Terns

species:

Common Tern

scientific name:

Sterna hirundo

notes:

Yellow ring with a black 3 alpha-numeric code.

note 1. : all birds are ringed as pulli and have the c-ring on their left tarsus and a metal ring on the right.
Those ringed as post-breeding, fledged birds have the c-ring on the right tarsus and the metal on the left.

note 2 : used combinations are : letter "P"/ number/ number OR number/ letter "P"/ number OR number/ number/ letter "P".

note 3 : used letters are : A, C, E, F, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z and used numbers are : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0.

note 4 :

email sighting submit:

website information:

Dublin Bay Birds.

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

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

Yellow [Y]

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

Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).

countries where ringed:

Ireland.