November stragglers have been known in Norfolk as late as the last day of the month. There are also reliable observations of birds remaining all winter, even on the moors. A female lingered in Hickling gardens for a month last year following discovery on February 10. It is interesting to read that after a two-day stopover by hundreds of ring ouzels in late September on the Isle of May, a single male rose high into the air giving a chuckling call before spiralling ever higher. The remainder of the flock followed suit and flew off, evidently continuing their migration.
Ring ouzels spend the winter in southern Spain and north-west Africa, mainly in the Atlas Mountains.