Storks
species:
White Stork
scientific name:
Ciconia ciconia
notes:
Black octagonal (ELSA) ring with white 5 alpha-numeric code inscription.
note 1 : 5 large letters and/or digits repeated on 4 sides (=ring number) and a code with 3 letters repeated on 3 sides (=code of ringing scheme) and small text for ring recoveries on 1 side.
note 2 : sometimes black rings could be read as dark-blue rings.
note 3 : sometimes extra codes are readable like „DEW“ which means Vogelwarte Wilhelmshaven.
note 4 : more than 10.000 birds ringed.
email sighting submit:
website information:
colour-ring type:
Legring : octagonal (ELSA).
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Black (Niger) [N]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Five alpha-numeric code (5 letters/numbers).
countries where ringed:
Germany.
Images:
Attachment:
First letter/number (of the c-ring):
A
