Gulls

species:

Herring Gull

scientific name:

Larus argentatus

notes:

Yellow ring with a black five alpha-numeric code (HXxxx , HAxxx , HVxxx , HExxx).

note 1 : xxx is a numeric code.

note 2 : codes are like HX234, HA456, HV500, HE853 , two letters and 3 numbers.

note 3 : rings are to be read from bottom to top, most rings have a “checkpoint”.

note 4 : birds are ringed at Schleswig- Holstein and Hamburg.

note 5 : some rings are used at Lesser Black-backed Gulls, see this species.

note 6 : same codes are used in other colours, therefore please note colour of ring and inscription.

note 7 :

email sighting submit:

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

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

Yellow [Y]

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

Five alpha-numeric code (5 letters/numbers).

countries where ringed:

Germany.

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