Birds are tracked by placing a small metal ring with a unique identification code or coloured rings on their leg. To do this licensed bird ringers use techniques that include ringing young birds (pulli) in nests or catching birds in mist nets; becoming a licensed bird ringer is a significant commitment and can take several years training. In addition to ringing the bird, details such as the bird’s age, weight and wing length are recorded.
Data collected by bird ringers is submitted to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) who coordinate bird ringing activities in
Our ringing log (D Watkins)
Lesser Whitethroat (D Watkins)
Through this section of our website, we summarise our bird ringing activities focusing largely on our sites in the Bishop Monkton area where we have been ringing and recording data for over 20 years.
