Plovers
species:
Common Ringed Plover
scientific name:
Charadrius hiaticula
notes:
Combination of red flag (on left tibia) with a white 2 alpha-numeric code and 1 c-ring (on right tibia) and metal ring (on right tarsus).
note 1: birds are ringed at South-westernmost Sweden since 2011, studying declining populations of waders in meadowland.
note 2: Single c-ring (on right tibia) varies by age and year of ringing: Adults always white ; 2011 juveniles, yellow ; 2012 juveniles purple ; 2013 juveniles, orange. Future years will use different colours.
email sighting submit:
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colour-ring type:
Flag : combination of uncoded flag and legring(s).
countries where ringed:
Sweden.
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