Gulls
species:
Great Black-backed Gull
scientific name:
Larus marinus
notes:
Orange ring with a black four alpha-numeric code : starting cipher '4' -sepaterd by a colon ':' and followed by three letters (on right leg) and metal ring (on left leg).
note 1 : used letters are : A, B, C, D ,E, G, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
note 2 : to be read from top till bottom.
note 3 : ex. : 4:AAA ... 4:ZZZ
note 4 : in 2014, 353 birds have been ringed of which 7 with GPS-loggers.
note 5 : the project has some difficulties with the follow-up by mail of the resightings. Do please use the submit-page.
note 6 :
website sighting submit:
email sighting submit:
website information:
colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Orange [O]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Four alpha-numeric code (4 letters/numbers).
colour-ring position (of the c-ring):
Tarsus right.
countries where ringed:
France.
First letter/number (of the c-ring):
4: