Gulls
species:
Lesser Black-backed Gull
scientific name:
Larus fuscus
notes:
Yellow ring with a black five alpha-numeric code (HXxxx , HAxxx , HVxxx , HExxx, ...).
note 1 : xxx can be a numeric or an alpha-numeric code.
note 2 : codes are like HX234, HA456, HV500, HE853 : two letters and 3 numbers or HXE67 : three letters and two 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 Herring 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):
H