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 THE " BRITISH BIRDS " MARKING SCHEME.^ 



PROGRESS FOR 1913 AND SOME RESULTS. 

 BY 



H. F. WITHERBY. 



It is very satisfactory to be able to report the continued 

 success of the British Birds Marking Scheme. 



The number of readers who have helped m the ringing 

 since my last report has increased to ninety, and the 

 number of birds ringed is again much larger than 

 previous records, as will be seen by the following 

 figures : — 



Number of Birds Ringed. 



In 1909 

 „ 1910 

 „ 1911 

 „ 1912 

 „ 1913 



2,171 



7,910 



10,416 



11,483 



14,843 



Total 46,823 



Mr. H. W. Robmson once again heads the Hst with 

 the extraordinary total of two thousand two hundred 

 and fifty-five, and this year Dr. H. J. Moon runs him 

 close with one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, 

 a perhaps more remarkable total because Dr. Moon 

 has ringed mostly smaU birds. Mr. F. W. SmaUey 

 with one thousand one hundred and forty-two is a 

 splendid third, while Miss Pease, Messrs. B. Pickard, 

 W. E. Suggitt, J. R. B. Masefield, and A. Mayall have 

 all ringed over five hundred each. No less than twenty- 

 two others have ringed one hundred and over, and as 

 already mentioned the total number of ringers has 

 increased, so that we have made an aU-round advance. 



The species ringed have been, as usual, very varied, 

 and the number of individuals ringed of some species 

 is now becoming very large. In the case of the Black- 

 headed GuU we have ringed nearly twelve thousand, 



* For the 1912 Report, see Vol. VL, pp. 177-183. 



