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Birds seen on Mountains & Moorland in the UK: Ring Ouzel

British Trust for Ornithology - Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus
http://blx1.bto.org/atlases/RZ-atlas.html
Scan set of colour coded maps to find out exactly where the ring ouzel breeds in the UK. Covers 1976 and 1993. 

BTO - Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004/wcrrinou.htm
Read article from the British Trust for Ornithology about bird that travels from Africa to UK but has been placed on the Red List. See colour image of bird. 

Birds of Britain - Ring Ouzel
http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/ring-ouzel.htm
Access site that focuses on the species’ habitats in Britain and on its migration behaviours. See what the handsome bird looks like.

Dartmoor Biodiversity Steering Group - Ring Ouzel
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:Kr7t7d-ZHkQJ:www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/dnp/pubs/bap24.pdf+ring+ouzel&hl=en/
Publishes reasons why there is a declining population of ring ouzels on Dartmoor, Cornwall, UK. Also discusses proposed action plan and available in pdf format or HTML.

GalleryofBirds.com - Ring Ouzel, St Mary’s, October 2002 http://www.birdfoto.fsnet.co.uk/scillies2002/ringouzel.html
Check out this series of sharp-focus images photographed on remote island off the south-west coast of Cornwall, UK. All shot in the bird’s natural heathland environment. 

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Ring Ouzel
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/ring_ouzel.htm
Discover more about this summer visitor to Britain by viewing series of colour photographs taken by member of bird club. Study markings with close-up of dead bird.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Ring Ouzel
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/r/ringouzel/
Appreciate this bird that is similar in appearance to the common blackbird but a little smaller and slimmer. Read about breeding and passage, and see UK distribution map.

RSPB: Farming - Ring Ouzel
http://www.rspb.org.uk/countryside/farming/advice/birdsonfarms/ringouzel/
Consider advice given by The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to farmers to help conserve dwindling numbers of ring ouzels in the UK. Also view colour image of bird. 

swuklink.com - Ring Ouzel
http://www.swuklink.com/BAAAGBMY.php
Find out a little more about this bird that is experiencing declining numbers in the UK by reading and comparing extract from 18th century ornithologist. 

Tiscali Reference - Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_ring_ouzel.html
Digest this condensed overview of ring ouzel that includes where to sight during summer and primary difference between this bird and blackbird. Side-profile colour photography.

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