Yellow-legged Gull

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05926 - Yellow-legged Gull - Larus cachinnans

Coordinator of the great gulls cr-projects is :

Peter Rock, 7, Parkside Avenue, Winterbourne, Bristol BS36 1LU , United Kingdom.

e-mail: pete.rock@blueyonder.co.uk

colour and type of rings on legs :

blue	brown -dark-	orange	white	single
black	green	red	yellow	combination	wingtag

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Combination of rings.

Alexander Yurlov, Institute of Systematic and Animal Ecology SB RAS, Frunze-street 11, 630091 - Novosibirsk-91, Russia.

e-mail: YA@eco.nsc.ru or AKYURLOV@yahoo.com

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Combination of rings (on right tibia or tarsus).

Dirk Demesel, 281/2 Sterrestraat, 9160 Lokeren, Belgium.

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Combination of 4 rings without code.

Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, INFS, via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano Emilia BO - Italy.

fax: +39-51-79.66.28.

e-mail: nicola.baccetti@infs.it

Xaver Monbailliu, Medmaravis, B.P. 2, 83470 Saint Maximin, France.

fax: +33-94.59.47.38.

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Combination of 3 rings (on one leg) and 1 ring and a metal ring (on other leg).

Estacion Biológica de Doñana, Dpto. Anillamiento. Apdo. Correos nr4, 21760 Matalascañas (Almonte), Spain.

fax.: +34-959-44.00.33

e-mail: anillamiento@ebd.csic.es

note 1: used colours are yellow, blue, white, black, orange, red and green.

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Combination of a rings on each tarsus.

Norman Van Swelm, Ornithologisch Station Oostvoorne, Schepenenweg 26, 3233 CL Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.

tel./fax.: +31-181-48.48.16.

e-mail: Norman.vanswelm@wxs.nl

remark: this project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provided "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

note 1: one bird has as rings : left leg: green ring with white letter A, right leg: black ring with white number 4.

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Single ring (white, red or yellow) without code.

Jordi Sargatal, Parc Natural delo Aiguamells de L'Emporda, 17486 Castello d'Empuries, Spain.

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Red ring with white codes and metal ring.

Alfredo Herrero,

e-mail : chaetura@euskalnet.net

Head of ringing project: Juan Arizaga (Aranzadi Sciences Society, Zorroagagaina 11, E-20014 San Sebastián, Spain;

Juan Arizaga, Institut für Vogelforschung "Vogelwarte-Helgoland", An der Vogelwarte 21, D-26386 Wilhelmshaven, Deutschland.

e-mail: juan.arizaga@ifv-vogelwarte.de)

website : www.ifv.terramare.de ; www.txingudi-birdringing.org ; www.aranzadi-zientziak.org

note 1 : used code from 2005 to 2008: GNNN (G followed by 3 numbers between 0 and 9).

note 2 : used code from 2009 onwards: NNN.G (N is a number from 0 to 9).

note 3 : area: breeding colonies from Gipuzkoa, N Spain.

note 4 : target individuals: both chicks and adults in breeding colonies.

note 5 : in 2009, 2 chicks of Lesser-black backed gulls were exceptionally ringed (codes: 050.G and 051.G)

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Red ring with alphanumeric code (number, number, letter) and starting with H (on right leg).

Peter Szinai , Alsóörs, Mátyás király u. 7. H-8226, Hungary.

e-mail : szinai@freemail.hu

tel.: +36-20-519-8750

website : htpp://www.pkmk.hu

note 1 : the projects runs on Larus c.c.

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Red ring with alphanumeric code ( Ax/xx where x is an alphanumeric character) on right tarsus.

Pr. B. Samraoui, Laboratoire de Recherche et de Conservation des Zones Humides, Biology Department,
University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria.

e-mail : bsamraoui ADD yahoo.fr

tel. : +213-(0)7.74.52.59.26.

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Red ring with code (letter P and 4 or rarely 3 digits).

Didier Vangeluwe, Conservation Biology Section, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 29, rue Vautier, 1000 Bruxelles - Belgium

fax: + 32.2.649.48.25

e-mail: Didier.Vangeluwe@naturalsciences.be

note 1: the combination starts with the letter P followed by numbers or alphanumeric.

note 2: from 1996 till 2000 some 1400 pulli were ringed in the Porto Lagos-colony, North Eastern Greece. very few recoveries until now from Ukraine, Bulgaria and finally, a most awaited reports from Romania, thanks to Anika Forsten et al. No one of these 1400 Yellow-legged was observed, until now, on the North Sea shores. Additionally, almost 100 breeding adults and 200 subadults/non-breeding were also ringed in Porto Lagos and the Evros delta.

