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Title: Bird ring?
Post by: Dodger on May 29, 2011, 08:09:05 PM
Can anyone help identify the ring in the centre of this picture please? It is aluminium and looks look an oversized pigeons leg ring. Would have had to be a big bird though ( pause for funny comments...), It has BRC 69D 10699 around it. Possibly for a bird of prey?  ???


Title: Re: Bird ring?
Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 29, 2011, 08:14:10 PM
http://www.brc.ac.uk/ (http://www.brc.ac.uk/)   biological records centre for fish

plenty to choose from on here
http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/c2.aspx?Mod=Downloads&Do=ListFile&SubCategoryID=4 (http://www.record-lrc.co.uk/c2.aspx?Mod=Downloads&Do=ListFile&SubCategoryID=4)

btw -- nice constantine nummus bottom left 318 - 324 ad 'ish.


Title: Re: Bird ring?
Post by: Val Beechey on May 29, 2011, 08:22:39 PM
Wow Dodger that's a good days finds. Pigion rings do seen a bit on the big side for little legs. They're not close fitting so I think that's prob. what it is.

Well done that man.

Val


Title: Re: Bird ring?
Post by: Dodger on May 29, 2011, 08:34:23 PM
Thanks for the comments folks. Just had a reply from another forum which identifies as a ring from a project in Russia, BRC, for tagging barnacle geese. I have registered it on a site for reporting such rings. Amazing to think this little find has come that distance!  ;D


Title: Re: Bird ring?
Post by: romano-brit on May 29, 2011, 08:41:15 PM
cool

is that a roman silver in there s well??


Title: Re: Bird ring?
Post by: Val Beechey on May 29, 2011, 08:43:01 PM
Hi Dodger. I think the same every year when the Swallows come back all the way from Africa.Barnacle Geese migrate here every year. Amazing!!!

Val   P.S.  big diff. between a Pigion and a Goose. ::)


Title: Re: Bird ring?
Post by: Dodger on May 29, 2011, 08:47:02 PM
cool

is that a roman silver in there s well??

Sorry, but no. Only silver there are 1940's half crown and threepence. Oldest coin is a very poor condition bawbee (Scottish copper c1690). Few Georgian grots including a cartwheel. First time out on a new farm which has cut for silage. No history that i know off, but an encouraging first search.


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