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| 00 |
Found |
Found (letter reports 'found'); no mention of the bird or its body in recovery report. |
06/05/08 |
| 01 |
Bird found |
Found; bird or body mentioned in recovery letter. |
06/05/08 |
| 02 |
Ring only found |
Ring only found in circumstances where it is unclear if the ring had been moved since the bird died. If ring had been moved (eg found at Post Office, in chest of drawers), then this should be coded in column 31 (moved before capture/recapture/recovery) |
05/11/08 |
| 03 |
Leg & ring only found |
Ring and leg only found in natural circumstances. |
05/11/08 |
| 04 |
Not defined |
Code 04 is not used. |
06/05/08 |
| 05 |
Not defined |
Code 05 is not used. |
06/05/08 |
| 06 |
Found on ship |
Found on ship unless there is further indication that the bird was caught in fishing gear, hit wires, attracted to lights etc. |
06/05/08 |
| 07 |
Attracted to domestic animals |
Joined or attracted to domestic livestock (but not if the bird was shot or trapped to protect the animals to which it has been attracted). |
06/05/08 |
| 08 |
Ringing casualty |
Dead or seriously harmed by ringer through catching or handling processes. |
06/05/08 |
| 09 |
Ring caused recovery |
Recovery caused by the ring or mark on the bird - including entangled because of the ring or injuries caused by the ring. |
06/05/08 |
| 10 |
Shot |
Shot - for reasons other than codes 12 - 16. |
06/05/08 |
| 11 |
Found shot |
Found shot. |
06/05/08 |
| 12 |
Crop protection - shot |
Shot to protect crops, foodstuffs, animals or game species. |
06/05/08 |
| 13 |
Nature conservation - shot |
Shot in the course of nature protection procedures (eg gulls culled to protect young terns, gulls culled to provide nesting habitat for other species). |
05/11/08 |
| 14 |
Public safety - shot |
Shot to protect human life e.g. airstrike prevention, human health (roosts on buildings or on drinking water reservoirs). |
06/05/08 |
| 15 |
Shot for plumage/skin/science |
Shot to provide plumage for decoration or commerce (taxidermy; fishing lures etc.) OR shot as part of a scientific investigation (but NOT because the bird was ringed). |
05/11/08 |
| 16 |
Shot because of ring |
Shot because it was ringed or marked. |
06/05/08 |
| 17 |
Not defined |
Code 17 is not used. |
06/05/08 |
| 18 |
Not defined |
Code 18 is not used. |
06/05/08 |
| 19 |
Hunted |
Capturado, tué, chassé, tué à la chasse etc. words or phrases used to indicate the bird has been hunted has probably been shot. |
05/11/08 |
| 20 |
Intentionally taken |
Hunted, trapped (including all captures by ringers), poisoned intentionally by man but not shot and not for reasons using codes 21 - 29. |
03/11/08 |
| 21 |
Caged |
Trapped for caging. Use with condition code to indicate birds found in captivity and column 31 moved before capture/recapture/recovery for birds not found where they were caught. NB: birds taken into captivity for treatment are not included here. |
05/11/08 |
| 22 |
Crop protection |
Trapped, poisoned etc. to protect crops, foodstuffs, animals or game species. Not shot - compare with code 12. |
06/05/08 |
| 23 |
Nature conservation |
Trapped, poisoned etc. during nature protection procedures. Not shot - compare with code13. |
06/05/08 |
| 24 |
Public safety |
Trapped, poisoned etc. to protect human life. Not shot - compare with code 14. |
06/05/08 |
| 25 |
Scientific investigation |
Trapped, poisoned etc. for plumage or during scientific investigation. Not shot - compare with code 15. |
06/05/08 |
| 26 |
Taken because of ring |
Trapped, poisoned etc. because it was ringed. Not shot - compare with code 16. |
06/05/08 |
| 27 |
At nestbox/artificial site |
Found at or in nestbox or other structure specially placed or modified by man for birds to use. Compare with code 46. |
06/05/08 |
| 28 |
Metal ring read in field |
Ring number of metal ring read in field without the bird being caught. |
06/05/08 |
| 29 |
Colour mark record |
Use codes 80 - 89 if more information is available about the type of colour mark. |