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Red ring (on right tarsus) with 3 digit code (ending on letter A) and metal ring on left tibia.

Red ring (on right tarsus) with 3 digit code (ending on letter Z) and metal ring on right tibia.

Red ring (on right tarsus) with 3 digit code (ending on letter Y) and metal ring on right tibia.

Red ring (on right tarsus) with 3 digit code (ending on letter 01X) and metal ring on right tibia (during 2008).

Martin Boschert, c/o Bioplan, Institut für angewandete Biologie und Planung GbR - 10 Nelkenstrasse, 77815 Bühl, Deutschland.

tel.: +49-7223-90.01.05.

fax: +49-7223-90.01.07.

e-mail : boschert@bioplan-buehl.de

note 1 : used codes are 01A till 99A.

note 2 : the place of ringing is the Upper Rhine, north of Strasbourg (48°40'N,07°56'E) between the German village Rheinau-Freistett, Ortenaukreis Baden-Württemberg, Germany and the French village Gambsheim, Bas-Rhin, Elzas, France.

note 3 : from the year 2000 the first series starting with 01A till 99A are finished in 2000 and ringing will take place with 01Z rings from 2000 to 2002, then with 01Y from 2003 to 2008, and since 2008 with 01Z. The metal ring is also

note 4 : Germany, responsible person Martin Boschert, Bioplan Bühl) ; Groupe scientifique de la Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux - Délégation Alsace (France, resonsible person Christian Dronneau).

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Red ring (on right leg) without code.

Icona, Subdireccion General de Espacios Naturales, 4 Gran Via de San Francisco, 28005 Madrid, Spain.

Ed. Dejuana, Catedra de Zoologica, Facultad de Biologica, Univ. Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.

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Red ring with white code (3 or 4-digits).

Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, INFS, via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano Emilia BO - Italy.

fax: +39-51-79.66.28.

e-mail: nicola.baccetti@infs.it

note 1: red rings, used code is 001-999 (1992-1994) and A01-A99 (1994-1995) and IAAA-IZZZ (1995-2000) and I1AA-I4AV (1999-2001) at the Adriatic Sea.

note 2: I112 is Herring Gull ringed in Dec. ’03.

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Red ring with code (S and 3 digits).

Jelena Kralj, Institute of Ornithology, Ilirski trg 9, HR-10000 Zagbreb, Croatia.

e-mail: zzo@hazu.hr

note 1: during 2002 some 2400 birds have been ringed on the East-Adriatic Islands.

note 2: the project runs in cooperation with the Voorne Bird Observatory, The Netherlands.

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Red ring with code.

Belarus Bird Ringing Center, Academy of Science of Belarus, Institute of Zoology, ul. Academichnaya-street 27, 220072 Minsk, Belarus.

tel. +375 017 2842275 , fax. +375 017 2841036

e-mail: bym@biobel.bas-net.by

note : as there are some problems with regular post, do please use e-mail.

Kjeld Tommy Pedersen, Danish Bird Ringing Centre, Zoologisk Museum, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 København Ø., Denmark.

note 1: Larus argentatus / Larus cachinnans.

note 2: used code is K701-K800.

note 3 : K001-K150 are birds from Norman van Swelm. This project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provided "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

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Red ring with white inscription.

Institute of Ornithology, Gunduliceva 24, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

e-mail : zzo@hazu.hr

note 1 : the first letter is always S followed by three digits.

note 2 : alle ringed gulls were pulli, ringed on the colonies on the East-Adriatic islands (Istria until Dubrovnik).

note 3 : some 5522 birds are ringed with some 1300 recoveries.

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Green ring with white code (4 characters) on right or left tarsus.

Kees Camphuysen, Koninklijk NIOZ, Postbus 59, NL-1790 AB Den Burg, Texel, The Netherlands.

e-mail : kees.camphuysen@nioz.nl

website : http://home.planet.nl/~camphuys/kleurringen.htm

adult birds are occasionally ringed at IJmuiden (since 2009).

