Common Ringed Plover

Yellow ring with a black three alpha-numeric code : number/letter/number (on right tibia) and metal ring (on left tarsus).

note 1 : used codes are : 0H0-9H9.

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Combination of c-rings : 3 c-rings (on left tarsus) and white ring over c-ring (on right tarsus).

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Orange flag with black 3 alpha code on right tibia and yellow ring on left tibia.

note 1: Starting 2012 birds are ringed in the surroundings of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

Combination of 5 c-rings and a metal ring.

note 1 : one colour ring (on left tibia) and two c-rings (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tibia) and two c-rings (on right tarsus).

note 2 : black and red tibia rings are used at the Wadden Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein (please email : dominic.cimiotti@nabu.de)

note 3 : green and white tibia rings are used at the island of Fehmarn, Baltic Sea (please email: martin.altemueller@nabu.de)

note 4 : info. http://www.schutzstation-wattenmeer.de

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Combination of 2 colour rings : white over metal (on right tibia) and single c-ring (on left tarsus).

note 1 : only used on juveniles.

Combination of 4 c-rings : white over metal (on right tibia) and 3 c-rings (on left tarsus).

note 1 :

Orange flag with a 2 alpha code (on left tibia), single red colour ring on left tarsus, metal ring (on right tibia).

note 1: About 90 were marked in Sep 2012 , near Llanfairfechan , Wales.

note 2: Also of interest is flock size, and number of birds noted having flags (even if not read) and number of birds without flags.

Combination of 4 c-rings, 1 on each tarsus, 1 on each tibia.

note 1 : this scheme in use since 2006.

note 2 : c-ring on left tibia is either green, white, red or yellow.

note 3 : c-ring on right tibia or either tarsus is white, green, lime, black, red or yellow.

note 4 : metal ring can be on either tibia.

Combination of 3 c-rings : 1 on each tarsus, 1 on either tibia plus metal ring on other tibia.

note 1 : this scheme is used on breeding adults in Iceland since 2004.

note 2 : since 2004 some 1000 birds have been ringed.

Combination of 3 c-rings : 1 on each tarsus, 1 on either tibia plus metal ring on other tibia.

note 1 : this scheme is used on breeding adults in Iceland since 2004.

note 2 : since 2004 some 1000 birds have been ringed.

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