Banding into a scientific tool whose main objective is to obtain fundamental information about the biology and ecology of birds, as the migratory routes, sizes and population trends, If they are scattered or are always in the same place, its longevity, etc. It is also used by technicians for the management of biodiversity.

Capacity management will be undertaken by the Centre of tourism Villa San Roque, on the phone 91 277 81 01, or in the mail info@sierranortemadrid.org

It consists of the placement of a metal ring on the leg of the bird which is registered a forwards indicating the country where it has banding and a unique number, allowing you to identify the bird. Therefore, is a unique brand, an ID of the bird with which you will writing its history to retrieve it with his ring at different times or places. Used rings do not alter the behavior of the bird that carries them, post that today there is a wide range of models of metal rings, whose characteristics, dimensions and materials allow dial in the proper all the species that inhabit or pass through our country.

Banding in general serves as a tool for scientific knowledge and for monitoring and management of populations whose ultimate goal is to create strategies of conservation for the birds and their HABITAT.

Information collected by the banders and individuals is now centralized in the banding Office of the Spanish society of ornithological temporarily, It depends of the Ministry of agriculture, Food and environment, that manages database of bird banding with more than 8 million data, and is responsible for, In addition, communications with the foreign offices of ringing.

In the center of innovation tourist Villa San Roque of the Cabrera set the meeting point on the 10:00. Once there we are going to nets to catch the birds that have fallen, with all the care in the world. We took them to the area of banding and anillamos them, While we give different explanations about the ringing of birds and of the ecology and biology of birds in general and the species caught in particular.

Birds, provided that they are not very sensitive species, they can caress, observe closely and there will always be a lucky one that might put it back into freedom without any harm, under our supervision. Every time we went down to networks for new screenshots. We have many years of experience to make, from a purely scientific activity, something very pleasant and playful, for all audiences and age groups. And so we spent the morning, entertained until the 12:30 approximately, When we collect nets and we are all so happy, for having taught what we know and have learned a lot!