Robins' long flight to Malta

A robin, ringed in Russia and weighing just a few grams, travelled over 2,200 kilometres to spend the winter in Malta. The bird was caught by Birdlife Malta ringers taking part in international ringing studies.

Another robin from the Czech Republic flew over 1,100 kilometres to Malta, where a large number of robins spend the winter months.

After getting in touch with the Czech ringing association, Birdlife found that the Czech bird was ringed 27 days before it was caught, while the robin from Russia was ringed 42 days before. After all the scientific data was taken, the birds were released.

For more information call Birdlife Malta campaigns coordinator Geoffrey Saliba on 2134 7644/5 or 7905 9501, or e-mail geoffrey.saliba@birdlifemalta.org, www.birdlifemalta.org