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Recent content by Phil Belman

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    Jackdaw

    I'm guessing you might be in the north of England. If so, this is the likely project Crows | cr-birding and you can report your sighting to: [email protected] If you send a crop of the rings from your original full res image, that may help pin down the individual bird. More...
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    Swan BTO Ring numbers.

    Just talk to your friendly local swan ringer! We can assist rescuers over the phone if they need urgent info on where best to release a swan that is ringed and therefore has a history. But we always ask that these encounters are reported by the rescuer on www.ring.ac so that the information...
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    Ringed Sandpiper ID? - Chongqing, China

    Despite the very good pics, the address is hard to match with any scheme, especially as the lower line is partially obscured by wear (spiling) where the aluminium has peeled up over it. The ring looks typical for one manufactured by Mekaniska (used by many centres in continental Europe). I...
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    White-Crowned Sparrow - Southern California

    You can report it online here and you should get the original banding details back in due course. Do let the Forum know what you find out!: https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/index.cfm
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    Kentish Plover - Maharashtra India

    I've heard back from the IWSG co-ordinator and it seems likely that the contact to report sightings for this Bombay NHS project is [email protected]
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    Ruddy turnstone - Maharashtra, India

    I've heard back from the IWSG co-ordinator and it seems likely that the contact to report sightings for this Bombay NHS project is [email protected]
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    Kentish Plover - Maharashtra India

    In light of your previous post, this would appear to be from a local project. I've emailed the IWSG co-ordinator and will let you know if I hear anything back.
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    Ruddy turnstone - Maharashtra, India

    This doesn't correspond exactly with any scheme on the IWSG Colour-mark Online Database. The closest (but unlikely) match is a Canadian project which uses two white three character engraved flags on the left tibia, metal on right tibia, contact is: [email protected] Worth checking if they...
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    A German rung Mediterranean Gull on Southend Pier today.

    If not already, you can report the sighting on [email protected] or www.ring.ac
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    Banded vulture in Spain

    But have you reported the sighting? If not, please do so (with the pic) to [email protected] and they should be able to pin it down to an individual.
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    Ring Identification - Firth of Forth, Scotland

    Unfortunately, the images simply aren't clear enough and it can be really difficult to interpret highlighted areas. Nothing in these that I can see that eliminates a BTO size A2 ring put on upside down. Any chance of more pics or getting a local ringer to catch it?
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    London bird ringing groups?

    Billy, A number of Ringing Groups and many individual BTO ringers operate in Gr London and the London Natural History Society (LNHS) recording area. If not already, you might consider joining the LNHS to find out more through their Newsletter and Journals. If your enquiry was with regard to...
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    help finding info on a metal ringed Blackbird

    Lee, I would try the Swedish ringing centre first - they have used 7 digit rings commencing with 50 on thrushes. Phil
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    Turnstone with metal ring

    Quick response from the Icelandic Ringing Centre. It is one of theirs, details as below: Ring no. Reykjavík 779072 Species Turnstone Arenaria interpres Sex Unknown ( - ) Age Full-grown (3. yr+) Ringing date 16.05.2014 Ringing place Kollafjörður, Strand. Fannakrókur Coordinates 65°35´00´´ N...
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    Turnstone with metal ring

    After a long gap, I've had another go at trying to track this ring down. At first I could not match the address with a ringing scheme, but I now think that the upper line may read (MUS)EUM BOX (5)32(0) with (REYK)JAVI(K) below. If Islandic, it should have 7 (rather than 8) digits so only the...
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