Storks

species:

White Stork

scientific name:

Ciconia ciconia

notes:

White rings with a black four alpha numeric code (Txxx) (to be read from top to bottom).

note 1 : Ringing is conducted in lowland Croatia, with white rings used in the eastern part (Slavonia and Baranja).

note 2 : during 2004-2009 331 chicks have been ringed in the north-east Croatia (along the Danube and Drava river and Baranya region). Numbers of ringed chicks per year are as follows:

2004 - 30
2005 - 8
2006 - 84
2007 - 88
2008 - 69
2009 - 52

note 3 :During the 2004, 2006 and 2008 years c-rings were placed on the right leg, the metal on the left leg, both on tibia; while during the 2005, 2007 and 2009 years c-rings were placed on the left leg, the metal on the right leg, both on tibia.

note 4 : In the west of Croatia birds are ringed with yellow rings, details here: http://www.cr-birding.org/node/1657

note 5 : Across all of Croatia 2800 birds ringed since 2004 (white and yellow rings).

note 6 :Additional white storks were ringed in other parts of Croatia (along Sava river), but the data on these birds should be sent to the Institute of Ornithology in Zagreb (zzo@hazu.hr)

email sighting submit:

email sighting submit (2):

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:

Croatia.

Images:

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