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Bird Ringing Demonstrations

Pictures from two Gwent Wildlife Trust bird ringing demonstrations: Dippers in the Angidy Valley by Stephanie Tyler and Ringing at Magor Marsh Reserve by Ian Vaughan and colleagues.  All photos  ©  J. Prince.

Dipper nest under a bridge.
Dipper nest under a bridge.

Removing a Dipper chick from the nest.
Removing a Dipper chick from the nest.

Dipper chick
Dipper chick.
 

Fitting a ring to a Dipper chick.
Fitting a ring to a Dipper chick.

A ring on a Dipper chick leg.
A ring on a Dipper chick.

Mist netting at Magor Marsh reserve.
Mist Nets at Magor Marsh

Fitting a ring.
Using special pliers to fit a ring.
 

Using calipers to record sizes.
Detailed measurements are taken and recorded.

Examining and recording wing details.
Examining a wing.

Weighing a ringed bird.
Weighing a ringed bird.

 

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