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The following research publications show the enormous work that has been carried out by members of the Tay Ringing Group and their commitment to researching the topics of avian conservation in the wild. Click on the link to view articles as .pdf documents.

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Lesser Redpolls Acanthis cabaret undertake postbreeding and post-juvenile moult during autumn movements. Clive Walton (in Ringing and Migration)

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Nest timing, nest site selection and nest structure in a high latitude population of Bearded Reedlings Panurus biarmicus Iain Malzer & Mike Hansell

The Carse of Gowrie Swift Conservation Pilot Project 2013  
In conjunction with the Carse of Gowrie Sustainability Group, Tayside Biodiversity Partnership and Tayside Swifts.

The Movements of Granivorous Passerines on Farmland in winter  
John Calladine. BTO Scotland. School of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Cottrel Building. University of Stirling. FK9 4LA. 

Monitoring the Breeding Population of Bearded Tits Panurus biarmicus in the Tay Reedbeds. Report for the 2003 Season 
Les Hatton, Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 

An Analysis of the Tay Ringing Group's Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 
Recoveries 
Derek Robertson, Tay Ringing Group 

Finches and Cover Crops at Sites in North East Fife in Winter 2003-2004 
James Cobb. Tay Ringing Group.

Ringing Ring Ouzels Turdus torquatus in Morocco 
Peter Ellis, Barry Mill Cottage, Barry, Carnoustie, Angus, DD7 7RJ. 

Ringing Roundup 2001-2003 
Les Hatton, Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 

Recent History of Eurasian Marsh Harriers (Circus aeruginosus) in The Tay Reedbeds 
Steve Moyes, 8 Lethnot Street, Dundee DD5 2QS
Joyce Moyes, 8 Lethnot Street, Dundee DD5 2QS 

Morton Lochs CES: The First Four Years 1997-2000 
Les Hatton , Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 
Shirley Millar, Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 

An Analysis of Tay Ringing Group's Common Redshank Tringa tetanus Recoveries 
Les Hatton , Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 
Shirley Millar, Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 

Eurasian Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) Breeding In The Tay Reedbeds. 
Derek Robertson. Tay Ringing Group 

Breeding Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus in Glen Esk Tayside, 1992.1994;- a first report 
Les Hatton , Edenvale, Lydox Cottages, Dairsie, Fife KY15 4RN 
Dave Arthur 72 Dundee St., Carnoustie, Dundee, DD7 7PD 

Ringing Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Pulli 
Bruce Lynch, 27, Luke Place, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3BN. 

Diurnal use of Nestboxes by Moulting Great Tits Parus major 
Bruce Lynch, 27, Luke Place, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3BN. 

Biometrics of Breeding Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos in Glen Clova, Angus. 
Bruce Lynch, 27, Luke Place, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3BN. 

Castlandhill Constant Effort Site Report for 1996 and 1997. -Years one and two. 
Derek Robertson, Tay Ringing Group

Observations of Breeding Ospreys Pandion haliaetus at the Loch of the Lowes, 1992 
Tristan Reid, S.W.T. Visistor's Centre, Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire, PH8 0HH 

Observations on Loch of the Lowes Ospreys 1995 
Dave Allan, S.W.T. Visitor's Centre, Loch of the Lowes. Dunketd. Perths. PH8 OHH 

A study of breeding Sedge Warblers in the Tay Reedbeds 1989 - 91 
Derek Robertson and Steve Moyes Tay Ringing Group

Minimum Breeding Population Of Bearded Tits (Panurus biarmicus) On The Tay Reedbeds In 2000: An Analysis Of Tay Ringing Group Mark-Recapture Data. 
Dr Will J. Peach. Conservation Science Dept. RSPB, The Lodge Sandy, Beds. SG19 2DL 

Clutch Size And Breeding Seasons In A Nest Box Population Of The Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)  
Sandra R Hacker and Alan M Barclay. Tay Ringing Group

Migrant Sand Martins Riparia riparia at Colony  
D.W.Oliver, Dunearn, The Feus, Freuchie, Fife KY7 7HR

A Study of Feather Mites on Purple Sandpipers  
Ron Summers. Tay Ringing Group.

Roof Nesting Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus on Tayside  
Bruce Lynch, 27 Luke PLace, Broughty Ferry, Dundee. DD5 3BN

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) Holding Territory In Fields Of Oil Seed Rape  
Derek Robertson. Tay Ringing Group

Sexing Some Finches Fringillidae sp. And Buntings Embezeridae sp. On Winglength  
Derek Robertson. Tay Ringing Group.

Studying Merlins Falco columbaris in Angus - 1983 -95.  
Ron Downing, 3 Lynewood Place, Dundee DD4 7HB

The Numbers and Origins of Black-tailed Godwits on the Eden Estuary, Fife.  
Ron Summers and Steve Moyes. Tay Ringing Group.

Arrested Moult In Blue Tit, (Parus caeruleus). 
Tay Ringing Group