Mediterranean Gull

Black ring with a white four alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : starting letter "X" followed by 1 letter and 2 numbers.

note 2 : there is a small check-dot on different levels between letter X and second sign.

note 3 : rings are to be read from bottom to top.

note 4 : two birds (XC88 and XC00) are ringed in Saxony, South-eastern Germany.

note 5 : pay attention as mostly Black-headed Gull is ringed with this code.

Black ring with a white four alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : starting letter "P" followed by a three numeric code.

note 2 : during summer 2012 3 chicks (P043, P044 and P045) were ringed.

Red ring with a white 4 alpha-numeric code : letter 'P'/letter/letter/number.

note 1 : before 2004 the following codes were used P00-P99 and 0P0-9P9.
note 2 : the following letters are used : A, E, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, Y.
note 3 : birds with atypical codes are  red: T121, T081, T078, T133. Theses codes are from  the Polish Larus canus project.
note 4 : a few hybrids (adults and chicks) L. melanocephalus x L. ridibundus have been also ringed.
note 5 : for the Polish ringers, Monika Zielinska (monzieli@wp.pl) stays the contact.

In August 2012 the new program for Polish Ringing Centre - POLRING started to work.  Since then, the best way to report all  observations of birds ringed or recovered in Poland is to fill in the on-line recovery form under http://ring.stornit.gda.pl/

It is not necessary to register in the system to report a single observation, but it is much more convenient to do it if you are a regular observer. The registered users not only receive the ringing data and full life histories but also have an access to all photographs and all future reports of the birds they have seen at least once.

If the ringing data is already in the system, you should get the response within 24 hours. If not, the request for the ringing details is sent to the ringer automatically by the system. You can check the status of your report in RECORDS/MY REPORTS.

In case of any difficulties or problems with the system, please write to ptaki@miiz.waw.pl

Red ring with a white 4 alpha-numeric code, starting letter 'T'.

note 1 : only four birds are ringed with this Eurasian Mew Gull codes.
note 2 : birds with this  ‘a-typical’ code are  T121, T081, T078, T1333.

White ring with black 4 alpha-numeric code, starting letter "E". 

note 1 : from 2025 onwards, codes letter 'E' / letter / number / number have been used.

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Red ring with a four alpha-numeric code, starting letter "Z".

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Yellow ring with a black four alpha-numeric code, first letter 2X (on  right  tarsus) and metal ring (on left tarsus).

note 1 : birds ringed at Sandycove, Dublin, Ireland.

note 2 : used codes are 2X/letter/letter (used letters A, E, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, V, X) and 2X/number/letter (used letters A, E, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, V, X)

Red ring with a white 4 alpha-numeric code (starting letter 'Y' and letter/letter/number).

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Green ring with a white 3 alpha-numeric code (letter/number/letter).

note 1 : from 1999 till 2005 in Germany Med. Gulls were ringed at 5 places with a code (letter/number/letter) starting with A1A (in the Upper Rhine Valley) and M1A (near the river Elbe).

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Dark-blue ring with a white 4 numeric code.

note 1 : used codes are : 5000 to 5018.
note 2 : birds were ringed during winter 2006 at Cambrils, Spain.