Help re info on British double metal ringed Common Terns (1 Viewer)

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Lee C

Active member

• Sep 23, 2014

• #1

Hi all

I found a juvenile Common Tern recently at Dawlish Warren NNR, Devon with metal rings on both legs.

I couldn't read the BTO ring, but managed a read the other ring, four digits, two above, two below (similar/ same to Rosy Specials).

BTO drew a blank, as did RSPB and Irish who deal with Rosy Terns also looked into it and wasn't one of their's.

Can anybody with knowledge on double metal ringed Common Terns shed any light on somebody I can contact regards finding out information on the birds history, somebody out there must know after all?

Could it have come from Coquet/ Farne Islands?

Curious to find out, especially as it drew a blank with the BTO

 

Jamie Dunning

Well-known member

• Sep 23, 2014

• #2

Hi Lee,

are you sure they were metal and not colour rings (even white ones!) or Darviks?
try here - http://www.cr-birding.org/

 

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Lee C

Active member

• Sep 24, 2014

• #3

Hi Jamie

I've read hundreds of rings at Dawlish Warren, seen countless Darvics and Colour ringed birds.

This bird did have two metal rings, one on each leg, just hoping somebody can shed some light on where it came from

Lee

 

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stonechat1

New member

• Sep 24, 2014

• #4

Hi Lee,

is it possible that a recaptioner from a different organisation placed another ring on the 2nd leg?

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Sep 24, 2014

• #5

stonechat1 said:

Hi Lee,

is it possible that a recaptioner from a different organisation placed another ring on the 2nd leg?

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Sincerely hope not.....

 

Jamie Dunning

Well-known member

• Sep 26, 2014

• #6

Didn't mean to imply you didn't know a faded colour ring when you saw one, that's something I've fallen for.
I can't really see a situation in that anyone would be permitted to use two metal rings, may be worth contacting the ringers around Dawlish?

 

Mícheál

Well-known member

• Sep 27, 2014

• #7

I am not challenging your ID skills, but is there any chance this particular bird was a misidentified Roseate Tern e.g. http://rockabillterns.blogspot.ie/2014/07/ring-ring-roseate.html

I can't think of any other examples of terns legitimately bearing two metal rings.

Interested in learning the outcome of this!

Mícheál

 

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davercox

Dave Cox

Supporter

• Sep 27, 2014

• #8

Interesting thought Micheal but I promise you Lee can identify terns.

And he does refer to the Rockabill Roseates ...

Lee C said:

I couldn't read the BTO ring, but managed a read the other ring, four digits, two above, two below (similar/ same to Rosy Specials).
BTO drew a blank, as did RSPB and Irish who deal with Rosy Terns also looked into it and wasn't one of their's.

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Mícheál

Well-known member

• Sep 28, 2014

• #9

davercox said:

Interesting thought Micheal but I promise you Lee can identify terns.

And he does refer to the Rockabill Roseates ...

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Must read posts before replying! So much for that theory.

Thanks Dave

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Sep 29, 2014

• #10

What chance a Common Tern chick strayed into a Roseate nestbox and got ringed accidentally as Roseate?