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VISITOR NUMBER
SINCE 11th APRIL
2006
Website Design by:
Michelle Arnold
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Welcome to Swan Lifeline |
RINGING
 Our co-ordinator Wendy Hermon has a limited
ringing licence from the British Trust for Ornithology
(BTO) and fits BTO rings to birds on their release. The
data is logged and can be easily accessed by us for
reference as required. In some instances where we are
particularly anxious to keep track of a bird we also fit
a large white Darvic ring with a unique series of
letters/and or numbers. These are easily visible when
the birds are in the water and assists in quick and
accurate identification.
 At the annual ceremony of Swan Upping the
breeding swans between Sunbury and Abingdon are caught,
checked and ringed. Some of our volunteers often assist
the Uppers by advising the whereabouts of the broods and
providing the existing data. Oxford University,
Ornithologists accompany the swan uppers and fit BTO
rings to unrung birds after weighing and measuring them.
The Dyers and Vintners now give the swans a sturdy metal
ring in addition. The Queen's swans do not normally have
an additional ring.
More
images of Swan Upping.
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