washwildfowler Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 tonight some of south lincs wildfowlers committee members got to gether with some of the local farmers and released the first 100 mallard around our marshes on un shot waters this has been going on for well over 40 years ... all ducks are rung with BASC rings ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ady 1975 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 nice i would like to see this done again in my club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry P Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Washfowler, do you keep records of the returns, it would be interesting to see some of them,longest lived, furthest travelled etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Washfowler, do you keep records of the returns, it would be interesting to see some of them,longest lived, furthest travelled etc. + 1 would be really interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Brilliant work South Lncs WA. Its a pity more clubs do not do rear and release mallard , more so in a year like this when mallard have had a very poor breeding season in much of East Anglia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) + 1 would be really interesting yes we do keep records , we ask our members to report the ring numbers to us if any are shot .... we release the birds in different locations around our area ... at each release point those numbers are logged for that area .... so we know how far birds have travelled ... South Lincolnshire Wildfowlers club not only encourages shooting, it actively promotes Conservation:- Duck ringing and release programmes have been implemented and members to date have released over 28,000 wildfowl. The vast majority being Mallard ..... i have just been onto our duck ringing officer it was originally 25.000 released but after the latest count it's climbed over 28.000 .... the longest distance reported was in the 1977/78 season and was in Poland ..... Edited July 20, 2013 by washwildfowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayano3 Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Holbeach club release 100 in and around the marsh area annually. I meet 99 of them on the journey home from the marsh, the other one must have wandered off elsewhere. We keep records too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 yes we do keep records , we ask our members to report the ring numbers to us if any are shot .... we release the birds in different locations around our area ... at each release point those numbers are logged for that area .... so we know how far birds have travelled ... South Lincolnshire Wildfowlers club not only encourages shooting, it actively promotes Conservation:- Duck ringing and release programmes have been implemented and members to date have released over 28,000 wildfowl. The vast majority being Mallard ..... i have just been onto our duck ringing officer it was originally 25.000 released but after the latest count it's climbed over 28.000 .... the longest distance reported was in the 1977/78 season and was in Poland ..... Thanks for that up date Washfowler & great work on your clubs part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Great work is done by many wildfowlers, well done South Lincs and all the others who do such great conservation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry P Posted July 21, 2013 Report Share Posted July 21, 2013 Washwildfowler, thanks for that and what great work your club is doing, after shooting my first ringed duck last season I have found the whole concept of ringing really interesting and am amazed at the age of some of the birds that have been ringed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Brilliant work South Lncs WA. Its a pity more clubs do not do rear and release mallard , more so in a year like this when mallard have had a very poor breeding season in much of East Anglia. Are you talking about on the shore or inland? On many lakes and ponds i have seen hens walking around with over 10 young apiece. I'm pretty sure Fenland wildfowlers release some birds every season. I've shot four ringed mallard they've released over the last 2 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakin stevens Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Fenlands put them out behind the middle entrance on the small pond, then extended the no shoot zone in front of the sea wall . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I suspect anser2 is referring to early broods. Are you talking about on the shore or inland? On many lakes and ponds i have seen hens walking around with over 10 young apiece. I'm pretty sure Fenland wildfowlers release some birds every season. I've shot four ringed mallard they've released over the last 2 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Its great that clubs give something back like this , we all know wild mallard stocks are on the decline generally so this can only be a good thing . Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Well done Lads, myself and a few other Lads have just done the same, 120 in total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Motty there have been a recent increase in the numnber of broods , but these ducklings are very young and they will not be flying befor October. I have spent 2 weeks on the Broads and young ducklings were very few and far between . Likewise up until June I saw no surviving mallard ducklings older than a week except for those on village ponds where they have beeen fed . This year is the worst breeding season for mallard I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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