Gulls
species:
Black-legged Kittiwake
scientific name:
Rissa tridactyla
notes:
Orange ring with black 2 alpha-numeric code (on right leg) and metal ring (on left leg).
note 1 : birds ringed in Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK.
note 2 : this is an urban colony on man made sites
note 3 : project started in 2010, is ongoing and 360 pulli have been ringed to date.
note 4 : some birds ringed with orange ring with 3 alpha-numeric code.
email sighting submit:
contactperson:
Pat Walker
colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Orange [O]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Two alpha-numeric code (2 letters/numbers).
colour-ring position (of the c-ring):
Tarsus right.
countries where ringed:
United Kingdom.
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