Bird Ringing in Kenya

The Nairobi ringing group was initiated by Colin Jackson in 1994,in Ornithology department of National museums of Kenya, Bird ringing is a tool used by researchers to study birds,its involves  trapping birds using special nets
 called mist nets,

Extracting Birds from mist nets

 then carefully extracting and examining them,putting a light metal ring with a unique number on the tarsus,then ageing the bird(adult,juvenile,immature or sub adult),weight, among other biometrics,

Extracting Birds from mist nets

Ringing session

The Group has trained more than a 100 ornithologists in Kenya in bird ringing techniques,ageing, sexing and scoring moults

Ringing session

The Ringing is normally done every Tuesday at Nairobi National Museums grounds starting 8am until 11am,the grounds are rich and productive with many  bird species ringed every session

 Checking notes on Field Guide

an Indigo Bird

putting the metal Ring on a bird

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Ringing Scheme of East Africa

Ringing Scheme of East Africa

All photos courtesy of Mwangi wa Gitau