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carasmam
25-Apr-06, 19:30
On my travels today in Wick I saw a few starlings that had rings on their legs. Does anyone know who ringed starlings and for what reason:confused
golach
25-Apr-06, 20:18
On my travels today in Wick I saw a few starlings that had rings on their legs. Does anyone know who ringed starlings and for what reason:confused
Maybe they were married:lol:
gleeber
25-Apr-06, 20:30
Most local ornithologists clubs have licences for netting wild birds for ringing. I imagine the reason would be to record the movements of birds in the wild.
kas
26-Apr-06, 10:13
You have to have a BTO license to ring birds in this country. If you want more info look at the BTOs website.
http://www.bto.org/


If you got any info from the rings, eg colour or letters. There is a page you can record your sightings on their website. Or you could email them to the county recorder.

stanlaybourne@talk21.com
carasmam
26-Apr-06, 16:49
Ha ha Golach :lol: Thanks for the link Kas :)