Mediterranean Gull

Dark-blue ring with 4 alpha-numeric code, starting number "0" and with or without a ‘dot’.

note 1 : since 2006 : 0AAA to 0ZZZ (only on the first 400 rings the zero has a dot in the middle : bad idea, everybody read it as 'B', so  -from 0CAA on- the zero is a real zero.

note 2 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

note 3 :

Black ring with white code : starting letter 'U' (horizontal) and 3 numbers (vertical)).
Black ring with white code (starting letter 'U'/letter/number/number).
Black ring with white code (number/letter/number OR number/number/letter OR letter/number/letter).

note 1 : 

Dark-blue ring with white 4 alpha code : 4 letters, the first is always I.

Dark-blue rings 0AAA to 0CZZ.

note 1 : in the Po Delta area (N. Italy) from 1990-1994 the used codes are from A02 till Y99 (project by R. Santolini, total ringed 664 ringed pulli). Details : A02-B06 , 1990 ; B07-B78 and C01-C99 , 1991 ; B80-B99 and S01-S99 , 1992 ; H00-H99 and X02-X99 , 1993 ; X01-X98 and Y01-Y99 , 1994. Pay attention , rings starting with X and Y can be very easily misread.

note 2 : in the Margherita di Savoia salines (S. Italy) the used codes are:
IAAA-IABH (1195, 22 pulli) , IABS-IADK (1996, 34 pulli) , IADL-IBCS (1997, 163 pulli ). Project by A. Magnani and N. Bacetti. No birds have been ringed in 1998-2000 (zero breeding success). A few chicks were only metal-ringed in 2001.

note 3 : in the Po-delta area, codes used for chicks in 1998-2001 are as follows : 1998 : ICAA-IDZZ, Saline di Cervia (449 birds) ; IBCT-IBDJ, Saline di Comacchio (9 birds).; 1999 : IFAA-IFAZ, Salina di Cervia (14 birds) ; IFAZ-IFJZ , Valli Bertuzzi (91 birds) ; IFKB-IFNZ, Saline Commacchio (43 birds) ; IFPA-IFVC, Valli Comacchio (47 birds) , IFVD-IHDZ, Pialassa Baiona (86 birds).
2000 : IHPA-IHTV , IHZA-IHZV , IJAA-IJAZ , IJLA-IJSZ, IJTN-IJVF, Saline Cervia (128 birds) ; IJBA-IJDH, Saline Comacchio (36 birds), IHVA-IHVZ, IJDJ-IJKZ,IJTA-IJTL,IJZA-IJZZ, Valli Comacchio (10 birds).
2001 : IKPB-ILAZ, Saline di Cervia (86 birds).

note 4 : codes IBDK-IBSZ were used by A. Talamelli on118 adults trapped 1998-2001 along the Adriatic beaches and at the Saline do Commacchio. These birds partky belong to non-Italian populations, as shown by readings obtained from the Black Sea colonies.

note 5 : in 2007 a new country code has been used: 0 (zero) instead of I, followed by 3 letters (on 0A... and 0B... the zero has a dot in the middle).

note 6 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

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Dark-blue ring with white 3 alpha-numeric code : 1 letter and 2 numbers.
Dark-blue ring with white 4 alpha code : 4 letters, the first is always I.
Dark-blue rings 0AAA to 0CZZ.

note 1 : in the Po Delta area (N. Italy) from 1990-1994 the used codes are from A02 till Y99 (project by R. Santolini, total ringed 664 ringed pulli). Details : A02-B06 , 1990 ; B07-B78 and C01-C99 , 1991 ; B80-B99 and S01-S99 , 1992 ; H00-H99 and X02-X99 , 1993 ; X01-X98 and Y01-Y99 , 1994. Pay attention , rings starting with X and Y can be very easily misread.

note 2 : in the Margherita di Savoia salines (S. Italy) the used codes are:
IAAA-IABH (1195, 22 pulli) , IABS-IADK (1996, 34 pulli) , IADL-IBCS (1997, 163 pulli ). Project by A. Magnani and N. Bacetti. No birds have been ringed in 1998-2000 (zero breeding success). A few chicks were only metal-ringed in 2001.

