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RINGING COMMITTEE 2020
RECOVERY REQUEST
The new automated recovery process has brought fantastic benefits, including to the speed with which you receive your notifications. Sadly, it has also made it more difficult for us to identify the interesting stories about the birds you encounter, particularly unusual within-country movements. If you have any stories that might make fascinating reading in the recoveries section of the Ringing Report or on the DemogBlog, please tell us about them by emailing the details to Ruth Walker at ruth.walker@bto.org
The Ringing Committee (RIN) supervises the operation and development of both the Ringing Scheme and the Nest Record Scheme. RIN meets twice a year, in spring and autumn. Agendas, non-confidential papers, minutes and members’ contact details are available on the ringers-only pages of the website (www.bto.org/ ringing-committee). Members are happy to receive correspondence at any time throughout the year. Members can also be contacted through the RIN email address: rin@bto.org
RECYCLE YOUR OLD RING STRINGS
Many ringers may not be aware that you can recycle all sizes of plastic ring strings. You can do this, once you or your ringing group have a box full, by returning them either directly to Porzana, or to Anne Trewhitt in Ringing Sales here at BTO HQ. POTTER TRAPS FOR SALE
Two sizes (12” & 16”) also Chardonneret and other traps on request. Please contact John Mawer on 01652 628583 or via email johnrmawer@hotmail.com
Ian Bainbridge, Chair – Kirkcudbrightshire Sam Bayley – Cork John Black – Durham Adrian Blackburn – Nottinghamshire Tony Cross – Powys Stephen Hunter – York Paul Roper – Hertfordshire Lucy Wright – Cambridgeshire Alex Dodds – C-permit rep – Lincolnshire Imogen Lloyd – T-permit rep – Yorkshire Member bios can be found at: www.bto.org/rin
2020 CONFERENCES 5 December: BTO AGM, 3 pm. The AGM will be in hybrid form, that is by a restricted physical meeting at the Nunnery, shared with Members via Zoom. As Members will not be able to attend in person, it will be necessary to vote by proxy. Additional events, including the Witherby lecture and a Q&A between Andy Clements and Juliet Vickery, will be held on 5 December. A ringers’ meeting and a series of talks will take place in the preceding week. More details can be found on the BTO website https://www.bto.org/community/events/bto-conference-2020
THE 2021 CES VISIT PERIODS Visit
CONTACTS Nest Record Scheme: nrs@bto.org Ringing Scheme: ringing@bto.org Constant Effort Sites: ces@bto.org Retrapping Adults for Survival: ras@bto.org Colour ringing: colour.ringing@bto.org Ringing data submissions: ringing.data@bto.org Licensing: ringing.licensing@bto.org Ringing sales: sales@bto.org
Winter 2020
First Date
Last Date
No of Days
1
Thursday 29 April
to
Saturday 8 May
10
2
Sunday 9 May
to
Wednesday 19 May
11
3
Thursday 20 May
to
Saturday 29 May
10
4
Sunday 30 May
to
Wednesday 9 June
11
5
Thursday 10 June
to
Saturday 19 June
10
6
Sunday 20 June
to
Wednesday 30 June
11
7
Thursday 1 July
to
Saturday 10 July
10
8
Sunday 11 July
to
Wednesday 21 July
11
9
Thursday 22 July
to
Saturday 31 July
10
10
Sunday 1 August
to
Wednesday 11 August
11
11
Thursday 12 August
to
Saturday 21 August
10
12
Sunday 22 August
to
Wednesday 1 September
11
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