Cumbrian seabird spotted in South Africa

9th March

By Jacob Colley  @JakeColley22Reporter

A RARE species of seabird that hatched in Cumbria last year has been photographed in South Africa.

The sighting of the sandwich tern bird delighted staff and volunteers from the RSPB, Natural England and Cumbria Wildlife Trust, who work in partnership with Lancaster University, to conserve these special birds in the county.

The tern in question was ringed at the RSPB Hodbarrow nature reserve in Millom last year as part of a study into their movements.

Several young terns at Hodbarrow and Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Foulney Island Nature Reserve were ringed during the last breeding season with coded, coloured rings.

This is a scientific method whereby birds are fitted with light-weight, coloured, individual identification rings on their legs that can be read from a distance, to help monitor their movements without the need to re-catch them.

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Meet the “strange white man looking for birds”

James Rawdon is a licensed bird ringer – he captures birds to help identify and track them.

May 25, 2018

Ballito’s James Rawdon has a passion for birds which he recently carried all the way to Sierra Leone.

Rawdon is a licensed bird ringer – he captures birds to help identify and track them.

He was invited to Sierra Leone by the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary on the outskirts of Freetown in the Western Area Peninsula National Park.

Initially established to enforce wildlife laws plus rescue and rehabilitate orphaned chimpanzees, Tacugama has grown into a diverse conservation organisation.

“The aim of the trip was to identify as many bird species as possible in the three areas Tacugama operates in, with the additional method of bird ringing included,” Rawdon explained.

“Unfortunately, there was no final result in the presidential elections in March. This disappointingly meant being advised not to travel to Jaibui Island on the Moa River, which was to be the most productive birding site as well as shortening my trip by five days.

“The trip was however a great success with regards the community outreach and environmental education aspects.”

Rawdon said bird ringing allowed you to see the birds up close and offered a wonderful opportunity to teach children and adults about birds, conservation and the preservation of their natural resources.

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Over a million birds ringed in India since 1927

To mark 134 years in nature conservation by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), CM Devendra Fadnavis visits centre

Published: 17:45 March 5, 2018

Pamela Raghunath, Correspondent

Mumbai: Amid a campaign by Mumbaito retain its green cover — through activism and at times with government help — a nature conservation organisation has ringed over a million birds in India, officials said, resulting in more than 3,000 recoveries from 29 countries spanning five countries.

Meanwhile, to mark 134 years in nature conservation by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday visited the centre to release a much researched Indian Bird Migration Atlas.

The Atlas, by Dr S. Balchandra, Tuhina Katti and Dr Ranjit Manakadan, details the origins, migration routes as well as stopovers and wintering sites of birds migrating in and outside the Indian sub-continent.

It also includes discussions on the finds of satellite-tracking and geolocator-tagging studies on ‘Indian Birds’ undertaken by BNHS and other organisations in recent times.

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