Terns
species:
Common Tern
scientific name:
Sterna hirundo
notes:
Green ring with a white three alpha-numeric code and a dot in the code (always after the 1st or 2nd digit in the code).
note 1 : letter 'N' on the first position OR letter 'N' on the 2nd or 3rd position (eg. N.AC or 2N.3).
note 2 : the letter N is followed by one letter and one number (eg. NV2 or N2V), by two numbers (eg. N42), starting with two numbers (eg.01N) or in the number-N-number (eg.7N8)
note 3 : used letters are : A, C, F, H, K, L, N, P, R, S, T, V, X, Z. Used numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
note 4 : we use colour-rings to gain information on habitat use, juvenile dispersal, age of return and recruitment to the breeding colonies in the southwest of The Netherlands or beyond.
note 5 :
website sighting submit:
email sighting submit:
colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Dark Green [G]
colour-ring code (of the c-ring):
Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).
countries where ringed:
The Netherlands.
First letter/number (of the c-ring):
N
