After last years Bird Flu when several Terns died and none were ringed, this year there was a smaller colony but all seemed healthy. There were about 18 adults Terns present and 11 chicks on two rafts. Two of these were too small to ring but the other nine were ringed with a BTO ring and a green colour ring. All were marked with characters in the series "Fnn" where "n" is a number. The series starts with "F01".
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| Swan Support assisted by providing an inflatable boat with outboard and did the steering. |
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| BTO ring being fitted by a licenced member of the Hughenden Ringing Group |
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Chick fitted with BTO and Green colour ring.
The colour rings were funded by the Buckinghamshire Bird Club |
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| About ten days later the first chicks had left the rafts. |
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