Gulls
species:
Black-legged Kittiwake
scientific name:
Rissa tridactyla
notes:
Black ring with a white two alpha-numeric code (on left leg) and metal ring (on right leg).
note 1 : birds ringed in the UK, county Cornwall.
note 2 : birds are ringed at the colonies of Rinsey Cliffs and Trewavas Head as part of a BTO RAS project monitoring adult survival rates.
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colour-ring type:
Legring : one, coded.
colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):
Black (Niger) [N]
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:
United Kingdom.
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