On 19 May 2014 Csanád and Csillag, the young dwellers of the online Saker Falcon nest in Hungary, have been ringed. About 80% of the Hungarian Saker Falcon population breed in artificial nest boxes installed on pylons of transmission power lines. In the end of May, most of the Saker Falcon chicks are already 3-4-week old, which is an ideal age for ringing that can be done along with regular nest controls. The aim of ringing on one hand is data collection – number, age and sex of the nestlings, collecting prey remains, etc. - and on the other hand the ringing itself. During this latter, the birds are ringed with aluminium rings with individual codes. Those rings provide valuable information for conservation experts later, when the birds are found again, and help the more targeted conservation of the species.