IJmuiden birds will be ringed by with starting-letter “Y” followed by a “dot” and 3 characters. [ e.g. Y.AAA ] (irrespective of sex and age). – Steel ring on tarsus

note 1: rings should usually read downwards, the inscription is repeated three times.

note 2 : the letters used are A B C D F G H J K L M N P R S T U V W X Y Z

note 3 : As material PMMA is used and details on how these rings hold (colour, inscription, general wear) and e.v damage to the gulls is most welcome.

note 4 : although this is an independent ringing scheme (Fred Cottaar & Kees Verbeek), the records can be sent to the single address above (Kees Camphuysen) for immediate processing and to swiftly obtain a life-history

note 5 : Any sightings please do report the condition of the bird, the type of area or terrain the bird is in (is it feeding??) and any (digital) images would be greatly appreciated.

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Green ring with white code.

Birds are ringed by several people, in cooperation with Ornithological Station, Museum and Institute of

Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Nadwislanska 108, 80-680 Gdansk, Poland.

tel.: +48-(0)58-308.07.59.

fax : +48-(0)58-308.09.82.

e-mail: ring@miiz.waw.pl

Please report your sightings to one of the ringers (see table below), Polish Ringing Centre (ring@miiz.waw.pl) or both. See the table below to find a proper person by code you’ve read if you need a life history.

If the code is:

5P00-5P99 or 8P50-8P99 – write to Robert Gwiazda (gwiazda@iop.krakow.pl);

3P89-3P99 or 00P0-99P0 – write to Tomasz Iciek (tomici@poczta.onet.pl);

4P00-4P99, 6P00-6P99, 7P00-7P49, 701P-900P, 00P1-99P6 – write to Grzegorz Neubauer (grechuta@miiz.waw.pl);

00P9-99P9 – write to Marcin Sowa (mar.sowa@gmail.com);

All other codes with a single ‘P’ on any position among numbers – write to Polish Ringing Centre (ring@miiz.waw.pl).

note 1: gulls are ringed since 2000 in central and southern Poland as either breeding adults or chicks,

note 2: species are L. argentatus (mainly central Poland), L. cachinnans, L. michahellis (mainly southern Poland) and hybrids between these three (everywhere). One L. fuscus and two hybrids L. fuscus x L. argentatus have also been ringed,

note 3: there are quite many hybrids, not always possible to identify in the field, so please take a digiphoto if possible,

note 4: by writing to Polish Ringing Centre you receive full life-history.

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Green ring with white 4 digit code (first letter P is code for Ebro Delta).

Institut Català d’Ornitologia, Museu de Zoologica, att. Raül Aymi, Passeig Picasso s/n, SP-08003 Barcelona, Spain.

tel.: +34-(0)93-458.78.93.

e-mail : ico@ornitologia.org or fvidale@gencat.net

note 1 : during breeding season 2005 some 300 pulli have been ringed both with metal and d-ring.

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Green ring with white 4 digit code (first letter Z is code for Galicia, M is for the colony, other digits for individual).

Andrés Bermejo, Urb. Sn. Sadurnniño M3, 1°C, SP-15894 Teo/A Coruña, Spain.

e-mail: andresbermejo@telefonica.net

Jorge Mourino,

e-mail : jmourinho@arrakis.es

note 1: used codes are ZA.., ZB.., ZC.. for Cies Islans in Ria de Vigo/Pontevedra, South Galicia ; ZD.., ZF.. for Ons Islan in Ria de Pontevedra/Pontevedra, South Galicia ; ZH.. for Sálvora Islans in Ria de Arousa/ A Coruña, South Galicia ; ZJ.., ZL.. for Sisargas Islans, Malpica/ A. Coruña, Central Galicia ; ZM.. for Os Farallóns Islans, Sn. Ciprián-Cervo/Lugo, North Galicia ; ZP+ digits for the Lobeiras Islands, Finisterre/Spain ; ZN+4 digits for Ansarón Island (Malpica, A Coruña, Central Galicia).

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Green ring with white code (3 or 4-digits).

Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, INFS, via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano Emilia BO - Italy.

fax: +39-51-79.66.28.

e-mail: nicola.baccetti@infs.it

note 1: green rings, used code is 001-300 and A01-B99 at the S Tyrrhenian Sea (1992 to 1996).

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Green ring (on right leg) and combination of 3 rings (on left leg).

Guy Launay, c/o C.R.B.P.O., 55 rue de Buffon, 75005 Paris, France.

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Green ring with code.

Norman Van Swelm, Ornithologisch Station Oostvoorne, Schepenenweg 26, 3233 CL Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.

tel./fax.: +31-181-48.48.16.

e-mail: Norman.vanswelm@wxs.nl

remark: this project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provide "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

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Ring on right tarsus (number/letter/number and number/letter/letter) and metal ring on left tarsus.

