Sussex white ringed gulls - any response? (1 Viewer)

[Rich Bonser]

I read gull rings wherever I go, submit them to the respective schemes religiously. However, there is one scheme that I've recently not bothered with due to lack of response for so long... and that's the Sussex white ringed birds (http://www.cr-birding.org/node/313).

I know there are several people who have the same issue as I do, but is there anyone on here who has been getting any replies recently?

I realise it's not the absolute duty of a ringer to come back to the reporter with a bird's history before anyone asks. Anyway, here's an example of one of their birds...

Cheers
Rich

 

[Tarsiger]

Via bto.org?

 

[MTem]

I do likewise Rich, and reported a similar ringed gull that had been photographed near Eastbourne and placed in the Gallery on here. I reported it through Euring (I assume you do likewise) but got no response.

I ring gulls with the North Thames group and the leader there said he thought these white/black rings were used by a guy who ringed birds rehabilitated through various centres along the south coast, but that he was ill/had died suddenly - hence no response.

Mick

 

[Allen S. Moore]

I ring gulls with the North Thames group and the leader there said he thought these white/black rings were used by a guy who ringed birds rehabilitated through various centres along the south coast, but that he was ill/had died suddenly - hence no response.

Mick

That's a shame, but surely the BTO would have the data, as Tarsiger says.

 

[Rich Bonser]

That's a shame, but surely the BTO would have the data, as Tarsiger says.

BTO are the second worst culprits for timely responses

Thanks for the replies so far and a shame to hear that we may not be able to get any timely data for the histories of these Sussex ringed gulls.

Cheers
Rich
http://rothandb.blogspot.co.uk/

 

[Tarsiger]

Rich
I think that typically the individual colour ringers are SO fast that anything else would pale by comparison��
I think four hours from reporting to reply is my best.
Although slower, on the bright side, I've never failed to get a response from.the bto; maybe send it in and forget about. Sometime next year you'll have a nice surprise.��

 

[Cyrpus]

these birds are rung at the RSPCA rescue centre at RSPCA Mallydams Wood