| Name |
|
| Mr Jez Blackburn, BSc Hons |
| Position |
| Licensing & Sales Team Leader |
| Role |
| I supervise a team of two in the Ringing Unit and my role
is to oversee and deal with the licensing of bird ringers and
the sales and administration of ringing equipment. In addition
I continue to support the recoveries team with their work. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Geography and Geology, Gloucester University, 1991-1994
Open University Ecology level 1 1996
‘A’ Permit
bird ringer and trainer 1990 |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
Licensing of bird ringers with ringing permits,
Cannon Netting, using unconventional methods, monitoring rare
breeding birds and maintaining a database of all their details.
Organising ringing courses and meeting ringers in the field
and at conferences. Responsible for and oversee the administration
and sales of ringing equipment. Also process ring recoveries.
|
| Other Information |
| Involved with bird ringing for 32 years. Mainly
interested in monitoring of seabirds and I am joint Leader of
Sule Skerry Seabird Ringing Group. I am also involved with Barn
Owl project, Heronry census, Swallow roost project, CE site
ringing and I am currently a Cannon Net licence holder. |
| Selected Publications |
- Ringing group reports and short articles in newsletters
- Blackburn, J.R. (2007) A Summary of British Trust for
Ornithology’s (BTO) colour marking co-ordination and
procedures. Aves 44 (3), 130-134.
- Blackburn, J.R., Budworth, D. & Blackburn, A.C. (2007)
The Breeding birds of Sule Skerry and Stack Skerry. British
Birds 100 (5), 300-304.
- Clark, J. et al. (Ringing reports from 1998 –
2006) Bird Ringing in Britain and Ireland in xxx. Ringing
& Migration.
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| Contact Details |
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:
Postal address: |
01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU,
UK. |
