Ninth annual report of the Japanese Bird-banding scheme, forst April 1969 to 31st March, 1970

Abstract

During the period covered by this report, April 1, 1969 to March 31, 1970, total of 27, 080 birds, 139 species were ringed at about 50 localities in 21 prefectures of Japan and Soutnern China Sea. The number of birds ringed and released is shown in Table 1. The names of principal ringing sites and cooperating ringers are shown respectively in Table 2 and Table 3. Recoveries of birds rinds ringed by our ringing team and its cooperators are totalled to 103 birds of 22 species, of which 17 individuals of 8 species were reported from foreign territories. Those recovered at or in close proximity to places where ringed, and less than 6 months after ringed, are not described here. Furthermore, those of Motacilla alba and Delichon urbica recovered at the ringing places, even in casa of more than one year after ringed, are also excluded. Recoveries of birds ringed by the ringing team of the Forestry Experiment Station, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry are mentioned in Appendix, but their ringing information arenot described in this bulletin. During this period, recoveries of 21 birds of 9 species ringed abroad were reported from the interior Japan. Among these, the specially interested are, one Anas acuta ringed in New Mexico, U. S. A. and one Gallinago hardwickii which were ringed at New South Wales, Australia.