Swans

species:

Mute Swan

scientific name:

Cygnus olor

notes:

Red ring with a white four alpha-numeric code, starting letter 'Y'.

note 1 : a large project ongoing since 2006 throughout Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Cleveland, working in conjunction with the Sorby Breck Ringing Group.

note 2 : more info. also on Yorkshire Swal Hospital Rescue : http://www.ysrh.org.uk/

note 3 : darvic rings added to left tarus and metal 'M' rings added to right tarus.

note 4 : more than 3,000 adult birds and pulli rung since the commence of project, including colour marking a number of rehabilitated Mute Swans.

email sighting submit:

website information:

Sorby Breck Ringing Group

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

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

Red [R]

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

Four alpha-numeric code (4 letters/numbers).

countries where ringed:

United Kingdom.

First letter/number (of the c-ring):