[capesteve]

Originally Posted by Larry Lade

If I recall correctly my initiation into the ringing/banding fraternity occurred on August 30, 2003. A birding friend (and certified bander) called to tell me he was banding and needed some help. I quickly drove over to Missouri Western State University to lend a hand. I do not remember the first bird that I placed a band on but we banded some 30 birds after I got there. Some of the birds that day were: Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow Warbler, Mourning Warblers, Black-and-white Warbler, Wilson's Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Least Flycatcher, Northern Cardinal, Gray Catbird, Ovenbird and some Empidonax species.

It is a day I will never forget! I just do not remember the very first bird I put a band on.

I would remember that day if it were to happen on Cape Clear! October 12th 2011 would be good.....

[AL ...]

The first bird I put a ring on was just last week 2nd of Jan 2011 .. The Bulldog of the birding world !!!
A Blue Tit.. Man they get right grumpy !!
Thanks again to Raymond and the team for such a fantastic day and I look forward to the next time .

Cheers
AL

[birding maniac]

Tree Sparrow

[Andrew Goodall]

Hi Al

Well done, wait till you get to Hawfinch and Puffins.

Happy ringing

burhinus

[AL ...]

LOL Thanks Andrew I'll look forward to that ........... I think :))

I cant wait for the next time I go out It realy was amasing
Cheers
AL

[Piqa]

Woodchat Shrike is the first bird that I put a ring on its leg at Smir marshes, north Morrocco with a British ringer called Ian Thompson and Mohamed (April 2005), It is a day I will never forget it, I can still remember when the bird bite my finger.

[John Morgan]

Originally Posted by Piqa

Woodchat Shrike is the first bird that I put a ring on its leg at Smir marshes, north Morrocco with a British ringer called Ian Thompson and Mohamed (April 2005), It is a day I will never forget it, I can still remember when the bird bite my finger.

Just wait till you get bitten by your first parrot

[JillyH]

I know this is an old thread, but I would like to join in :-)

The first bird I ringed was a Lesser Redpoll in November last year, and I was spolit on my second bird, I got to ring a Kingfisher!

[Corax67]

First bird for me was Raven at Trefil Quarries back in the mid 90's - I remember the abseil with my ringing partner clearly to get to the nest as well as the backbreaking prussik ascent since the cliff face was way higher than the length of our ropes.

I still have a copy of the BTO card somewhere in my birding files as a reminder.

[Impiger]

European Beeater, Cyprus, 2008

[Wendybugs]

Not sure which forum to post this? Someone at work found what we think is a ring from a pigeon. He found a claw on the ground and on it was a ring with the following details:
the number 171465
R5R or R3R 86
This seems to be aluminium.

Would this be from a pigeon?

[Corax67]

Originally Posted by Wendybugs

Not sure which forum to post this? Someone at work found what we think is a ring from a pigeon. He found a claw on the ground and on it was a ring with the following details:
the number 171465
R5R or R3R 86
This seems to be aluminium.

Would this be from a pigeon?

UK Racing rings normally have the prefix NPA, NEHU, NWHU, SU, WHU or GB, to identify which federation the owner was a member of (there are others but none feature a single R) so probably not but a picture of the leg & ring if possible may help to identify the bird or determine the rings origin.




Karl

[Wendybugs]

Originally Posted by Corax67

UK Racing rings normally have the prefix NPA, NEHU, NWHU, SU, WHU or GB, to identify which federation the owner was a member of (there are others but none feature a single R) so probably not but a picture of the leg & ring if possible may help to identify the bird or determine the rings origin.




Karl

Thanks for that. I'll try to get a pic of the ring.

[LucieF]

Great and blue tits (bulldogs as written above with precise aim)

[Andy Wraithmell]

A Chiffchaff on Hilbre Island.

[Jane Turner]

Female Common Whitethroat May 5th 1978 Red Rocks.

[MissTeal]

The first bird I banded was a Wood Duck in the Sacramento Valley, CA in Summer 2007. We were banding nesting hens in the box, so I got to see a few hatches of baby wood ducklings all wet and tired from the hatch!
Since then I have worked for three years now banding waterfowl in the Sacramento Valley. I have banded Mallard, Wood Duck, Northern Pintail, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal (my favorite!), Hooded Merganser, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, and American Green-winged Teal, and have trapped Double-crested Cormorant, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coots, and Common Moorhen (and one very upset beaver) that were released without banding.
I am hoping that my next job will involve mist-netting and working with the perching birds more, I have little experience with the smaller birds!

[Andy1979]

A male Blackcap at Sandwich Bay Bird Obs on Wed 11th April 2012.

[luke]

Originally Posted by Andy1979

A male Blackcap at Sandwich Bay Bird Obs on Wed 11th April 2012.

Welcome to the world of ringing!

[Tideliner]

The first birds I ringed were hand reared mallard with WAGBI rings. However it fostered an interest that lead to me ringing true wild waterfowl starting with a wigeon and ended with about 12,000 wildfowl ( mainly tufted duck , wigeon , teal , pochard and gadwall ) of 28 species plus a whole host of other species of waders , raptors and passerines.

[Matt Slaymaker]

First (age 12- me not the bird) ... Redstart, Portland, UK
Most recent (age 27) ... Red-bellied Grackle, Las Tangaras reserve, Colombia

...and looking forward to the next one!