Terns

species:

Sandwich Tern

scientific name:

Thalasseus sandvicensis

notes:

Light-green/lime ring with a black three alpha code and metal ring (on other tarsus).

note 1 : first letter always "N" followed by two letters (NAZ) OR two numbers (N09) OR one number and one letter (N2S or NS2).

note 2 : for the lime rings : in 2014 so far 10 adult birds were ringed during the breeding season, in the next month we expect to ring at least several hundred juveniles.

note 3 : a joint project of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest/INBO, Bureau Waardenburg and Ringgroup Delta. This project will run for at least one more year but reports will be replied to after this time as well.

note 4 : used letters are : A, C, F, H, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, X, Z.

note 5 : IMPORTANT: Lime rings were used in 2014, in 2020 many lime rings show signs of wear. The colour of the ring fades to white, and the coding becomes ‘fat’.

note 6 :

website sighting submit:

European colour-ring Birding submit

email sighting submit:

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

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

Light Green (Lime) [L]

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

Three alpha code (3 letters).

countries where ringed:

The Netherlands.

First letter/number (of the c-ring):