Egrets

species:

Great Egret

scientific name:

Ardea alba

notes:

Combination (5 types) of 2 up to 6 small (1cm. high) rings.

note 1 : used colours are : grey, red, orange, yellow, white, dark-green, light-green, dark-blue.
note 2 : 5 different types of combinations are used. AA/Am (2 rings on left leg, 1 ring over metal ring on right leg) ; Am/AA ; AAA/m (most often) ; m/AAA ; AAA/AAA or AAAm/AAA (rare) ; AAA/Am et Am/AAA
note 3 : birds are ringed at the Grand-Lieu Lake, Loire-Atlantique, France, (47° 06' N, 001° 40' W) and in Brière.
note 4 : some 40 to 70 birds are yearly ringed.

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colour-ring type:

Legring : one, uncoded.

colour-ring position (of the c-ring):

Tibia right.

countries where ringed:

France.