A trip to Kilpaison by five of the group yesterday morning produced a catch of around 45 birds. The highlight was a control 1stW blackcap wearing a Brussels ring. It proved very difficult to read, and various people had to make an attempt using a variety of optical aids before agreement on the ringing scheme could be made. This highlights the main problem associated with the gradually shifting age profile of licensed bird ringers; soon no one will be able to read the ring numbers!
You need to feel lucky ... Here I show a ring wearing a slinky on your keychain few years also from Belgium:
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And here the solution of the problem:
http://birdringal-andalus.blogspot.com.es/2011/09/solucion-del-enigma.html
Greetings from Andalucia Spain.
Fernando.