Gulls
species:
Lesser Black-backed Gull
scientific name:
Larus fuscus
notes:
Combination of two coded legrings, one on each tibia with a letter or number.
note 1 : rings are placed above the knee (on the tibia) for better observation results in the colony (high vegetation) and on rubbish-dumps. All other combinations with a ring above the knee are also part of this project.
note 2 : Same codes can be used by other large gull species. If you have doubts about the species and/or code, please note the age and position of all the rings, including the metal ring.
note 3 : used letters/numbers are : A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, + and =. Only the letters I, O and Q are never used
note 4 :
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website information:
colour-ring type:
Legrings : combination of coded.
colour-ring position (of the c-ring):
Tibia
countries where ringed:
The Netherlands.