Wagtails

species:

Pied Wagtail

scientific name:

Motacilla alba

notes:

Dark-blue ring with a white three alpha-numeric code (on right tarsus) and metal ring (on left tarsus).

note 1 : used code is number/letter/letter.

note 2 : ring to be read from bottom till top.

note 3 : used numbers are : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. used letters are : A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

note 4 : ringing place : Fornos - (Trouxemil, Coimbra, Portugal). In the last years, a roost of proximally 4000 individuals (based on numbers of capture/recapture during the winter of 2012/2013) of Motacilla alba, was found in Fornos at the North of Coimbra (Portugal). The initial approach (in the past winter), gave us not only an estimate of the number of roosting birds, but also recaptures from other countries and one bird ringed in the previous year about 8 km away from the roost. Additionally, several individuals were seen with metal rings around the roost including in the new landfill, where several individuals were seen simultaneously and were likely ringed in this roost.

note 5 :

email sighting submit:

email sighting submit (2):

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

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

Dark Blue [B]

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

Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).

countries where ringed:

Portugal.