Starling

Short abstract from the book:
Starling is a common resident breeder in the Faroes, with estimated population of 25,000 pairs. The Faroese subspecies S. v. faeroensis is larger than the nominate form. 4,497 starlings have been ringed throughout the Faroes, the majority on Nólsoy (2,950). Most were ringed in June and September, and 15% of the birds were ringed as chicks and 56% as first-year birds. There are 216 recoveries of starling ringed in the Faroes, with a single recovery abroad. There is limited dispersal, 87% of the recoveries are from the same island as where the birds were ringed. The longest dispersal within the Faroes is 42 km: a bird ringed on Nólsoy and recovered in Eiði, Eysturoy. A bird ringed as an adult on 9 February 1969 in Tórshavn was found dead 28 February 1973 in North Shields, England, 837 km SSE of the ringing site. Two birds ringed abroad have been recovered in the Faroes, one from southern Norway and one from southern Sweden. The latter was recovered onboard a ship SE of Sumba, Suðuroy approximately five months after ringing.

Read more about the species in the chapter from The Faroese Bird Migration Atlas here