l found a bird ring in Gunthorpe Nottinghamshire and wondered if you could help identify it . It is pink (2 Viewers)

[mariawinspear]

Found a bird ring and the letters are Gb 85 z61114 found in Gunthorpe Nottinghamshire

 

[Andy Bright]

Hi Maria, we have moved your thread to a forum where you can hopefully get a better response to your question.
cheers,
Andy

 

[Mono]

Did it have a bird attached to it! The format of the numbering would imply it is from a racing pigeon

 

[mariawinspear]

Did it have a bird attached to it! The format of the numbering would imply it is from a racing pigeon

No no bird

 

[Jon Turner]

Gb = Great Britain
85 = the year the ring was put on I think - so pretty long-lived!
The rest of numbers etc will identify that particular bird.
Try contacting the British Racing Pigeon Association, with those details.

 

[jmepler]

Gb = Great Britain
85 = the year the ring was put on I think - so pretty long-lived!
The rest of numbers etc will identify that particular bird.
Try contacting the British Racing Pigeon Association, with those details.

Pretty long-lived is an understatement. Assuming that the pigeon was recently deceased, it would have been 35 or 36 years old. The oldest recorded pigeon was 32 years old.

Here is a link to report a stray (including deceased) pigeons. The Royal Pigeon Racing Association | Stray Reporting I think it is safe to assume that the bird is no longer alive.