Snow Bunting TL96116 was ringed at Glen Shee (Perth & Kinross NO1076) on 11 April 2013 and sighted in the Cairngorms on 19 May 2014 after 403 days.

Whooper Swan A10191 (yellow TAL) was ringed at Brusatjorn (ICELAND) on 12 June 2020 and sighted at Wester Calcots (NJ2464) on 10 April 2021, after 9 months 3 weeks. Knot yellow YKN was ringed at Kollafjordur (ICELAND) on 16 May 2014 and sighted in Findhorn Bay (NJ0462) on 17 February 2023, after 8 years 9 months. Knot 8X was ringed at Altcar (Merseyside) on 22 September 2017 and sighted at Findhorn Bay (NJ0462) on 18 & 19 January 2018, after 4 months.Sanderling B03513 was ringed at Asenko village (GHANA) on 30 October 2008 and sighted at Lossiemouth east beach on 14 July 2013. Sandwich Tern DD92434 was ringed on Inner Farne, Farne Islands (Northumberland) on 17 July 2013 and sighted at Findhorn on 21 August 2013. Shag green NAU (1495902) was ringed as a nestling on Isle of May (Fife NT6599) on 4 June 2021 and sighted at Burghead (NJ1069) on 4 October 2021, after 4 months. Kittiwake R/B/metal-G/B/B (FX28415) was ringed as a nestling at Pointe du Raz, Brittany (FRANCE) in 2020 and sighted on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 28 August 2021, after 1 year 1-2 months. Common Gull 2TVA (EY94185) was ringed at Tillypronie near Tarland (Aberdeenshire) on 28 June 2014 and sighted at Findhorn on 26 August 2014 after 59 days.

Firecrest EPT969 following ringing at Heysham on 14 September 2015 (Pete Marsh) [left] and subsequent recovery in Elgin on 7 January 2016 (Philip Wood) Brambling 20+, Fieldfare c.50, Redwing c.100 Bridgend (Lower Cabrach NJ374318 – in Rowans) Mark Keighley Sandwich Tern red UAK (DD83090) was ringed at Inner Farne, Farne Islands (Northumberland) on 12 July 2013 and sighted at Odiel Marshes, Andalucia (SPAIN) on 10 September 2015, at Inner Farne on 17 May 2017, at Playa del Muellito, Fuerteventura (SPAIN) on 28 February 2018, at Renesse, Verklikkerplaat (NETHERLANDS) on 6 May 2019, at Port Seton (Lothian) on 27 July 2020 and on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 2 September 2020, after 7 years 1 month. Sandwich Tern DE52625 (EZK) was ringed at the Ythan estuary (Aberdeenshire NK0025) on 13 June 2013 and sighted at Aveiro (PORTUGAL) on 18 April 2014 and again at the Ythan estuary on 19 June 2017 and again on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 25 August 2017, after 4 years 2 months. Knot PLU was ringed at Brenna, Porsanger (NORWAY) on 26 May 2013 and sighted at Findhorn Bay (NJ0462) on 18 January 2018, after 4 years 7 months.

Knot orange EVT (SR23803) was ringed at Ainsdale (Merseyside) on 27 July 2020 and sighted in Findhorn Bay (NJ0462) on 23 November 2020, after 3 months 3 weeks. Sandwich Tern white USF (DT36013) was ringed on Inner Farne (Farne Islands) on 2 July 2016 and sighted on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 15 August 2016, at De Slufter, Texel (NETHERLANDS) on 21 July 2018, at Rhyl (Wales) on 18 June 2020 and on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 5 August 2020, after 4 years 1 month. Sandwich Tern DD44586 (ETA) was ringed at the Ythan estuary (Aberdeenshire NK0025) on 9 September 2010 and sighted on Inner Farne (Northumberland) on 27 July 2013, at Coquet Island (Northumberland) on 2 May 2016 and again on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 27 August 2017, after 6 years 9 months.

Greenshank NR/YY was ringed in Chichester harbour (Sussex SU7504) on 8 September 2013 and seen in Sussex or Hampshire in each subsequent winter. It was last seen in Chichester harbour at 16:00 on 30 March 2017 and was then sighted in Findhorn Bay (NJ0461) at 15:05 on 31 March 2017, after 1 day. Greylag Goose‘orange AZU’ was ringed at Dell of Killyhuntly, near Kingussie (Highland NH7800) on 22 March 2012 and sighted at Moyness (NH9553) on 21 November 2015 after 3 years 8 months. Osprey blue 235 (1414254) was ringed in Easter Ross on 5 July 2020 and sighted at the Lossie estuary (NJ2469) on 18 May 2022, after 1 year 10 months.Sandwich Tern blue KNT was ringed as a breeding adult at Scolt Head (Norfolk) on 28 May 2019 and sighted on Findhorn beach (NJ0364) on 30 August 2019, after 3 months.

Knot 285, Bar-tailed Godwit 21, Redshank 40+, Turnstone 100+, Red-breasted Merganser 1, Red-throated Diver 1, Stonechat 5 Burghead-Cummington Gordon BiggsKaren Cunningham is the RSPB’s Senior Conservation Officer for north-east Scotland and Shetland; she’ll be telling us about the return of Cranes to the north-east, and describing a typical breeding year, from arrival to departure. How is landscape scale conservation on lowland raised bogs benefitting the Cranes and other wetland species? Thursday 11 January Sandwich Tern DE35900 was ringed at the Ythan estuary (Aberdeenshire) on 17 August 2010, sighted at Beacon Lagoon (Yorkshire) on 22 July 2012 and at Findhorn 21 August 2013.