details.
(28) 2YYYW. Yalu Jiang, China, 18 April 2006. Adrian Riegen and Miranda Naturalists’ Trust team. An adult female banded on 26 February 2004 at the Firth of Thames. This was the second bird colour-banded as part of this project.
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