Raptors

species:

European Honey Buzzard

scientific name:

Pernis apivorus

notes:

Legring with a two alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : all birds ringed in Britain & Ireland.

note 2 : used colours are : light-green (lime), black, amber, green, yellow, orange, red, white and blue.

note 3 : up to 2004 a different colour each year. 2005-2011, Blue in Wales and White in England except for 6 chicks in Sussex in 2011 (yellow and orange).

note 4 : from 2012 white with 2 black letters used for all birds as c-rings sometimes dificult to read on camera. White with black letters very clear.

note 5 :

email sighting submit:

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

colour-ring code (of the c-ring):

Two alpha-numeric code (2 letters/numbers).

countries where ringed:

United Kingdom and Ireland.