Ringed Goldfinch

donal2000

I had a juvenile ringed Goldfinch visit the garden yesterday.

Just wondering where it might have been ringed?

I got very close to it in the garden before it disappeared. I had to move it along as the local cat was on the prowl.

Not sure if the fact it was ringed allowed me to get so close or just a coincidence that it was a juvenile?

swifts need our help!

It will either
have been ringed in the nest as a chick
mist netted after it left the nest and ringed
an escaped aviary bred bird

LostCovey

donal2000 wrote: »

I had a juvenile ringed Goldfinch visit the garden yesterday.

Just wondering where it might have been ringed?

I got very close to it in the garden before it disappeared. I had to move it along as the local cat was on the prowl.

Not sure if the fact it was ringed allowed me to get so close or just a coincidence that it was a juvenile?

Mark/swifts need our help! is spot on, and the only way of taking this any further is by reading the ring with binoculars or a telescope (or with a camera)


LC

Mothman

A silver or coloured ring?
Left or right leg?

In my experience a BTO ring is sliver and on right leg and impossible to read a ring of this size without bird in hand!. The number contains 6 or 7 characters and ring needs to be turned to read full number.