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An Introduction to Bird Ringing
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Centre:
Slapton Ley
Tutor:
Roger Swinfen and Nik Ward
Dates:
Friday 6 August-Sunday 8 August 2010
Sole Occupancy Room:£225
Shared Room: £205
Non-Res: £155
Level:Open to Everyone Additional Course Information
Bird Ringing
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This course is designed to give people with a good knowledge of birds a flavour of what ringing is about and identify the skills and level of commitment required to become a licensed ringer. The course will be run by experienced licensed BTO Trainers who will guide you through the process from handling a bird safely to fitting a ring and taking basic measurements. Ringing will take place at the Field Centre and at local coastal reed beds weather permitting.
Migrant and resident birds have been studied at Slapton by members of the Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society for 45 years by observation and ringing.
Roger Swinfen has been a ringer for more than 30 years, in this country and abroad. He hasServed on the BTO Ringing Committee and is a current member of the Trainers Panel. Nik Ward, has worked at Scottish Bird Observatories and has attended overseas ringing expeditions in Europe and Africa. He is currently the Ringer-in-Charge at Slapton and a member of the BTO Trainers Panel carrying out several local projects.
