tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439407864876984255.post6065326727481740667..comments2024-03-23T08:47:32.347+00:00Comments on birdgirl: Our Bangladesh trip from planning to realitybirdgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05274427576606325094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439407864876984255.post-4493875219413588572015-03-06T23:38:08.189+00:002015-03-06T23:38:08.189+00:00Dear Iqbal Bhai, the point you are making is a ver...Dear Iqbal Bhai, the point you are making is a very important one to answer and shows that you have the well-being of the bird at heart. <br /><br />During our trip to Bangladesh, when I talk about surveying Spoon-billed Sandpiper, I was talking about counting them in a given area, not ringing them. <br /><br />However, I do have a trainee ringer's licence and ring birds in the UK at the weekend and there are some birds now being ringed in Bangladesh mainly through the Bangladesh Bird Club. Dealing with your concern, when birds are ringed, a small lightweight metal ring is put around the bird's leg. It is loose and lightweight, so that it does not harm the bird. It would be like us wearing a lightweight and loose bracelet. I use fixed-sized pliers to put the ring on their leg, which is difficult to remove. The ring is designed to remain on the bird it's entire life. There has been much research into the effect of rings and the evidence is that this does not have an impact on birds. The research obtained from ringing is very important, particularly in Bangladesh where the amount of research so far has been limited. The most important caveat for any ringer is 'the welfare of the bird always comes first'. If you want to know more, the BTO website is really useful http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/ringing/ringing-schemebirdgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274427576606325094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439407864876984255.post-30301240994410101232015-03-06T05:18:46.512+00:002015-03-06T05:18:46.512+00:00Request timely removal of the rings and let them e...Request timely removal of the rings and let them enjoy the feeling of natural flying without additional apparatus like ring or laboratory produced detectors.Iqbal Ahmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823541500662630359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439407864876984255.post-31412583998976052972015-03-05T15:12:10.228+00:002015-03-05T15:12:10.228+00:00Hi Gary, thanks for that. All was fine, didn'...Hi Gary, thanks for that. All was fine, didn't see anything ourselves and so we were lucky. Home all safe now.birdgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05274427576606325094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4439407864876984255.post-61214288104190626612015-02-18T05:50:47.736+00:002015-02-18T05:50:47.736+00:00Wherever you are STAY SAFE! all the best to the be...Wherever you are STAY SAFE! all the best to the best Birdgirl in the world.(and Mum and Dad)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655188715488003651noreply@blogger.com