Ringer in training (?!) (1 Viewer)

Hotspur

James Spencer

• Oct 1, 2008

• #81

Back into it last friday and we went for a big migration haul! Unfortunately barely a bird hit our nets. Too many berries meant the thrushes stayed up high on the quarry sides and the sylvia warbler net was a fortnight late. Managed to have 2 spot flys miss the net as did a few phylloscs (we were talking up our chances of a YBW) but all said we caught a paltry 3 birds, a juv Dunnock (over 50% juv feathers), a female adult chaffinch and an interesting german-type 1st-winter male Blackbird in wing moult which was bizarre. Fingers crossed we get a bit more next time.

 

durham giant

Well-known member

• Oct 1, 2008

• #82

Hotspur,
How old do you have to be to start ringing training?
Where are the closest to middlesborough?

 

Black Wheatear

Bowed but not broken, yet!

• Oct 1, 2008

• #83

John Morgan said:

This webpage has a picture of a commercial trap + good advice on trap use.

http://www.trap-man.com/cat-trap.htm

You will need to transport them at least 30 km to avoid them returning. I release what I catch at a supermarket delivery point, where bins overflowing with waste food makes it alley cat heaven. Or you may prefer to send them to the "real" cat heaven

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Hi John,

We have a real brute of a Black Labrador who loves to catch and dispatch cats. If this fails we have a good population here of Eagle Owl which loves Feral Cat!!

PS Hotspur: Ah the joys of expectation and ringing!!!!

 

Hotspur

James Spencer

• Oct 2, 2008

• #84

durham giant said:

Hotspur,
How old do you have to be to start ringing training?
Where are the closest to middlesborough?

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I cant remember how old you have to be but its quite young - my trainers lad is wanting to start ringing soon and he is only 7 or 8 - i think it may be 9 but i may be totally wrong. As for getting a trainer - contact the BTO - head of the ringing department. Try there website.

 

durham giant

Well-known member

• Oct 2, 2008

• #85

Thanks hotspur I'll take your advice and check with the BTO.

 

Hotspur

James Spencer

• Oct 3, 2008

• #86

ust found out i an ring with East Yorks ringing guru Pete Dunn. Winner. Here comes the big Eastern Crowned Warbler!!!

 

durham giant

Well-known member

• Oct 4, 2008

• #87

Good luck with the warbs hope you getsomething thats very rare , along the lines of a middendorff's gropper!
(or as you said eastern crowned)

 

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Mark Grantham

Well-known member

• Oct 8, 2008

• #88

Answers to some of your ringing questions might be found on the ringing pages on the BTO site, especially:
http://www.bto.org/ringing/ringinfo/become-a-ringer.htm

At the bottom you'll also find a web application to find and email your nearest ringing trainer.

Mark Grantham
BTO Ringing Scheme