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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

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

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 RINGING COMMITTEE 2020

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 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

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First Date Thursday 29 April Sunday 9 May Thursday 20 May Sunday 30 May Thursday 10 June Sunday 20 June Thursday 1 July Sunday 11 July Thursday 22 July Sunday 1 August Thursday 12 August Sunday 22 August to to to to to to to to to to to to Last Date Saturday 8 May Wednesday 19 May Saturday 29 May Wednesday 9 June Saturday 19 June Wednesday 30 June Saturday 10 July Wednesday 21 July Saturday 31 July Wednesday 11 August Saturday 21 August Wednesday 1 September No of Days 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11