Common Tern

Terns

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Yellow ring with a black code :
a plus symbol before OR in the middle OR at the end of
a two alpha code OR a two alpha-numeric code OR a two numeric code.

note 1 : used codes are : +AA to +ZZ ; A+A to Z+Z ; AA+ to ZZ+

note 2 : used codes are : +A1 to +Z9, +1A to +9Z,  A+1 to Z+9, 1+A to 9+Z, A1+ to Z9+, 1A+ to 9Z+

note 3 : used codes are :  +00 to +99,  0+0 to 9+9, 00+ to 99+

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Terns

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White ring with a black code :
a triangle before a two alpha-numeric code (letter/number)
OR
a plus symbol before OR in the middle OR at the end of
a two alpha code OR a two alpha-numeric code OR a two numeric code.

note 1 : used codes are : ▲A1 to ▲Z9

note 2 : used codes are : +AA to +ZZ ; A+A to Z+Z ; AA+ to ZZ+

note 3 : used codes are : +A1 to +Z9, +1A to +9Z,  A+1 to Z+9, 1+A to 9+Z, A1+ to Z9+, 1A+ to 9Z+

note 4 : used codes are :  +00 to +99,  0+0 to 9+9, 00+ to 99+

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Terns

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Black ring with a white two numeric code (incl. a datalogger) (on left leg) and metal ring (on right leg).

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Terns

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White ring with a black 3-alpha code.

note 1 : most birds are ringed as pulli and have the c-ring on their left tarsus and a metal ring on the right.

note 2 : used combinations are : PAA-PZZ ;

note 3 : used letters are : A, C, E, F, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z.

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Terns

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Yellow flag with a black three alpha code (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

note 1 : First letter R and flags are coded from  RAA to RZZ using 18-letter alphabet (A, C, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Z).

note 2 : birds ringed in Romania starting with 2021.

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Terns

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Red ring with a white 3 alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : all combinations of letter “P” and numbers/letters in various positions of the code are being used. 

note 2 : birds have been ringed as both breeding adults and pulli at the Rockabill and Dublin Port Tern colonies

note 3 : used numbers are : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. 

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Terns

species: 
notes: 

White ring with a black 3 alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : most birds are ringed as pulli and have the c-ring on their left tarsus and a metal ring on the right.

note 2 : used combinations are : letter "P"/ number/ number OR number/ letter "P"/ number OR number/ number/ letter "P".

note 3 : used numbers are : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. 

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Terns

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Dark-Blue ring with a white three alphanumeric code (on one leg) and metal ring (on other leg).

note 1 : two numeric and letter K that might be on positions : nKn, nnK, where "n" is a digit 0-9.

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Terns

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Dark-blue ring with a white three alpha code, starting letter "K" (on one leg) and metal ring (on other leg).

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Terns

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Orange ring with a black three alpha code, starting letter "K" (on one leg) and metal ring (on other leg).

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