Swans

species:

Mute Swan

scientific name:

Cygnus olor

notes:

Green ring with a white three alpha-numeric code (letter-number-letter).

note 1 : the population of Mute swans at Kastoria Lake is relatively small (7-12 breeding pairs during the last years). However, during the winter the population increases considerably. With colour ringing this project would like to see the dispersion of birds in neighbouring lakes.

email sighting submit:

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):

Dark Green [G]

colour-ring code (of the c-ring):

Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).

countries where ringed:

Greece.