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Five young kestrels ringed on campus

As part of the building nest protection project run by the Saxon Ornithologists’ Association (Verein Sächsischer Ornithologen e.V.), a scientific bird ringing exercise was carried out on our kestrels. A total of five chicks were ringed by the association’s experienced ornithologist, Mr Jens Voigt.

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In a previous post, we reported on the hatching of six chicks. Unfortunately, one of the chicks did not survive its first few days of life – a sad, yet natural, part of growing up in the wild.

The remaining young falcons now have their own ‘bird ID cards’: ringing serves the purposes of scientific monitoring and the long-term protection of the birds. Mr Voigt has been working on behalf of the society for many years and holds the necessary authorisation from the Hiddensee Ringing Centre to carry out this work. The rings bear a combination of numbers and letters, which makes it possible to uniquely identify the birds should they be found or observed again at a later date.

The Saxon Ornithologists’ Association (Verein Sächsischer Ornithologen e. V.) was founded as early as 1922 and has been committed to the protection and conservation of breeding sites in Saxony ever since. Thanks to the cooperation between the association and Mittweida University of Applied Sciences, a significant contribution can be made on a regular basis to reproduction and species conservation.