Sandwich Tern

Combination of 3 rings : a yellow ring over the metal ring (on right leg) and

1 ring (on left leg).

note 1 : one aim of this project is to study the moult of the Sandwich Tern and the use of the moulting stages for ageing. Another aim is to find out from where the resting birds at Falsterbo originate. During the period 1997-2002 some 400 adult birds have been caught.

note 2 : during 2001 following codes were used: right tarsus : yellow ring over metal ring and left tarsus : red ring.

remark : during 2001 two birds were ringed with a dark-blue ring (instead of red) outside the Falsterbo peninsula.

note 3 : during 2002 following codes are used : right tarsus : yellow over metal ring and left tarsus : white ring.

remark : some birds can be ringed during 2002 with a third ring on the left tarsus.

Blue ring with a white 3 alpha code (starting letter 'I').

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

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

note 4 :

Green ring with a white 3 alpha code, starting letter 'I'.

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

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

note 4 :

Red ring with a white 3 alpha code (starting letter 'I').

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

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

note 4 :

Yellow ring with a white 3 alpha code (starting letter 'I').

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

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

note 4 :

Blue ring with a two alpha code.

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.
note 3 : birds ringed during 2006.

note 4 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

note 5 :

Green ring with a two alpha code.

note 1 : used letters are A, B, C, D, F, H, J, K, L, N, P, S, T, V, Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

note 3 : birds ringed during 2005.

note 4 : birds are already seen at Mile 4 Salt Works, Namibia (courtesy Mark Boorman & Sandra Dantu).

note 5 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

note 6 :

Red ring with a two alpha code.

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

note 3 : birds ringed during 2004.

note 4 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

note 5 :

Yellow ring with a two alpha code.

note 1 : used letters are A,B,C,D,F,H,J,K,L,N,P,S,T,V,Z.

note 2 : only adult birds are ringed near the Saline di Comacchio, Po-delta by Adriano Talamelli.

note 3 : birds ringed during 2003.

note 4 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

note 5 :

Black ring with a white two alpha code. (AA till ZZ).

note 1 : on the 22nd. of June 2005 200 chicks have been ringed in the El Fangar Reserve.