César-Javier Palacios, Calle Valancia,1, 2°-J, 35600 Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Islas Canarias.

note 1: species is L. cachinnans atlantis.

note 2: used combinations are 1LO-1L9, 1LA-1LX, 1NO-1N9, 1NA-1NX, 1M0-1M9, 1MA-1MX, 1RO-1R9, 1RA-1RN in Montaña Roja, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Spain on 02/06/1999.

note 3: used combinations are 1RP-1RX, 1UO-1U9, 1UA-1UX, 1PO-1P9, 1PA-1PX, 1WO-1W9, 1WA-1WX, 200-209, 20A-20X in Isla de Lobos, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Spain on 07/06/1999.

note 4: not used letters are B,D,E,G,I,K,O,Q,S,Y,Z.

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White ring with black alphanumeric 3 digit-code (one letter and two numbers) (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

Victoria Saravia, Conservation Officer, Hellenic Ornithological Society/ BirdLife Greece, Vas. Irakleiou 24, 10682, Athens, Greece,

tel. : 0030 210 8228 704

email : vsaravia ADD ornithologiki.gr

website : www.ornithologiki.gr

note 1: 1000 fledglings ringed in breeding colonies near Athens, Greece, May 2009.

note 2: 100 rings, white with black codes (H900-H999) were already used in May 2008 in the same region.

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White ring with black code (H000-H999) (on left tarsus) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

Michalis Dretakis,

e-mail : michdret@nhmc.uoc.gr

note 1 : breeding birds are ringed around Crete, Greece. Early June ’08 some 400 birds could be ringed. The rest during the coming years.

note 2 : 100 of them (H900-H999) have been send to Hellenic Ornithological Society (Hellenic Ringing Scheme / Filios Akriotis) and birds will be ringed in colonies near Athens.

note 3 : 107 chicks of YLGs have been ringed with white colour rings (Η000-Η095 &
Η100-Η110) (on left tarsus) on the island of Dia, near Heraklion, Crete on 4-6 June. The metal ring on the right tarsus.

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White (PVC) ring with 4 red numbers (starting with 0001) (on left leg) and metal ring (on right leg).

Germán Orizaola, Population and Conservation Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolution. Evolutionary Biology Centre, Norbyvagen 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden

e-mail: german.orizaola@ebc.uu.se

note 1 : during 2009 we plan to ring pulls in three colonies along the coast of Cantabria: Mouro Island and Santa Marina Island in the Bay of Santander, and San Pedro Island in Noja.

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White ring with black code (3 numbers and 1 letter) and metal ring (on the other leg) : series are letters with C, D, F, S, T, V, X, Z.

Christophe Pin, Programme Laro-Limicole, Marais du Vigueirat, FR-13104 Mas Thibert, France.

tel.: +33-(0)4-90.98.79.40. ; mobile : +33-(0)6-78.23.95.76.

email : c.pin-maraisduvigueirat@wanadoo.fr

Nicolas Sadoul, Les Amis des Marais du Vigueirat, Marais du Vigueirat, Mas Thibert, FR-13104 Arles, France.

Tel.: +33 (0)4 90 98 70 40

e-mail : e-mail : nicolassadoul@yahoo.fr

note 1: the 8 is not used.

note 2: a total of 5273 chicks have been ringed (with darvic ring and metal ring) on the site Rhône delta, Marseille and Hyères between 1999 and 2003.

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White ring with alphanumeric code ( Ax/xx where x is an alphanumeric character) on right tarsus.

Pr. B. Samraoui, Laboratoire de Recherche et de Conservation des Zones Humides, Biology Department,
University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria.

e-mail : bsamraoui ADD yahoo.fr

tel. : +213-(0)7.74.52.59.26.

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White ring with black code :

* 3 numbers and 1 letter) and metal ring (on the other leg) : series are letters with A, B, H, J, K, L, N, P.

* 2 numbers and 2 letters) and metal ring (on the other leg).

