Parasitic Skua

Red ring with white three alpha-numeric code, starting letter “K”.

note 1 : birds ringed on Faroe Islands.

note 2 : project started during 2020.

note 3 :

Orange ring with black 3 alpha code (on left leg) and metal ring (on right leg).  

note 1 : used codes :  A+letter+letter.

note 2 : birds ringed at Orkney and Shetland.

note 3 : 

White ring with a black three alpha-numeric code, starting letter 'F' (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus)

note 1 :  

Combination of 2 c-rings (on each tarsus) and metal ring. 

note 1 : the c-ring (lower position on right tarsus) is the marker of the project.

note 2 : In 2016 the marker will be yellow.

note 3 : used colours for the c-rings are : yellow, red, orange, white, lime and dark-green.

note 4 :

Yellow ring with a black 3 alpha-numeric code, starting letter 'C'.

note 1 : up to 2014, a total of 97 rings were delivered since 2010-2011.

note 2 :   

Yellow ring with a black two alpha code (on one tarsus) and metal ring (on the other tarsus).

note 1 : adult birds will have a blue ring with geolocator (on the opposite tarsus of the yellow ring).

note 2 :  starting letters are : A, B,

note 3 :

Red ring with a white 3 alpha-numeric code (on one tarsus), starting with X.

note 1 : Russian steel rings are used.

note 2 : rings are red with black inscription: letter X followed by 2 digits between 63 and 78.

note 3 : project in Tobseda, Russia.

note 4 : in 2014, adults were equiped with geolocators attached to blue rings. In these birds, the metal ring is on the left tibia, the colour ring on the left tarsus, and the logger/blue ring on the right tarsus.

Dark blue ring with a white 2 alpha code (on one tarsus) and blue ring with geolocator (on other leg).

note 1 : Norwegian metal/steel rings are used.

note 2 : rings are dark blue with white inscription: 2 letters. Starting letters are C, E, H and Z.

note 3 : project in Slettnes, Norway

note 4 : in 2014, adults were equiped with geolocators attached to blue rings. In these birds, the metal ring is on the left tibia, the colour ring on the left tarsus, and the logger/blue ring on the right tarsus.

Dark-green ring with a white four alpha-numeric code, starting letter 'J'.

note 1 :

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

note 1 : used starting-letters are : F, M, R, U, Y.

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