abstract
Bird-ringing activities at Gough island are summarized for the period December 1982 to October 1987. A total of 1�0 birds of seven species was ringed during the period. A total of 3 106 birds of 10 species has now been ringed at Gough Island since 1948 when ringing commenced. Only two birds have been recovered elsewhere during the review period. Wandering albatrosses breeding at Gough Island have a relatively restricted at-sea distribution.