Pierre Beaubrun, EPHE, Lab. de Biogéographie et Ecologie des vertébrés, Place Eugène, Bataillon, CP 94, 34095 Montpellier cedex 05 FRANCE.

tel: +33 (0)4 67 14 47 91 ; fax: 33 (0)4 67 63 33 27

e-mail: beaubrun@crit.univ-montp2.fr

or in case this one doesn't answer

Patrick Mayet, Galade, F-65710 Campan, France.

e-mail : pmayet@gmail.com

note 1 : used series are 000A-999A and 000H-999H and 000J-999J.

note 2: a total of 512 chicks have been ringed with both darvic ring on tibia and metal ring on the site Salses-Leucate lagoon.

note 3: as the Excel database runs out of possibilities, a new database [SGBDR or Système de Gestion de Bases de Données Relationnel] will be produced by the IUT de Carcassone. The database will be finished by the end of June 2004 and only from that moment your resightings will be send.

note 4: distribution and amount of rings placed in the Languedoc-Roussillon : 1999, Leucate, 509 ; 2000, Lattes, 13 ; 2000, Leucate , 853 ; 2002, Canet-en-Roussillon, 9 ; 2002, Leucate, 945 ; 2003, Fitou, 296 ; 2003, Lattes, 1209.

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White ring with black code (three alphanumeric code).

Estacion Biológica de Doñana, Dpto. Anillamiento. Apdo. Correos nr4, 21760 Matalascañas (Almonte), Spain.

fax.: +34-959-44.00.33

e-mail: anillamiento@ebd.csic.es

note 1: only 3 birds were ringed with a white ring.

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White ring with code.

Norman Van Swelm, Ornithologisch Station Oostvoorne, Schepenenweg 26, 3233 CL Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.

tel./fax.: +31-181-48.48.16.

e-mail: Norman.vanswelm@wxs.nl

remark: this project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provide "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

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Yellow ring with code (starting with O and 1).
Centre D'informacio de la Reserva Natural de Les Illes Columbretes. C/Passeig Mariti, no.1 (Planetari de Castello), 12100 Grau De Castello, Spain.

e-mail : parque_columbretes@gva.es

website : http://parquesnaturales.gva.es

tel. : +964-28.29.68.

fax.: +964-28.51.61.

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Yellow ring with black 4 letter code starting with “P”.

Grzegorz Neubauer, PhD., Ornithological Station, Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS, Nadwislanska 108, 80-680 Gdansk, Poland.

e-mail : if the code starts with ‘PA’ or ‘PB’ write to ring@miiz.waw.pl (Polish birds); if the code starts with ‘PZ’ write to grechuta@miiz.waw.pl (Russian birds). In both cases you receive full life-history.

note 1 : used letters are A, B, C, D, E, H, K, L, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Z (PAAA to PZZZ).

note 2 : first birds were ringed in the 2009 season.

note 3 : rings and code used on Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian and Herring Gulls as well as on their hybrids.

note 4: codes starting with ‘PZ’ were used in European Russia on Herring and Caspian Gulls and hybrids.

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Yellow ring with black inscription.

Institute of Ornithology, Gunduliceva 24, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

e-mail : zzo@hazu.hr

note 1 : the first letter is always S followed by three digits or two letters and one digit.

note 2 : alle ringed gulls were pulli, ringed on the colonies on the East-Adriatic islands (Istria until Dubrovnik).

note 3 : some 5522 birds are ringed with some 1300 recoveries.

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Yellow ring (on left leg) with code (3 letter code) and metal ring.

Lurdes Morais, Reserva Natural Da Berlenga, Porto Da Areia Norte, 2520 Peniche, Portugal.

fax: +351-62-787930.

note 1: the project runs on the Berlenga Island.

note 2: in 1995 : on left tarsus a metal ring and right tarsus a yellow ring with black letter B. in 1996,1997,1998 : on left tarsus a yellow ring with 3 black letters and right tarsus a metal ring.

note 3: the letters E, I, O and Q were not used.

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Yellow ring with black code (S and 3 digits) (on left leg).

Jelena Kralj, Institute of Ornithology, Ilirski trg 9, HR-10000 Zagbreb, Croatia.

e-mail: zzo@hazu.hr

note 1: the project runs in cooperation with the Voorne Bird Observatory, The Netherlands.

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Yellow ring with black code (three alphanumeric code).

Estacion Biológica de Doñana, Dpto. Anillamiento. Apdo. Correos nr4, 21760 Matalascañas (Almonte), Spain.

fax.: +34-959-44.00.33

e-mail: anillamiento@ebd.csic.es

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Yellow ring with code.

Norman Van Swelm, Ornithologisch Station Oostvoorne, Schepenenweg 26, 3233 CL Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.

tel./fax.: +31-181-48.48.16.

e-mail: Norman.vanswelm@wxs.nl

remark: this project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provide "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

note 1: the projects runs on the Azores and Madeira.

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Orange ring with black code [ letter R (for Romania) ] followed by a colon (:) or three vertical dots and three numbers (on right tarsus) and metal ring (on left tarsus).

