how do I report a Dead Racing Pigeon? (2 Viewers)

[Buddhist Vegan Birder]

Hey,

I found the remains of a racing pigeon in a car park close to me and noticed it was ringed. I took the ring home and have identified the type of ring it is on the Euring website and followed the links through to the Royal Pigeon Racing Association website, but end up going around in circles on there when trying to report it. Can anyone help?

The bird had a green closed ring, and the code is V33642 GB 08.

thanks, Lisa

 

[Jon Turner]

I usually just send them the ring, with details of where and when etc - I hope there is an address on the site?

Jon

 

[Buddhist Vegan Birder]

Yeah, there is Jon, thanks for that!

Lisa

 

[Twite]

Lisa.

If the bird was the victim of a falcon, don't mention it. Probably just date and location will be enough. Pigeon fanciers (do they still call them that?) already hate peregrines and don't need any more ammo (no pun intended).

Twite.

 

[Keith Dickinson]

If you haven't sent the ring yet...tell them it was an emaciated corpse that you took the ring from.... that rules out falcons, they don't usually touch carrion.

 

[Buddhist Vegan Birder]

Thanks Twite and Keith!

Luckily I am lazy and I am only just getting round to emailing them about it. As it happens, what was left of the poor bird was flat in a car park so it looks like it'd been run over to be honest!

Thanks, Lisa

 

[Mark Grantham]

The reporting page has moved recently, but is now at:
http://www.rpra.org/RPRAStrayPigeonReportForm/tabid/603/Default.aspx

You may have struggled before as part of the new page needs Flash, so won't load on certain machines...

Mark Grantham
BTO Ringing Scheme