Väikeluik, Bewick’s Swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Eile kohatud väikeluikedest võis kahel linnul märgata kaelas sinist rõngast.
Pildistasin neid ekstra, et rõngal olev kood oleks hästi loetav.
Täna saabus ka informatsioon: üks lindudest on rõngastatud 1994 aastal (!) ning
vanust seega enam kui 15 aastat! Ei oleks uskunud :)
Teine lind on rõnga kaela saanud 1996 aastal. Kumbki lindudest on rõngastatud Venemaal.
Selle aja jooksul on nende kohta laekunud 852 vaatlust. Ühte lindudest on varemgi Eestis kohatud,
Saaremaal, 1999 aasta aprillis. Talvitumas käiakse nii Hollandi, Suurbritannia,
kui ka Saksamaa märgaladel ning pesitsetakse Uuralist lääne pool tundraaladel kuni Valge mereni.

10 Responses to “Väikeluik, Bewick’s Swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii”

1. Kätlin says:

   October 14, 2008 at 11:23

   päris huvitav.

2. Maili says:

   October 14, 2008 at 16:04

   uskumatu!:)

3. Janno says:

   October 14, 2008 at 16:57

   Olen samuti väikeluiki hiilinud, kuid nad on ju veel aremad kui laululuiged! :( Pildile sain vaid väikesed valged täpid :DDD

4. Stefan says:

   October 14, 2008 at 18:42

   Could you translate that to English? Thanks!Stefan

5. Nanou says:

   October 14, 2008 at 20:18

   I’am also very curious about the story behind. Anyway the birds and the forest are magic.

6. Remo says:

   October 15, 2008 at 17:39

   Two of the Bewick’s swans I met the other day wore blue neckrings. It turned out that one of them was already ringed in 1994, so its already over 15 years old! The other swan got its ring in 1996. Both swans got their rings in Russia. During this period there has been 852 sightings. One bird has been spotted in Estonia before, in 1999 in Saaremaaa. They have spent their winters in the wetlands of the Neatherland, Great Brittain and Germany.

7. Stefan says:

   October 15, 2008 at 19:07

   Thanks for translating! So perhaps I have seen one of them already here in Germany. ;-)Is there a database or something to look up where these birds already have been spotted or how do you know?Greetings from Saksamaa(?)Stefan

8. free credit report says:

   October 16, 2008 at 17:22

   I am sure this will interest lot of folks

9. Nanou says:

   October 18, 2008 at 12:37

   Thanks Remo. I hope to see some of them one’s in Holland …

10. Anonymous says:

    October 20, 2008 at 16:40

    thanks for both the pictures and teh details. amazing