note 3 : in the Po-delta area, codes used for chicks in 1998-2001 are as follows : 1998 : ICAA-IDZZ, Saline di Cervia (449 birds) ; IBCT-IBDJ, Saline di Comacchio (9 birds).; 1999 : IFAA-IFAZ, Salina di Cervia (14 birds) ; IFAZ-IFJZ , Valli Bertuzzi (91 birds) ; IFKB-IFNZ, Saline Commacchio (43 birds) ; IFPA-IFVC, Valli Comacchio (47 birds) , IFVD-IHDZ, Pialassa Baiona (86 birds).
2000 : IHPA-IHTV , IHZA-IHZV , IJAA-IJAZ , IJLA-IJSZ, IJTN-IJVF, Saline Cervia (128 birds) ; IJBA-IJDH, Saline Comacchio (36 birds), IHVA-IHVZ, IJDJ-IJKZ,IJTA-IJTL,IJZA-IJZZ, Valli Comacchio (10 birds).
2001 : IKPB-ILAZ, Saline di Cervia (86 birds).

note 4 : codes IBDK-IBSZ were used by A. Talamelli on118 adults trapped 1998-2001 along the Adriatic beaches and at the Saline do Commacchio. These birds partky belong to non-Italian populations, as shown by readings obtained from the Black Sea colonies.

note 5 : in 2007 a new country code has been used: 0 (zero) instead of I, followed by 3 letters (on 0A... and 0B... the zero has a dot in the middle).

note 6 : for marking scheme info. , please refer to : stefano.volponi@isprambiente.it

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Red ring with a white 3 alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : during 2002 following codes have been used : K00-K99, 0K0-9K9, 00K-99K, L00-L99, 0L0-9L9.
note 5 : during the following years these codes could be used : 00L-99L, V00-V99, 0V0-9V9, 00V-99V, X00-X99, 0X0-9X9, 00X-99X and Y001-Y100 for Serbia-Montenegro.
 

Red ring with a white  4 alpha-numeric code :

starting letter H / number/number/number

starting letter H / letter/letter/number

starting letter H / number/letter/number

note 1 : this project is running in Hungary since 1994, with some 500 rings in the period 1994-96 coded H101-H999.

note 2 : used letters are HU.., HY.., HA.., HL.., HF.., HT..  from 2004 onwards.

note 3 : during 2001 three breeding places remain in the Czech Republic : 7 pairs at Nove Mlyny, 4 pairs at the Karvina fishponds and 3 pairs at Chomoutov.

note 4 : during 2002 following codes have been used : K00-K99, 0K0-9K9, 00K-99K, L00-L99, 0L0-9L9.

note 5 : during the following years these codes could be used: 00L-99L, V00-V99, 0V0-9V9, 00V-99V, X00-X99, 0X0-9X9, 00X-99X and Y001-Y100 for Serbia-Montenegro.

note 6 : some extra details on the red rings. H454-H470 : Serbia-Montenegro by Josef Gergely ; HA00-HA99 ringed from 1998 onwards ; 00A-99A from 1998 onwards with 81A-00A in the Czech Republic by Josef Chytil ; EOO-E99 from 1999 onwards : 0E0-9E9 from 1998 onwards with 3E1-5E0 in the Slovak Republic by Jan Svetlik and 7E1-9E0 in the Czech Republic by Josef Chytil ; 00E-9EE from 2001 onwards with 01E-50E in the Czech Republic by Josef Chytil ; K00-K99, 0K0-9K9, 00K-99K, L00-L99, 0L0-9L9 from 2002 onwards.

note 7 : latest used or will be used : HN (letter; number), HR (letter; number), HE (00-99), HT (00-99), HJ (00-99), HK (00-99), HR (00-99), HK (letter; number), HP (letter; number), HJ (letter; number).

note 8 : used codes are Hnln, where n=number and l=letter.

Red ring with a white 3 alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : used codes are : 81A-92A ; 7E1-7E9 ; 01E-50E.

Red ring with a white three alpha-numeric code.

note 1 : used codes are : 3E1-5E0 ; S01-S99.
note 2 : these rings have been used from 2001 onwards on chicks and breeding birds.

Red ring with a white 3 alpha-numeric code :
letter 'P' /number/number OR number/letter 'P' /number).

note 1 : used codes are P00-P89.
note 2 : during 2003 following codes will be used P90-P99 and 0P0-9P9.
note 3 : as third letter are used : A, E, H, J, K, L, N, P, R, T, U, Y.
note 4 : birds with ‘a-typical’ codes are  T121, T081, T078, T1333. Theses codes are from the Polish Larus canus project.
note 5 : a few hybrids (adult and chicks) L. melanocephalus x L. ridibundus have been also ringed.

Yellow ring with a black 3 alpha-numeric code : 2 numbers and 1 letter.

note 1 : this project is running in the United Kingdom since 1996.

note 2: a few birds have been ringed in Ireland.

note 3 : new codes used are 2A.. for Britain and 2X.. for Ireland.