Goldfinch update: 100+ colour-ringed

We've now ringed 119 Goldfinches in Nottingham with yellow colour-rings that we hope people can resight in their gardens and inform new data on population size, distribution, migration, and survival rates.

Of those 119, 57% have been juveniles, and that number is only going to increase as now is the time when young Goldfinches start to flock and move around to find food. It’ll be peak Goldfinch season in gardens over the next couple of months.

You'll need binoculars or a good camera to be able to read the two-digit alphanumeric code on the ring. At the moment, all the rings we're using are yellow with black text, and the ring is on the left leg.

Email your sightings to goldfinchresighting@gmail.com

Pictured is a juvenile Goldfinch with the combination 'IL' who visits our garden often and was ringed on 13 July.

Thank you to the funders who made this research possible: East Midlands Airport Community Fund, Mansfield Building Society and Lush Charity Pot.

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