Jez Blackburn
Ringing Licensing and Sales Manager
Jez works in the Licensing section of the Avian Demography Team dealing with the licensing of bird ringers, and he supervises the sales and administration of rings and ringing equipment.
BSc (Hons) Geography and Geology, Gloucester University, 1991-1994 Open University Ecology level 1, 1996 ‘A’ Permit bird ringer and trainer, 1990
Interests & Responsibilities
Licensing of bird ringers with ringing permits, Cannon Netting, using special 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 rings and ringing equipment.
Other Information
Involved with bird ringing for 40 years. Interested in seabirds, gulls, wildfowl, mist netting passerines & waders, Barn Owl project, Heronries, Cormorants & Little Egrets, Swallow roost project, CE site ringing and general ringing for training purposes. Jez is leader of Sule Skerry Seabird Group and is currently a Cannon Net licence holder. Jez also leads ringing expeditions to the Gambia/Kartong BO.
Recent BTO Publications
Oppel S., Bolton M., Carneiro A.P.B., Dias M.P., Green J.A., Masello J.F., Phillips R.A., Owen E., Quillfeldt P., Beard A., Bertrand S., Blackburn J., et al
2018.
Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds
.
Marine Policy
98
: 37-46
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.024)
Dadam, D., Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Leech, D.I., Moss, D., Kew, A.J., Barber, L.J., Barimore, C.J., Blackburn, J.R., De Palacio, D.X., Grantham, M.J., Griffin, B.M. & Schäfer, S.
2013.
Bird ringing and nest recording in Britain and Ireland in 2012..
Ringing & Migration
28
: 113-155
Link to publication
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2013.872947)
Wakefield, E.D., Bodey, T.W., Bearhop, S., Blackburn, J., Colhoun, K., Davies, R., Dwyer, R.G., Green, J.A., Gremillet, D., Jackson, A.L., Jessopp, M.J., Kane, A., Langston, R.H.W., Lescroel, A., Murray, S., Le Nuz, M., Patrick, S.C., Peron, C., Soanes, L.M., Wanless, S., Votier, S.C. & Hamer, K.C.
2013.
Space Partitioning Without Territoriality in Gannets.
Science
341 (part 6 141)
: 68-70
Link to publication
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1126/science.1236077)
Dadam, D., Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Leech, D.I., Moss, D., Kew, A.J., Barber, L.J., Barimore, C.J., Blackburn, J.R., De Palacio, D.X., Griffin, B.M. & Sch
2012.
Bird ringing and nest recording in Britain and Ireland in 2011.
Ringing & Migration
27 (part 2)
: 109-153
Link to publication
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2012.756293)
Clark, J.A., Dadam, D., Robinson, R.A., Moss, D., Leech, D.I., Barber, L., Blackburn, J., Conway, G.J., de Palacio, D., Griffin, B.M. & Sch
2011.
Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2010.
Ringing & Migration
26 (part 2)
: 118-160
Link to publication
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2011.638487)
Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., du Feu, C., Wright, L.J., Conway, G.J., Blackburn, J.R., Leech, D.I., Barber, L.J., de Palacio, D., Griffin, B.M., Moss, D. & Schaefer, S.
2010.
Bird ringing in Britain and Ireland in 2009.
Ringing & Migration
25
: 88-127
Link to publication
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2010.9674421)