Yellow-legged Gull

Red ring with a white three alpha-numeric code (on right tarsus) and metal ring (on left or right tibia).

note 1 : ending letters can be : A, Z, Y, X, W, U, T). 

note 2 : the place of ringing is the Upper Rhine, north of Strasbourg (48°40'N,07°56'E) between the German village Rheinau-Freistett, Ortenaukreis Baden-Württemberg, Germany and the French village Gambsheim, Bas-Rhin, Elzas, France.

note 3 : from the year 2000 the first series starting with 01A till 99A are finished in 2000 and ringing will take place with 01Z rings from 2000 to 2002, then with 01Y from 2003 to 2008, and since 2008 with 01Z. The metal ring is also

note 4 : Germany, responsible person Martin Boschert, Bioplan Bühl) ; Groupe scientifique de la Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux - Délégation Alsace (France, resonsible person Christian Dronneau).

note 5 : used codes are :

* Upper Rhine Valley: 01A-99A, 01Z-99Z, 01X-99X, 01Y-99Y and 01W...
* Danube Valley : 01-99T and 01U-10U.
Soon 11U-99U and 01N-99N (or 01M-99M), because not used is S (confusion with 5), R (confusion with B, if we will use B), Q (not good to see) and O (confusion with 0).

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White ring with a black four alpha-numeric code, starting letter 'N' followed by a colon (:), the numbers "1" or "2" and two letters .

note 1 : the birds are ringed on the city of Ceuta (Spain).

note 2 : four alpha-numeric code "N:1LL". "LL" are two letter starting for "NA".

note 3 : four alpha-numeric code "N:2LL". "LL" are two letter starting for "AA".

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Blue ring with a white four alpha-numeric code : starting letter 'G' followed by a coolon ":" , number / number / letter.

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Blue ring with a white three alpha code.

note 1 : used codes are : ZAA, ZAB ~~ ZZY, ZZZ.

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Blue ring with an orange three numeric code.

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Blue ring with an orange three letter code.

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Blue ring with a white four alpha-numeric code : starting letter 'S'.

note 1 : the first letter is always S followed by three alpha-numercis.

note 2 : alle ringed gulls were pulli, ringed on the colonies on the East-Adriatic islands (Istria until Dubrovnik).

note 3 : some 5522 birds are ringed with some 1300 recoveries. 

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Dark-brown ring with a white four alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : first letter always N.

note 2 : the brown ring looks black.

note 3 : since 1995 some 3600 birds have been ringed on the Medes Islands (Northeastern Spain).

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Blue wingtag with a white code : 1, 2 or 3 symbols.

note 1 : 9 cachinans and 4 michahellis have been ringed in Central-Poland with a blue tag with a single white letter. (contact : Greg Neubauer, grechuta@stornit.gda.pl ].

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Combination of 4 c-rings.

note 1 :