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lastcornishman

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Is it possible to tell where a bird comes from just by the colours of the rings, photo taken today on Camel trail. thanks.l.
 

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It is indeed, there's another thread running at the moment specifically related to colour-ringed birds. There's also a site is it ring.ac that deals with all colour ringed birds.

Many of the colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwits (like your pic) are ringed in Iceland.
 
I think all the colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwits recorded in the last two years on the Camel Estuary have been ringed in Iceland or Eire.
There is a ringing scheme on the south coast at Axe Estuary which I believe is catching a few.
 
I think all the colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwits recorded in the last two years on the Camel Estuary have been ringed in Iceland or Eire.
There is a ringing scheme on the south coast at Axe Estuary which I believe is catching a few.

Forgot to mention the Axe crew!

I took a pic of a B-t G at Bowling Green Marsh a few years back and got an amazingly detailed list of all it's sightings since it was ringed in Iceland. They are very mobile even when they have arrived for the winter. Exeter to Farlington Marsh (Hampshire) and back is a common movement. I had the details by email by return too!! :t:
 
It is indeed, there's another thread running at the moment specifically related to colour-ringed birds. There's also a site is it ring.ac that deals with all colour ringed birds.

Stating the obvious, of course, but the best way of finding out where the bird is from is to submit the record; for example, via ring.ac (I must look at that one) or the BTO (in these islands). The colour-ringing scheme benefits from your efforts and, hopefully, it is translated to benefits for the conservation of the species.

Allen
 
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