Rollers

species: 
European Roller
scientific name: 
Coracias garrulus
notes: 

Combination of a yellow ring and a white OR yellow coded flag.

note 1 : flag colour: yellow for Alpilles area, white for Roussillon area

 

year left leg right leg   codes Alpilles (yellow flag)            codes Roussillon (white flag)
2013            green      A0 – D8 (expect B6, D2, D5, D9)  A0 – I5
2014            orange    A0 – G0                                      A0 – H6 (except C0, C6)
2015 white                 A0 – F8                                       A0 – G9
2016 black                 A0 – L0 (except D9, E1)                A0 – J7
2017            yellow     L2 – V9                                       J8 – U1
2017            orange    M0 – N1                                      C0, C6
2017            red         M0 – N9
2017            green     B6, D2, D5, D9
2017            black      D9, E1

note 3 : metal ring is placed on the opposite leg to the one with the colour ring and flag in most cases.

note 4 : additional colour rings have been deployed on some birds (pit tags, rings with broken flags).

note 5 : 

email sighting submit: 
email sighting submit (2): 
colour-ring type: 
Flag : combination of coded flag and legring(s).
countries where ringed: 
France.