White Stork

Black octagonal (ELSA) ring with white 5 alpha-numeric code inscription.

note 1 : 5 large letters and/or digits repeated on 4 sides (=ring number) and a code with 3 letters repeated on 3 sides (=code of ringing scheme) and small text for ring recoveries on 1 side.

note 2 : sometimes black rings could be read as dark-blue rings.

note 3 : sometimes extra codes are readable like „DEW“ which means Vogelwarte Wilhelmshaven.

note 4 : more than 10.000 birds ringed.

White ring with black 4 alpha-numeric code (on tibia) : letter/number/number/number.

note 1 : used codes are Cxxx, A000 till Z000.

note 2 : birds are ringed in Spain during 2011.

note 3 : 

Red ring with white 2 alpha-numeric code (letter/letter or number) (on tibia).

note 1 : birds ringed in Spain during 2010.