Alexandre de Titta, Groupe des Jeunes de Nos Oiseaux, Ch. Neuf 8, 1028 Préverenges, Switzerland.

e-mail : alexandre.detitta@gmail.com or Boris Droz on bodroz@bluewin.ch

website : : http://gdj.bleublog.ch/

note 1 : example : R:001, R:002 to R:999, R:000, etc. Rings are 35mm. high.

note 2 : study in Romania on Pontic Gull / L. cachinnans and starts during 2007.

note 3 : The birds will be ringed in the Danube Delta, near the village of à Sfintu Gheorghe and the project will start in August 2007. The study will be only on Pontic Gulls.

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Orange ring with a black 4-digit code (on left tarsus) [ letter, letter, number, T) and metal ring (on right tarsus) with as scheme site identifier is T (for Thames).
 
Paul Roper, North Thames Gull Group.
 
e-mail : 123pr43@qenpbo.freeserve.co.uk
 
note 1 : used codes are the letters E, I, O and Q and additionally, to avoid the remote possibility of any confusion with YLG in Spain, codes will not start with the letter B. 
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Orange rings with black code “nnnH” [where n is number] (on right leg) and metal ring (on left leg).
 
Luka Jurinovic, Osjecka 3, HR-10410 Velika Gorica, Croatia.
 
e-mail : e-mail luka.jurinovic@gmail.com
 
or
 
Institute of Ornithology, Gunduliceva 24, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. 
 
e-mail : zzo@hazu.hr
 
note 1 : these rings will be used for gulls wintering in Croatia, mainly on Zagreb rubbish dump.
Some of them could be used or wintering Caspian (Larus cachinnans) /or Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus).

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Orange ring with a 3 digit alphanumeric code.

Gustavo Ballesteros and Gonzalo González, Department of Water and Soil Conservation, CEBAS-CSIC, PO Box 164
30100 Espinardo, Spain.

e-mail : gonzalo@asociacionanse.org

note 1 : used codes are 1A1, 1A2, … 1A0 ; 1B1, 1B2, … 1B0.

note 2 : the ring plate measures 65mm. x 35mm. and the code is 3x engraved.

note 3 : the project runs since 2003 and is coordinated by Gustavo Ballestros (ANSE, Murcia, SE Spain).

note 4 : the species is Larus cachinnans michahellis.

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Orange ring with code.

Norman Van Swelm, Ornithologisch Station Oostvoorne, Schepenenweg 26, 3233 CL Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.

tel./fax.: +31-181-48.48.16.

e-mail: Norman.vanswelm@wxs.nl

remark: this project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provide "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

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Orange ring with code (number/L/letter/letter) or (number/B/letter/letter) (on left leg) without metal ring.

Gorka Ocio and Jon Hidalgo.

e-mail : gorkaocio@telefonica.net

e-mail : jon.dur@atc.es

note 1 : some 250 birds were ringed during 2004 in two colonies in the Euskadi-area, Basque country, Bizkaia province. Spain ; during 2005 some 338 birds were ringed (277 chicks and 61 adults):

note 2 : used codes are number/ L or B / letter / letter. L for Lekeito, Garraitz Island for the lusitanicus-race and B for Bermeo, Izaro Island for the lusitanicus-race.

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Orange plastic ring with a black four-digit code (letter, number, letter, letter) and metal ring.

Skua, Gabinet d'Estudis Ambientals SL (att. Ana Rodríguez Molina), Carrer Arxiduc Llúis Salvador 5, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands 07004 Spain.
tel. : + 34-971.76.44.44 (phone calls are welcomed-we can resolve problems the same day if we are in the office)
fax: +34-971.76.44.40.
Official website about the project: www.skuasl.org (starting January 2008).

e-mail : info@skuasl.com or larus@skuasl.com

note 1 : this project is coordinated by the Local Conservation Authorities of the Balearic Islands. Any questions or comments about this project can be addressed to: Jordi Muntaner. [ Servei de Protecció d'Espècies, Conselleria de Medi Ambient, Govern de Les Illes Balears], Carrer Manuel Guasp, 10, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands 07006
Spain. [ tel. + 34 97-11.76.800 ; e-mail: jordimuntaner@yahoo.es.
Please do not send observations of gulls to Jordi Muntaner !!

note 1: used code is a combination of letter, number, letter, letter.

note 2: used two last letters are : A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, T, U, V, X, Y and Z. The letters G, I, O, Q, S and W are not used to avoid confusion.

note 3: a first serie of 2000 rings with the following first two codes will be used : BO (archipelago of Cabrera), B1 (Menorca), B2 (Ibiza and Formentera), B3 (Dragonera) and B4 (Mallorca).

note 4: the first letter is B ; dark-orange could be confused with dark-red.