06/05/08 |
| 30 |
Oil victim |
Oil. |
06/05/08 |
| 31 |
Discarded human materials |
Contact with discarded human materials (old tins, discarded fishing line, metal swarf, plastic, sticky substances but not oil). |
06/05/08 |
| 32 |
Human artefact |
Contact with human artefacts which are still in use and NOT intended as protection against birds or set to trap birds or other animals e.g. tangled in barbed wire; caught in sports netting; caught in fishnets hanging to dry on the shore. |
06/05/08 |
| 33 |
Nets to protect crops |
Entangled in crop protection nets(including fruit netting, nets over stored food or fishponds). Includes threads or fibres not made into nets, but used for crop protection. |
05/11/08 |
| 34 |
Trap set for other species |
Accidentally trapped where the intention was to trap other species of birds or vertebrates (eg Erithacus rubecula in trap for Pyrrhula pyrrhula in an orchard, a bird caught in a mouse trap, or in fish nets or on a fist hook WHILE the nets or hook were bei |
05/11/08 |
| 35 |
Electrocuted |
Electrocuted. This overrides codes for Hit wires (43) or Entered building (46) if electrocution appears the major cause of death. |
06/05/08 |
| 36 |
Radioactivity |
Radioactivity. |
06/05/08 |
| 37 |
Poisoned: poison identified |
Poisoned through chemical pollution. Chemical(s) identified. Use codes 20 - 26 or 34 if poisoning was deliberate. |
06/05/08 |
| 38 |
Poisoned: poison not identified |
Poisoned through chemical pollution but identity of chemical agent (agents) not known. |
06/05/08 |
| 39 |
Not defined |
Code 39 is not used. |
06/05/08 |
| 40 |
Road casualty |
Road used with circumstances presumed (col 80): 0 definitely through impact with road vehicle; 1 dead on road, presumed impact with road vehicle; OR with moved before capture/recapture/recovery (col 31) 2 moved by vehicle from point of impact |
05/11/08 |
| 41 |
Railway casualty |
Railway - used with fields circumstances presumed and moved before capture/recapture/recovery as for code 40. |
05/11/08 |
| 42 |
Aircraft casualty |
Aircraft - used with used with fields circumstances presumed and moved before capture/recapture/recovery as for code 40. Take care whether impact with aircraft or ground vehicle is cause of recovery on airfields. |
05/11/08 |
| 43 |
Hit wires |
Collision with (or presumed) THIN manmade structure wires, masts, cables, ship's rigging, aerials etc. See code 45 for THICK man-made structures. |
05/11/08 |
| 44 |
Hit glass |
Collision with (or presumed) glass or other transparent materials windows, windbreaks, windows of static vehicles. |
06/05/08 |
| 45 |
Hit man-made structure |
Collision with (or presumed) THICK manmade structure - building, bridge, etc. |
06/05/08 |
| 46 |
Entered building |
Entered manmade structure NOT built or modified to trap animals (code 34) or as a nestbox (code 27) building, letterbox, etc. See field status for codes for roosting, breeding etc. |
05/11/08 |
| 47 |
Dazzled by lights |
Attracted to lights (not being used as a deliberate trapping method) often associated with foggy weather. NB: P or S in status indicates at a lighthouse or lightship. |
05/11/08 |
| 48 |
Active human enterprise |
Recovered as a result of active human occupation not covered by other codes - industrial, agricultural, forestry, sporting, military. See manual for examples. |
05/11/08 |
| 49 |
Artificial water container |
Drowned in artificial water container: water butt, forestry fire tank etc. where the edges of the water surface are artificial and may trap any bird in the water (NB: category 70 would apply to a garden pond). |
06/05/08 |
| 50 |
Injured |
Contusions, breaks, general trauma where no other cause given. |
06/05/08 |
| 51 |
Malformation |
Malformations - congenital, mechanical (e.g. from broken bill) or from tumours. |
06/05/08 |
| 52 |
Fungal infection |
Fungal infections (e.g. aspergillosis etc.). |
06/05/08 |
| 53 |
Viral infection |
Viral infections. |
06/05/08 |
| 54 |
Bacterial infection |
