Terns

species:

Common Tern

scientific name:

Sterna hirundo

notes:

Combination of metal BTO-ring, colour rings and split colour rings (single colour ring with 2 colours one above the other).

note 1 : chicks are ringed on the tern rafts at Little Marlow Gravel Pits, Buckinghamshire, UK.

note 2 : Break down of ringed birds:

2002, LMGP Bucks, 16 ringed, Left: split dark green over yellow, Right: metal

2003, LMGP Bucks, 18 ringed, Left: split red over yellow, Right: metal

2004, LMGP Bucks, 16 ringed, Left: split light blue over yellow, Right: metal

2005, LMGP Bucks, 11 ringed, Left: split orange over yellow, Right: metal

2005, Willington, Beds, Left: Yellow, Right: metal

2005, Willington, Beds, Left: White, Right: metal

2006, LMGP Bucks, 15 ringed, Left: split black over yellow, Right: metal

2006, Willington, Beds, Left: split white over black, Right: metal

2007, LMGP Bucks, 12 ringed, Left: metal, Right: split dark green over yellow

2007 Willington, Beds, Left: split light blue over black, Right: metal

2008, LMGP Bucks, Left: metal, Right: split red over yellow

2008, Calvert Lakes, Beds, Left: metal, Right: split light blue over orange

2008, Wilstone/ College Lake, Left: metal, Right: split light blue over red

email sighting submit:

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colour-ring type:

Legrings : combination of uncoded.

countries where ringed:

United Kingdom.