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Black ring with a 3-alpha-numeric code, with as ending letter “M” (on left leg) and metal ring (on right leg).

Francisco Docampo (SGHN ringer coordinator) and Antonio Acuña (veterinarian of rescue centre), Sociedade Galega de Historía Natural,

e-mail : franciscodocampo@hotmail.com

note 1 : birds are coming out of 2 or 3 revalidation-centers.

note 2 : project is intended to run for 5 years minimum.

note 3 : mostly pulli of L. michaellis.

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Black ring with white code [G0·##] being ## numbers from 00 to 99, and
metal ring.

Jorge Garzón Gutiérrez & Juan Francisco Jiménez. Calle la Venta 18, 18179 Víznar (Granada, Spain).

tel.: +34 958 540 929 / +34 680 381 360.

e-mail: info@e-gulls.org.

website : http://www.e-gulls.org

(PVC readings must be sent to Juan Francisco Jiménez at juanpunti@gmail.com)

note 1: this is an 'e-GULLS' project with the collaboration of the Spanish Migration Office (CMA of SEO/BirdLife). Any question or comment about the project must be addressed to Jorge Garzón. Please, send ringed gull watchings to Juan Francisco Jiménez!!

note 2: metal ring was firstly placed on left tarsus, but most of the birds carry it on left tibia (from 2009 onwards).

note 3: birds are ringed  at the Granada and Málaga provinces (Andalusia, Spain).

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Black ring with white code [0G·##] being ## numbers from 00 to 99, and metal ring.
Black ring with white code [1G·##] being ## numbers from 00 to 99, and metal ring.

Jorge Garzón Gutiérrez and Rafael Sánchez. Calle la Venta 18, 18179 Víznar (Granada, Spain).

tel.: +34 958 540 929 / +34 680 381 360.

e-mail : info@e-gulls.org.

website : http://www.e-gulls.org

(PVC readings must be sent to info@e-gulls.org)

note 1: This is an 'e-GULLS' project partially financed by the Cádiz Delegation of the Andalusian Environment Ministry (Consejería de Medio Ambiente). Any question or comment about the project must be addressed to Jorge Garzón. Birds are ringed by Rafael Sánchez/e-Gulls and also the CMA Office in Cádiz.

note 2: Birds are ringed at the Cádiz province (Andalusia, Spain).

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Black ring with white code (on left tarsus) and metal ring on right tarsus.

Black ring with white codes (letter “V” / number / letter) (on left tarsus) [to be read (down/up)]  and metal ring (on right tarsus).

Cristóbal Pérez Pérez, Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310 Vigo. Spain.

e-mail : cristobal ADD uvigo.es

fax : +34986812556
tel. : +34986812590/93
website : www.webs.uvigo.es/cristobal/

note 1 : around 71 adult gulls were ringed.

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Black ring (on left leg) with 3 alpha-numeric code (number/letter/letter).

Didier Vangeluwe, Conservation Biology Section, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, 29, rue Vautier, 1000 Bruxelles - Belgium

fax: + 32.2.649.48.25

e-mail: Didier.Vangeluwe ADD naturalsciences.be

note 1: used numbers are 0 till 9 and used letters are A,B,C,D,E,H,J,K,L,N,P,R,S,T,U,V,X,Y,Z.

note 2 : during spring '99 320 pulli and >100 ad. birds have been ringed in Northern Greece.

note 3: species are L.c.cachinnans and L.c. michahellis.

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Black ring with white code (3 or 4-digits).

Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, INFS, via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano Emilia BO - Italy.

fax: +39-51-79.66.28.

e-mail: nicola.baccetti ADD infs.it

note 1: black rings, used code is Z01-Z99 and Y01-Y37 at the S Adriatic Sea and Comacchio (1991 and 1992).

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Black ring with code (AA/number/letter) (on leg leg) and metal ring (on right leg).

Isolino Pérez Tuya, Grupu d´Ornitoloxía Mavea, apdo. 385, 33480 Avilés, Spain.

e-mail: isoper ADD telecable.es

note 1: the project started during summer 2002 and running along seven next years. That years have been ringed mainly pulli in some colonies of Asturias, north of Spain.

note 2: used codes are AA1A till AA5S. AK-nº-letter

note 3: the letters E, I, N, O and Q are not used.

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Black ring with code.

