Gulls
species:
Black-headed Gull
scientific name:
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
notes:
Yellow ring with black two alpha-numeric code (on left tarsus).
note 1 : used codes are number/letter (1A-9Z) and letter/number (A1-Z9).
note 2: a "." sign is to be read within the codes.
note 3 : old yellow rings are turning white.
note 3: some 850 birds are ringed from 1996 until 1999. Most of these rings are fallen off.
note 4: Since 2024 codes with a bar are used, used codes are A|A-Z|Z, 0|A-9|Z, A|0-Z|9 and 0|0-9|9
note 5 :
website sighting submit:
email sighting submit:
website information:
colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Yellow [Y]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Two alpha-numeric code (2 letters/numbers).
colour-ring position (of the c-ring):
Tarsus left.
countries where ringed:
The Netherlands.