Wing Tagged Buzzards added to Database
In 2019 and 2020 we started to wing tag Buzzards with black wing tags with white letters. We now have a few sightings and have adapted this page to reflect the ringing totals now.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 0 | 0 |
| Buzzard | 4 | 4 |
20th September new Kite in Spring Trap
A chance attempt with the spring trap resulted in a Juv Red Kite this morning.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 1 | 1 |
| Buzzard | 0 | 0 |
17th July another Juvenile Kite
Another juvenile Kite caugh in spring trap this morning - a good autumn so far.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 1 | 1 |
| Buzzard |
Methods
The Southern Colour Ringing Group rings Red Kite and Buzzard pulli (young in the nest) and traps full grown birds using large spring traps baited with carrion at a site in North Hertfordshire.
Nests are climbed up to by a contract climber and young removed to ring. We also fit coloured wing tags with various year codes allocated to us by the national co-ordinator which allows the birds to be relocated without needing to be recaptured. There are many more bird-watchers looking for colour-marked birds, so this greatly improves our chances of understanding the movements of the birds we are studying. Currently we are fitting Yellow tags with Black letters to Kites and Black tags with White letters to Buzzards.
If you see a bird with one of our wing tags, please send details (ring-code, date, location, species) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Ringing totals
2016 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 7 | 0 |
| Buzzard |
2017 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 2 | 0 |
| Buzzard |
2018 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 5 | 5 |
| Buzzard | 0 | 0 |
2019 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 10 | 10 |
| Buzzard | 4 | 4 |
2020 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 18 | 18 |
| Buzzard | 3 | 3 |
Grand totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 42 | 33 |
| Buzzard | 7 | 7 |