Swampy

Profile Picture and Leg Ring Combination Code

Blue
Yellow
White

What is this?

Each crane has a unique combination of 3 coloured rings on their right leg. This marking code helps to identify the crane in the wild.

Sex: Female
Date of Hatching (birthday): 29 April, 2011
Date of Release: 22 August, 2011
Tracking Tag: Radio tracking
Champion Status: Championed

Character profile:

Blue Yellow (Swampy) was a single egg in a forest swamp. Amy took a tumble into the swamp during the collection process, and hence the name! The egg was exceptionally long and slender too. Swampy is a very courageous bird with aspriations of leadership of the C-Block birds, but is out-gunned by Yellow Green which is (much) more aggressive. Swampy can run fast though - and gets away from confrontations with speed. August: One of the smaller cranes in the group. She likes to hang out with Mildred. For a small crane she is getting very confident in flight.On Sunday 28th August, Swampy was found injured within the release enclosure - and we presume she had flown into the fence. She is currently undergoing treatment in our purpose built crane recuperation unit in Somerset, and we hope to release her back with the other birds shortly. October Update: After four long weeks in recuperation, Swampy was well enough to release and was put back out into the release enclosure on the last day of September. One week on, she is still not back with the other birds, but is well, and flying in and out of the enclosure. Fingers crossed for a full reintegration soon! October update: Swampy is now foraging, flying and roosting with the rest of the cranes! Although still slightly weaker than the others, keeping to the back of the group in flight, she is once again a part of the flock.