Terns

species:

Common Tern

scientific name:

Sterna hirundo

notes:

Combination of :
* dark-green ring with a white 2 numeric code (on left leg).
* red ring above metal ring (on right leg).

note 1 : used codes are 00 till 99, excluding doubles e.g. 69 & 96, 86 & 98.

note 2 : from 2015 onwards a red ring above the metal ring (on right leg) will be added.

note 3 : this is used in order to distinguish from an illegal Spanish project.

note 4 : birds ringed in Warwickshire, UK.

note 5 :

email sighting submit:

colour-ring type:

Legrings : combination of one coded and uncoded rings.

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

Dark Green [G]

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

Two numeric code (2 numbers).

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

Tarsus left.

countries where ringed:

United Kingdom.