Eurasian Griffon Vulture

Red ring with 2 alpha-numeric code.

note 1: code used is letter A, B, C, D, E followed by a number from 0-9.

Green ring with white alpha-numeric code : letter K always present , same code on a black wingtag.

note 1 : scheme runs on Crete since 2001.

note 2 : by 2013 80 birds have been ringed.

Blue ring with a white two letter code.

note 1 :

White ring with black 4 alpha-numeric code

note 1 : an unringed wild Eurasian Griffon vulture was found exhausted on 21st July 2007 near the village of Walddorf Egenhausen, County Calw, Land of Baden-Württemberg, SW-Germany. We ringed the vulture after a few weeks of care on the day of release as follows :
* right leg: „Vogelwarte Radolfzell Germania AAA 206“(silver, with clip)
* left leg: white ring with black code A7 above P5, with clip (see photo attached).
This colour-ring is from the German White-tailed Sea Eagle colour-ringing program.
The bird was released in good condition on 7 September 2007, 13.30h at the following location : 48°23’14.01’’N 09°04’52.46’’E (Baden-Württemberg, County Tübingen, Mössingen, Farrenberg, 792m).

Green ring with white 2 alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : green and red rings were used in since 1998 with a total of about 150 individuals ringed so far.

note 2 :

Green ring with white 2 alpha-numeric code (one tarsus) and 1 metal ring (other tarsus).

note 1 : green and red rings were used in since 1998 with a total of about 150 individuals ringed so far.

Yellow ring with a black three alpha-numeric code (on one tarsus) and metal ring (on orther leg).

note 1 : used letters are A, C, F, H, J, L, M, N, P, R, T, U, V, W and X.

note 2 : used numbers are 0 - 9.

note 3 : birds ringed since 1987.

note 4 : 

Combination of yellow ring with black 3 alpha-numeric code (right tarsus), metal ring and yellow wingtag with same code.

note 1 : yellow ring, black alpha-numeric code + yellow wing-bands with same alpha-numeric code.

note 2 : 320 griffon vultures ringed in Aragon (NE Spain) from April 2009 to present date (July 2010) and increasing. The aim of the project is to know about vulture population and their movements within the region -considering changes happened after cattle disease problems and legal regulations on the matter-. Surveys throughout the network of feeding stations provided by the regional government are the main source of data.
Recordings from elsewhere, including those from out of the region/country are very welcome.

note 3 : the codes are not overlapped with the other groups of Spain thanks to the Estación Biológica de Doñana coordination.

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Pale-blue wintgtag with a yellow three alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : codes, already printed soon to be used are : B00, B60-B79, B90.

note 2 : ringers from the Fund for Wild Flora and Fauna are using same colour combination wing tags, but with one alpha-numeric code: A, C, E, H, K, M, O, P, T, Y, X".

Dark-green ring with a white three alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : -  used codes are : B01-B60.

note 2 : already printed out and soon to be used : B00, B61-B97 B2A-B2V.