Gulls
species:
Herring Gull
scientific name:
Larus argentatus
notes:
Red ring with a white 4 alpha-numeric code (starting letter 'H') and metal ring (on other leg).
note 1 : Hxxx : xxx stands for numbers and letters.
note 2 : examples are H99X, H123, HA67, HX43, H789, H23A.
note 3 : rings are to be read from bottom to top, most rings have a “checkpoint”.
note 4 : birds are ringed at Schleswig- Holstein.
note 5 : some rings are used at Lesser Black-backed Gulls, see this species.
email sighting submit:
colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Red [R]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Four alpha-numeric code (4 letters/numbers).
countries where ringed:
Germany.
Images:
First letter/number (of the c-ring):
H
