Sparrows

species: 
House Sparrow
scientific name: 
Passer domesticus
notes: 

White ring with a black 3 alpha-numeric code (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

note 1: Code is a letter followed by 2 numbers eg A01.

note 2: Part of a BTO re-trapping adults for survival (RAS) study.

note 3: Scheme running since 2010 in the Askernish area of South Uist, Scotland.

note 4: Approximately 100 birds ringed per year.

note 5: Another scheme in Cornwall, England, uses same combination: http://www.cr-birding.org/node/1551
 

email sighting submit: 
website information: 
UIST Sparrows
colour-ring type: 
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring): 
White [W]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring): 
Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).
colour-ring position (of the c-ring): 
Tarsus left.
countries where ringed: 
Scotland.
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