Mission Impossible.......? (1 Viewer)

Shot this female Stonechat at Minsmere on Tuesday, didn't realise till later that it was sporting a ring! It doesn't look like a BTO ring to me, if someone can confirm that? Are there any clues in the digits that might point to a possible place of origin?

I realise that it's extremely unlikely, however an ''experienced'' eye, might just, be able to help.

Cheers

I tried turning my phone round to see the back, but it didn't work.

halftwo said:

I tried turning my phone round to see the back, but it didn't work.

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I expect your batteries were "flat".

I think address of scheme above ring number (not below) increases likelihood of British ring. Also looks like start of sequence is showing in picture 2 (noting relative position of address horizontally). If first character is D, this would be good pointer for a recent BTO prefix for A size rings. Assuming it starts D28 that would narrow down to however many of the birds ringed from that set of 10000 which were Stonechats, and that were handled by a ringer who puts them the easy way up for reading in the hand (upside down in the field). A-size rings can be read from photos but only from multiple shots.

halftwo said:

I tried turning my phone round to see the back, but it didn't work.

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KenM said:

I expect your batteries were "flat".

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More likely 'halftwo' is using an old fashioned phone with only a single, front camera

Some camera's can do multiple shots that use exposure settings that bracket the subjects measured settings. You obviously didn't have the distance/mirror setting switched on?

halftwo said:

I tried turning my phone round to see the back, but it didn't work.

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Did you look at the back of the screen when you got it onto the computer?