Pied Avocet - RSPB Saltholme - which colour ring scheme? (1 Viewer)

IanF

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• Apr 6, 2017

• #1

I saw this Avocet yesterday at RSPB Saltholme.

Ring details appear to be -

Left tibia - Large lime above small brown

Right tibia - Small brown above large dark green. Metal on tarsus


It's not a locally ringed bird and I can't see a similar scheme on cr-birding.

Anyone have an idea which scheme it may be from?

I've reported it to the BTO

 

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Mono

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• Apr 7, 2017

• #2

Looks a lot like this scheme

http://www.hollandhavenbirding.com/colourringedavocets.htm

 

IanF

Moderator

• Apr 7, 2017

• #3

Thanks for the response.

Not sure that's the scheme though.

Definite large lime and dark green on this bird. No obvious blue ring either which would always be present for that scheme.

 

Nutcracker

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• Apr 7, 2017

• #4

IanF said:

Definite large lime and dark green on this bird. No obvious blue ring either which would always be present for that scheme.

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Unless it's old and the blue has faded to lime??

 

IanF

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• Apr 8, 2017

• #5

Could be. The brown rings are a little odd as well. I don't think anyone uses them as far as I can tell. They could be discloloured.

 

Strandman

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• Apr 8, 2017

• #6

Hi Ian

We get a few of those H Haven birds locally and I think blue lower on the left tibia is scheme identifier- so your's doesn't look to be one of them. The mystery rings look like they might be grey, which is used a bit on other species so maybe was used on this one?

 

Last edited: Apr 8, 2017

IanF

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• Apr 8, 2017

• #7

Thanks. I think the same myself. I've not actually found a scheme where they mix the size of the colour rings.

I've re-sent the sighting to the BTO with a couple of photos. Hopefully they'll get back to me.