Wash Wader Ringing Group

 

 

The Group has been operating since 1959 and has built up a large and valuable database for study. Over 260,000 birds have been ringed (banded) in this time. The 2004 - 2005 report details all the known movements to and from The Wash, along with a number of papers written using data gathered at The Wash, and is available from the Group.

Anyone with an interest in our work is welcome to join our fieldwork team. We usually have a good mix of experienced and less experienced participants, and the aim is to get everyone fully involved with all aspects of our work. If you are interested in joining us, or in any aspects of the Groups work contact info@wwrg.org.uk

For an overview of cannon netting and mist netting see How we catch the birds .... Some of our volunteers First Time Impressions .... and a poetic view of what it feels like Catching Curlew

For more information about Ringing in the UK visit the British Trust for Ornithology web site at www.bto.org

All the artwork used on this site has been generously donated by Su Gough and Liz Mackley.

Latest News .....

Group enjoys Sanderling Success It seems the early August trip of 2007 just happened to co-incide with the presence of a large flock of migratory Sanderling, and the Norfolk team were delighted to make two significant catches. The first catch, of 97 birds, included two foreign-ringed birds; one from Norway and the second from The Netherlands. The Group had only ever previously caught nine foreign-ringed Sanderling, so this was a significant catch, but the best was still to come...	The following day a catch of 1208 birds included a further 616 Sanderling - this being the biggest single catch of the species that the Group has ever made! What's more there were another three foriegn-ringed birds; another two from Norway, and one from Denmark. More details of the foreign-ringed Sanderling will appear when we receive them.
	Sanderling roosting in a keeping cage before ringing