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Wing Tagging, and Ringing and Satellite Tagging

Photo by John Barrett

Image of Satellite Tag

Image of Satellite Tag

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The wing tag colours for 2019 were pink on the left wing and blue on the right wing. The pink wing tag denotes that the kite fledged in the north east of England and the blue wing tag represents the year that the bird fledged. The alpha numeric combination identifies an individual kite.

Image of Satellite Tag

Image of Satellite Tag

Image of Satellite Tag

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The image above shows a GPS Argos solar satellite, the type that were fitted to two of this year’s kites Dimensions: Length: 6.45 cm x Width: 2.34 cm. x Height: 1.70 cm. 

Satellite tagging will enable FoRK and the RSPB to better understand the movement and habits of the kites leading to the development of a comprehensive dataset. Also, if the birds were to die, there is a possibility of finding the body and the recovered bird would be sent away for a post mortem.

Photo by Ken Sanderson

Brood of three: Ken Sanderson

Brood of three: Ken Sanderson

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The satellite tag is fitted as a back pack (see picture above), much like how we would wear a rucksack. The weight of the satellite tag is 22 grams which represents only 2.5% of the bird’s body weight. 

Wing tags O0 and O1 were the two kites that were fitted with satellite tags. To find out what happened to them visit the webpage "OUR KITE HISTORIES/ KITES FLEDGED IN 2019. 

O0’s satellite tag was funded by FoRK and O1's was funded by British Birds.

Brood of three: Ken Sanderson

Brood of three: Ken Sanderson

Brood of three: Ken Sanderson

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On the 17th June two late nests were visited but as no wing tagger was available that day only ringing took place. At the two nests visited three chicks were ringed. 

In total only five nests were processed this year, eight chicks were wing tagged and eleven chicks were ringed.


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