Monitoring results

What sort of monitoring will be done

• Immediately after the release, we’ll be monitoring the effectiveness of
  the sound anchoring.
• Each bird is individually banded with rings on their legs as a unique
  identifier.
• In spring we’ll monitor the breeding season to see how many nests
  there are, numbers of chicks produced, that sort of thing - this helps
  gauge the success of the release compared to other releases that have
  occurred around the country.
• Robin’s are territorial and the birds territories will be mapped and
  collated so we get an overall picture of which bird has become
  established where.

You can help!

If you live in the area, you can help by completing a robin report card (PDF, 293K) every time you see a robin. Full instructions for reading leg bands are given in the document.