Western Marsh Harrier

Yellow wingtag with a black 1 alpha code (on each wing).

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White or red wingtag with a white alpha code (on left wing).

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Wingtag (blue, fuchsia, yellow, orange, lime-green, red and white) with code : only 1 black or white symbol (or no symbol) per wingtag, different on each wing. Symbols include the 0 and the 8, all others are real symbols such as e.g. triangle, horizontal bar, dot.

note 1 : since 2011 in Flanders/Belgium (mainly in coastal polders and Scheldt Polders), South-West Netherlands (Zeeland) and North France (Pas-de-Calais and Nord).

note 2 : 1231 young birds tagged on the nest ; 1345 resightings of 349 different birds.

note 3 : only symbols are used.

note 4 : three information points are essential : symbol, colour of the symbol (black or white) and background colour, for each wing (left or right). Information on sex (and age, from 2012 on). Pictures of the wingtagged bird -even with only one wingtag visible or out of focus- are highly appreciated.

note 5 : Project by Anny Anselin (for the Research Institute for Nature and Forest) with Werkgroep Roofvogels Zeeland (Zeeland Raptor Working Group), Natuurwerkgroep De Kerkuil (Nature Working Group De Kerkuil) and the Groupe ornithologique et naturaliste du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Ornithological and Nature working group in Nord-Pas-de-Calais).

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* Wingtag (white) with code : 1 black letter or number. (in 2006, 10 birds on Ile de Ré , France)
* Wingtag (blue, fuchsia, yellow, orange, lime-green, red and white) with code  : 1 black or white symbol (or no symbol) per wing-tag, different on each wing. (since 2007 in Ile de Ré and Marais Poitevin, France).

note 1 : during 2007 some 70 birds were marked.

note 2 : symbols and numbers are used.

note 3 : three information-points are essential : symbol, colours of the symbol and background colour and this for each wing.

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