Bird Ringing: A Concise Guide - Softcover

D.E. Balmer; L. Coiffait; J. Clark; R. Robinson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906204454 ISBN 13: 9781906204457

Publisher: British Trust for Ornithology, 2008

Synopsis

2009 sees the celebration of 100 years of bird ringing in Britain & Ireland, and this guide highlights some of the major achievements of the Scheme over that time. People have always been fascinated by the movements of birds, whether they be seasonal comings and goings of migrants, or local movements of our own breeding birds. Ringing has long been the best tool to answer many of these questions, from the first bird ringed (a Lapwing) in Aberdeen in 1909. Since then, over 35 million birds have been ringed by trained and licensed BTO volunteers, from seabirds on remote Scottish islands, to common-or-garden birds caught at standardised ringing sites. Bird Ringing is an ideal training tool for ringers, explaining how and why we ring birds. It contains numerous examples of how ringing has contributed to conservation science and research, and how it helps us understand population changes by providing information on survival and recruitment.

Edition details

• Publisher: British Trust for Ornithology
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906204454
• ISBN 13: 9781906204457
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 75