20201006 (18)_Blue_Tit
A ringed Blue Tit (see right leg) in a small conifer plantation at Skaw on the island of Whalsay, Shetland. Blue Tits are not resident so attracted a good deal of attention - a ludicrous amount compared to on the British mainland - with many Shetland Lists gaining them for the first time. Reading the visible characters on the ring shows it to be of Norwegian origin: 2644 is only part of the ring number but below that "ANGE" and "NORW" resolve to those more knowledgeable about ringing than me into part of the legend "StavANGEr Museum NORWay".
20201006 (18)_Blue_Tit
A ringed Blue Tit (see right leg) in a small conifer plantation at Skaw on the island of Whalsay, Shetland. Blue Tits are not resident so attracted a good deal of attention - a ludicrous amount compared to on the British mainland - with many Shetland Lists gaining them for the first time. Reading the visible characters on the ring shows it to be of Norwegian origin: 2644 is only part of the ring number but below that "ANGE" and "NORW" resolve to those more knowledgeable about ringing than me into part of the legend "StavANGEr Museum NORWay".