Orange-flagged stints in the shallows at Werribee, an everyday sight in spring/summer :
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Clayton
Sent: Sunday, 28 April 2013 3:05 PM
To: 'Graham Stephinson'; 'canberrabirds chatline'
Cc: m("environment.gov.au","abbbs");">
Subject: re. banding
Steve,
Again pretty much as I described before. Many countries are now leg flagging waders, from species the size of stints upwards. The colour of the flag and the leg it is on (generally on the tibia, or "knee", the upper part of the
leg) is equally important to metal banding. Most leg-flagged bird will also carry a metal band. The birds can be reported to any of the banders I listed in the reply to Robin or you can use the m("environment.gov.au","ABBBS");"> address.
Often the leg flag will not relate to an individual bird but to a general group or locality. These leg-flagged birds have been essential in finding out just which way they travel to and from the wintering and breeding grounds.
There are other forms of marking birds such as flipper banding penguins (now discontinues as it interfered with their swimming) and nasal saddles for ducks and patagial tags on the wings of larger species such as egrets. We have probably all seen reference on the chat-line to patagially tagged Galahs in Ainslie, the results of a study done quite a few years ago by a PhD student from the ANU.
Having said all that, I don't think it is necessary to report the various colour banded species, wrens, scrubwrens and Brown Thornbills, that are regular in the ANBG. There are colour banded choughs in various parts of Canberra that can be reported.
Cheers,
Mark
PS I have cc'd this and your original email to the banding office. Do you have a date you recorded the birds - I would think they are Victorian banded birds but you never know.
-----Original Message-----
From: Graham Stephinson [m("harboursat.com.au","stephpar");">]
Sent: Sunday, 28 April 2013 2:02 PM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: [canberrabirds] re. banding
Mark,
What does one do in this case? - see attached.
Photographing from boat, no binos just camera gear.
Photographing - Mud Is. & Swan Bay, Vic.
Orange leg tag - no apparent numbers or letters if you enlarge photo -
numerous tags mainly in Godwit flocks.
Steve.
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