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EURING
GENERAL MEETING
CHEMNITZ, AUGUST 2003
MATSALU
(ESTONIA) - NATIONAL REPORT
1.
Organisation
Matsalu Bird
Ringing Centre is a part of the Matsalu Nature Reserve. Ringing
in Estonia started in 1910; rings with signature ESTONIA MATSALU
are in use since 1970.
2. Staff
Two persons
are employed in ringing centre – Kaarel Kaisel (Head of Scheme)
and Eva Kastepõld, both working full-time.
3. Ringers
About 100 active
ringers. Currently five ringing stations are operating in Estonia
– on west-coast – Lao, Häädemeeste and Kabli
on mainland and Sõrve on Saaremaa island, plus Vaibla station
on Võrtsjärv Lake. Ringers do not pay for rings.
4. Ringing
activity
68 916 birds
(of 163 different species) were ringed in 2001 with Matsalu rings.
In Byelorussia138 birds (mainly raptors) were ringed with our rings.
Additionally 15 bats of two species were ringed. 775 recoveries
were recorded in 2001.
By preliminary data 67 993 birds were ringed in 2002. Now the Grand
Total of ringed birds exceeds 2 931 000, and there are more than
40 000 recoveries.
5. Rings
15 different
ring sizes are in use. Most of aluminium rings are made in Estonia,
in last two years smallest rings were ordered from Aranea as well
as steel rings.
6. Data management
So far all data
are in paper files. Until 2000 ringing reports were published. However,
development of database program with new EURING exchange codes has
begun and is to be ready within few months. This will also allow
ringers to computerise their information by themselves. It is also
planned to publish next ringing reports via the internet.
Kaarel Kaisel
90305, Matsalu NR,
Läänemaa, ESTONIA
Ph: 372-4724221
Fax: 372-4724235
Email: ring@matsalu.ee
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