Norman Van Swelm, Ornithologisch Station Oostvoorne, Schepenenweg 26, 3233 CL Oostvoorne, The Netherlands.

tel./fax.: +31-181.48.48.16.

e-mail: Norman.vanswelm ADD wxs.nl

remark: this project-leader pretends that a life-list has to be provide "life". You won't receive any news on paper, only when you phone him.

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Blue ring (mainly on right leg) with white code (4 letters) and often a metal ring (mainly on left leg). Sometimes a white dot is placed somewhere in between the letters. If possible, please note the position of this dot as well as the direction in which the ring was read (up/down).

Eric Stienen, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.

tel. : +32-2-558.18.28.

fax.: +32-2-558.18.05.

e-mail: eric.stienen ADD inbo.be

note 1: used codes are: AAAA upto KXAZ . For example AGAT, F.YAK or KA.AD.

note 2: the letters E, I, O and Q have not been used.

note 3: on the ring the code is printed 3 times  and must  in most cases be read upwards.

note 4: a few Herring Gull look-alikes with yellowish legs (hybrids as well as pure Yellow-legged Gulls) were cr-ringed as well

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Dark-blue ring with white inscription (E003-E300).

Peter Szinai , Alsóörs, Mátyás király u. 7. H-8226, Hungary.

e-mail: szinai ADD freemail.hu

tel. : +36-20-519-8750

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Blue ring (on left tarsus) with white code (letter G:number/number/letter) and metal ring (on right tarsus).

David Cuenca, Grupo Ornitológico del Estrecho GOES. Apartado de correos 351. 11300 La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz, Spain.

e-mail : goes ADD grupoornitologicodelestrecho.org

tel. : +34 625 699 431

note 1 : letters in 2007 are A and C and in 2008 are C and F.

note 2 : birds are ringed in the Straight of Gibraltar Natural Park.

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Blue ring (on left leg) and combination of 3 rings (on right leg).

Guy Launay, c/o C.R.B.P.O., 55 rue de Buffon, 75005 Paris, France.

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Light-blue ring with code (letter E + 3 numbers).

Antun Zuljevic,

e-mail : buza@ravangrad.net

note 1: birds are ringed in Serbia and Montenegro.

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(Blue ?) ring (on left tarsus) with white code (3 letters).

John Cortes, Gibraltar Natural History Field Centre, P.O. Box 843, Gibraltar.

fax: +350-74022.

note 1: used code for 1992 is A and for 1993 B.

note 1: project stopped.

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Blue ring with white inscription.

Institute of Ornithology, Gunduliceva 24, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.

e-mail : zzo@hazu.hr

note 1 : the first letter is always S followed by three digits.

note 2 : alle ringed gulls were pulli, ringed on the colonies on the East-Adriatic islands (Istria until Dubrovnik).

note 3 : some 5522 birds are ringed with some 1300 recoveries.

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Blue ring with code (3 orange letters).

Blue rings with code (3 orange numbers).

Peter Stewart, 10 Digby Road, Evesham, Worcs., WR11 1BW, UK.

e-mail : peter.stewart2@talktalk.net

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Blue ring with white code (3 or 4-digits).

Instituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica, INFS, via Ca' Fornacetta 9, 40064 Ozzano Emilia BO - Italy.

fax: +39-51-79.66.28.

e-mail: nicola.baccetti@infs.it

note 1: blue rings, used code is A01-9RP at the N Tyrrhenian Sea (1990 to 1994).

note 2: blue rings, used code is IAAA-IJKK at the Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia (1996 to 2001).

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Dark-brown ring with code (4 alphanumeric code, white code).

Institut Català d’Ornitologia, Museu de Ciències Naturals, Zoologia, Passeig Picasso s/n, SP-08003 Barcelona.

tel. : 933-194.279 and fax : 933-104.999.

e-mail: ico@ornitologia.org

note 1: first letter always N.

note 2: the brown ring looks black.

note 3: since 1995 some 3600 birds have been ringed on the Medes Islands (Northeastern Spain).

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Blue wingtags with white code (1, 2 or 3 symbols).

AG Möwen NRW, A. Buchheim, c/o Biol.Stat. Witten, Am Hang 2, D-58453 Witten, Germany.

e-mail: agmoewen@nawit.de

e-mail: abu.cachellis@web.de

note 1 : 9 cachinans and 4 michahellis have been ringed in Central-Poland with a blue tag with a single white letter. (contact : Greg Neubauer, grechuta@stornit.gda.pl ].

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