T0ny
Monday 10th February 2003, 22:17
Eddie Chapman posted this on UKBN today - thought people might be interested.
This was on a Norwegian mailing list this evening. A Redpoll sp. was caught today, and when the ringer took the bird out of the net he noticed that the bird had a ring. On closer examination it seems to be Chinese. He got some help to read the ring and it seem that it is a post-box address in Beijing.
It will be interesting to see what the response is from Beijing. We of course can't rule out that it has been a stow-a-way on a ship, or had some other form of help. Never the less it is an interesting find. I will try to keep the group posted if there are any developments.
Tony
This was on a Norwegian mailing list this evening. A Redpoll sp. was caught today, and when the ringer took the bird out of the net he noticed that the bird had a ring. On closer examination it seems to be Chinese. He got some help to read the ring and it seem that it is a post-box address in Beijing.
It will be interesting to see what the response is from Beijing. We of course can't rule out that it has been a stow-a-way on a ship, or had some other form of help. Never the less it is an interesting find. I will try to keep the group posted if there are any developments.
Tony