Geese

species:

Greylag Goose

scientific name:

Anser anser

notes:

Blue ring (on right leg) with white code (1 letter and 2 numbers or 2 letters en 1 number) and metal ring (on left leg).
note 1 : used codes are A, E, H, G and J01-99, X50-79, C01-99, L01-99. New codes from 2012 onwards : AA1-LZ9.

note 2 : 1643 (31.12.2021) are ringed that way. The project started in May '99. Reports are mostly from Germany, but also from Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Spain and Norway.

note 3 :

email sighting submit:

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:

Germany.