Bacterial infections (but use code 56 for Botulism). |
06/05/08 |
| 55 |
Endoparasites |
Other endoparasites (e.g. bloodparasites, nematodes, trematodes etc.). |
06/05/08 |
| 56 |
Botulism |
Botulism. |
06/05/08 |
| 57 |
Red Tide |
Redtide (dinoflagellate poisoning). |
06/05/08 |
| 58 |
Sick |
Combination of any of the above without definite single cause being known. |
06/05/08 |
| 59 |
Veterinary report available |
Veterinary examination made and report available no positive conclusions. |
06/05/08 |
| 60 |
Taken by animal |
Taken by unspecified animal (but use code 20 if taken by falconer's trained bird). |
06/05/08 |
| 61 |
Taken by cat |
Taken by cat. |
06/05/08 |
| 62 |
Taken by domestic animal |
Taken by other domestic animal or one in captivity (e.g. farmed mink or zoo animals, includes poultry, reptiles etc. in captivity) but use code 20 if taken by falconer's trained bird. |
06/05/08 |
| 63 |
Taken by wild mammal |
Taken by wild or feral mammal (include escaped mink). |
06/05/08 |
| 64 |
Taken by owl or raptor |
Taken by owl or raptor exact identification of predator available (but use code 20 if taken by falconer's trained bird). |
05/11/08 |
| 65 |
Taken by predatory bird |
Taken by owl or raptor exact identification of predator not known. |
06/05/08 |
| 66 |
Taken by bird |
Taken by other species of bird (not conspecific). |
06/05/08 |
| 67 |
Taken by a conspecific |
Taken by conspecific. |
06/05/08 |
| 68 |
Taken by reptile, amphibian or fish |
Taken by reptile, amphibian or fish. |
06/05/08 |
| 69 |
Taken by other animals |
Taken by invertebrate (e.g. wasps, ants, bees, spider etc). |
06/05/08 |
| 70 |
Drowned |
Drowned but use code 49 if drowned in an artificial water container. Note also moved before capture/recapture/recovery (col 31). |
05/11/08 |
| 71 |
Tangled in natural object |
Tangled in natural object (e.g. tree, sheep's wool etc.). NB: tangling by ring or mark is coded 09. |
06/05/08 |
| 72 |
In natural hole |
In natural hole or cave. NB: status (breeding, roosting etc) coded in col 38. |
05/11/08 |
| 73 |
Collision with natural object |
Collided with any sort of natural object (e.g. tree, cliff etc.). If collision during violent storm etc. use code 78. |
06/05/08 |
| 74 |
Cold weather |
Poor condition with indication that cold weather was cause. |
06/05/08 |
| 75 |
Hot weather |
Poor condition with indication that hot weather was cause. |
06/05/08 |
| 76 |
Poor condition |
Poor condition. Starvation or thirst may be mentioned but no indication of cause leading to poor condition of the bird. |
06/05/08 |
| 77 |
Iced in |
Caught in ice. |
06/05/08 |
| 78 |
Violent weather |
Violent climatological phenomena were involved in the recovery strong winds, tempests, hail, whirlwind, floods etc. |
06/05/08 |
| 79 |
Not defined |
Code 79 is not used. |
06/05/08 |
| 80 |
Identified by other means |
Bird identified as an individual in the field by something other than the metal ring. |
06/05/08 |
| 81 |
Identified from leg ring(s) |
Bird identified from coloured or numbered leg ring(s). |
06/05/08 |
| 82 |
Identified from neck ring(s) |
Bird identified from coloured or numbered neck ring(s). |
06/05/08 |
| 83 |
Identified from wing tags |
Bird identified from wing tags. |
06/05/08 |
| 84 |
Identified with radio tracking |
Bird identified using radio tracking. |
06/05/08 |
| 85 |
Identified with satellite tracking |
Bird identified using satellite tracking. |
06/05/08 |
| 86 |
Identified from transponder |
Bird identified using transponder. |
06/05/08 |
| 87 |
Identified from nasal tags |
Bird identified from nasal mark(s). |
06/05/08 |
| 88 |
Identified from flight feathers |
Bird identified from flight feather(s) stamped with the ring number. |
06/05/08 |
| 89 |
Identified from body painting |
Bird identified from body or wing painting. |
06/05/08 |
| 99 |
Unknown |
No information at all (e.g. ring number written on postcard with no mention of the bird, whether found, whether dead or alive). |
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