Greylag Goose

Blue ring with white 3 alpha-numeric code and Helgoland-metal ring (on other leg).

note 1 : geese are ringed in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

note 2 : used codes from  2002 till 2025: 000 - 999, 00A - 99A, 00B - 99B, 00C - 99C, 00M - 99M, 00R - 99R, 00V - 99V, 0C0 - 0C9, 0E0 - 0E9, 0H0 - 5H9, 0J0 - 0J9, 0K0 - 5K9, 0L0 - 0L9, 0P0 - 9P9, 0S0 - 0S9, 0T0 - 9T9, 0U0 - 9U9, 1A0 - 9A9, N00 - N99, R00 - R99, X00 - X49, RE0 - RE9, RAA - RZZ

note 3 :

Light-green ring with code (2 letters).

Green neckring with white 3 alpha-numeric code (1 letter and 2 numbers).

note 1 : used series are A00-A99, B00-B99, C00-C99, D00-D99, F00-F99, H00-H80.

note 2 : the ringing stopped in 1996, but the project is still running. Unknown is birds are still alive.

White ring (on left tarsus) with a 3 alpha-numeric code (2 black letters, 1 black number and 1 black letter, 1 green letter and 1 green number).

Black neckband with white 3 alpha-code code (first letter M, two letters (AA till CZ).

note 1 : 45 birds have been ringed.

note 2 : birds are coming from a “non-natural” population.

note 3 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

note 4 :

Yellow legring with 3 alpha-numeric code (starting with letter I and number, number or letter, number).

 note 1 : project held by the Stazione Biologica Isola della Cona. Started in summer 2004 (47 birds ringed), continued in 2005 (51 birds ringed) in the Foce dell’ Isonzo Nature Reserve (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, NE Italy) ; to be continued.

note 2 : as these birds are the result of a reintroduction programme in the Foce dell’ Isonzo NatureReserve (Isola della Cona) and two other adjacent Nature Reserves, at the moment they are unlikely (?) to be seen away from the northern Adriatic breeding areas.

Yellow neckring with black 3-numeric code (000-999) and Helgoland-metal ring on the leg.

note 1 : breeding and moulting populations in the North Sea area of Schleswig-Holstein (incl. islands)

note 2 : 

Grey neckring with a 2 or 3 alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : this project is a joint WWT/Icelandic Institute of Natural History/Highland Ringing group project.

Light-green legring with 3 alpha code, starting code BPA, BSA, BTA, BUA, BVA, BXA, BYA, BZA.

note 1 : all other Greylags with light-green leg rings not within the code ranges above, should be sent to Bob Swann at Robert.swann@homecall.co.uk

note 2 : 

White neckband with black code (3 alphanumeric code and a bar after the first alphanumeric code).