Ringing sites of Willow grouse
(n=)Recovery sites of Willow grouse
(n=)Facts
Birds ringed| Birds ringed | | 23 |
| Ringed as chicks | | 1 (4,3%) |
Recoveries| No. of recoveries | | 3 |
| No. of individuals | | 3 |
| Proportion recovered | | 13,0% |
Willow grouse has been introduced on several occasions with hunting in mind. Icelandic ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) was introduced in 1880 in Tórshavn and in 1890 ptarmigan was brought from Greenland. Scottish grouse (L. l. scoticus) was introduced for the first time in 1896. In 1973-74, 40 Norwegian willow grouse and 38 Scottish grouse were introduced. All grouse are assumed extinct from the Faroes. 23 willow grouse have been ringed in the Faroes, between 1973 and 1974. 22 of the birds were ringed in Tórshavn, and one in Runavík, Eysturoy. All were ringed in July-August. There are 3 recoveries, all in the Faroes. The ring of one willow grouse ringed as an adult on 25 July 1973 Runavík, Eysturoy was found on 17 August 1973 on the ringing site. One bird ringed as a chick on 26 August 1974 in Tórshavn was controlled on 9 June 1976 on the ringing site. The only recovery away from the ringing site was a young bird ringed on 26 June 1974 in Tórshavn and found dead on 10 May 1975 in Sandvíkar, near Kaldbaksfjørður, 4 km NNW of the ringing site.
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