White-tailed Eagle

Black ring with a four alpha-numeric code (on left leg) and BTO metal ring (on right leg)

note 1 : used codes are : GA00-GA99.

note 2 : birds ringed in counties Kerry, Cork, Clare, Tipperary, Galway.

note 3 :

Yellow ring with a black two alpha-numeric code (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

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 2021.

note 4 : generally, PVC ring on left tarsus.

note 5 :

Yellow ring with a black two alpha code (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on other leg).

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

note 2 : birds ringed since 2021.

note 3 : generally, PVC ring on left tarsus.

note 4 :

Yellow ring with a black two numeric code (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

note 1 : used numbers are : 0 - 9.

note 2 : birds ringed since 2021.

note 3 :

Black ring with a white four alpha-numeric code, starting letter "J" followed by two numbers (on left leg).

note 1 : used codes are : J000 - J015.

note 2 : 

Combination of :
* black ring with a white four-alpha numeric code : code is two-by-two superposed. (on left tarsus)
* orange ring (on right tarsus).

note 1 : used letter code is WN for the Netherlands followed by two numbers (WN01-WN99)

note 2 :  

Combination of  a coded wingtag (on left and right wing).

note 1 :
​* yellow, red, dark-green, pale-blue and black [on left wing] where each colour denoting year of release from 2007 to 2011 (Norwegian Release birds)
​* white [on right wing] where denoting Killarney National Park, release site.
​* all wingtags carry a single alpha (letter) or single or double black or white numeric code, or symbol, repeated on both wing tags.
OR
​* orange [on left wing]
​* purple, yellow, pale-blue, dark-green [on right wing] denoting year of tagging as chicks at nests (2014-present). (Irish-bred ​birds)
​* all wingtags carry a single alpha (letter) or single or double black or white numeric code, or symbol, repeated on both wing tags.

note 1 : 100 young eagles, taken under licence from nest in Norway, have been released in SW Ireland as part of a reintroduction programme for White-tailed Eagles in the Republic of Ireland (2007-2011). Young Irish-bred eagles have been ringed and wing-tagged since 2014. Wing-tagging methods and codes have been agreed with the British Trust for Ornithology and the UK Sea Eagle Project Team prior to it’s inception in 2007 and use a different coding system to the UK (Scottish west and east coast) projects.

note 2 : 

wingtag (on both wings) with an horizontal line or a second colour with a alpha code.

note 1 :

Combination of :
* silver/grey ring with a black four-alpha numeric code : code is two-by-two superposed. (on left tarsus)
* orange ring (on right tarsus).

note 1 : first letter "A" is for The Netherlands followed by number/letter/number.

note 2 :

Combination of :
* black ring with a white four-alpha numeric code : code is two-by-two superposed. (on left tarsus)
* orange ring (on right tarsus).

note 1 : first letter "A" is for The Netherlands followed by letter/number/letter. 

note 2 : WN followed by number/number or letter 'A' followed by number/letter/number.

note 3 :