Gulls

species:

Great Black-backed Gull

scientific name:

Larus marinus

notes:

White ring with a red four alpha-numeric code (starting letter 'P', followed by ':' / number / number/ letter.

note 1 : scheme started June 2012 on the Break Waters of Portland Harbour Dorset.

note 2 : 82 birds ringed in 2012, starting with code P:00A.

note 3 : from 2012 this project has concentrated on the gull pulli on the Portland Harbour Breakwaters with over 600 ringed to date. The final letters of the coloured ring series in use are A,B,C,D,H,K,L and soon M.

note 4 :

email sighting submit:

contactperson:

Guy Hayden and Doug Rudge

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

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

White [W]

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

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

countries where ringed:

United Kingdom.

Images:

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