A fine evenings work saw the team ring four very healthy looking eyasses. They were brought to the top of the cliff to carry out the ringing process.

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SWP Ringing a young Tiercel under BTO Schedule 1 License

This will be utilised to aid in collation of further dispersal records. This site has already had a number of re-sightings reported as well as one known year old juvenile fatality; the bird in question was found some 140+ kilometres from it’s original Devon location on the side of a carriageway in Wiltshire.

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Ringed young in bag ready to be lowered back to their ledge
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first human contact, hopefully last.

 

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