Herons
species:
Purple Heron
scientific name:
Ardea purpurea
notes:
Combination of 2 or 3 c-rings without code (on one leg) and only a metal ring or also a colour ring above (on the other leg).
note 1 : used small (1 cm height) colours are : white, dark blue, dark green, light green (pistachio), red, orange, yellow. Rings are above the knees.
note 2 : the programm started in 2009 at Lac de Grand-Lieu, Loire Atlantique, France
note 3 : for controls, mention ring from up to down for each leg and precise kind of green (dark or light).
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colour-ring type:
Legrings : combination of uncoded.
countries where ringed:
France.