The
Dartford Ringing Group is a collection of amateur ringers (banders)
using ringing as a tool to study the population dynamics and migration
strategies of birds at several sites in the southeast of England.
To find out more about our work please use the drop-down menus above to navigate around this site. |
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| 2007 Ringing Report Our ringing report for 2007 has recently been published. This contains full details of the birds ringed and recoveries received during the year, together with a number of papers by group members on our various projects such as the Greylag Goose study, nest boxes and constant effort ringing.
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download a pdf file of the report click here. |
An
updated version of the group's publication Movements of Ringed Birds
1968-2007 is available as a pdf download. This document maps by
species all the the group's recoveries and controls over 10km. Nest Record Update 2007 The (indicative) nestling survival data for the nest records monitored during 2007 is now available. Click here to see the results of the 2007 nest record survey.
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Join us for the 2008 Goose ringing programme on Sunday 15/06/08 Every year the group conducts a roundup of Greylag and Canada Geese at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve Kent to count and ring the birds for a long running population study. If you are a ringer or helper and would like to take part in 2008, please contact us at: drgwebmaster@btopenworld.com
Click here for detail of the birds processed in 2007 |
Species Maps
We
have recently completed the conversion of all our recoveries and
controls over 10 kilometers to digital maps. Take a look at some
of the interesting and surprising results amongst the 54 species
maps. These maps have also been published in hard copy with species notes and summary information, a copy can be obtained by emailing. drgwebmaster@btopenworld.com Click here to download a pdf file of our 2007 recoveries and controls |
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