Ringing Schemes
BLB |
Bruxelles, Belgium | FRP |
Paris, France | NOS |
Stavanger, Norway |
DDH |
Hiddensee, Germany | HGB |
Hungary | PLG |
Gdansk, Poland |
DFH |
Helgoland, Germany | ISR |
Reykjavik, Iceland | POL |
Lisbon, Portugal |
DKC |
Copenhagen, Denmark | LIK |
Lithuania | SFH |
Helsinki, Finland |
ESI |
Icona, Spain | NLA |
Arnhem, Netherlands | RUM |
Moscow, Russia |
ESM |
Madrid, Spain | NAW |
Canada | SVS |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Age Codes
1 |
pullus (=nestling or chick) | 4 |
adult at least one year old | 7 |
bird hatched two calendar years ago |
2 |
fully grown bird of unknown age | 5 |
bird hatched in previous calendar year | 8 |
adult at least three years old |
3 |
juvenile in first calendar year of life | 6 |
adult at least two years old | 9 |
bird hatched 3 calendar years ago |
Recovery Codes
X |
Found dead | V |
Alive and probably healthy, caught and released but not by ringer |
XF |
Found freshly dead or dying | N |
Alive and probably healthy, caught and released but not by ringer - nesting |
XL |
Found dead (not recent) | W |
Alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in field but not by ringer |
+ |
Shot or intentionally taken by man | NN |
Alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in field but not by ringer - nesting |
+F |
Shot or intentionally taken by man - fresh | R |
Caught and released by ringer |
+L |
Shot or intentionally taken by man - not recent | B |
Caught and released by ringer - nesting |
SR |
Sick or injured, released with ring | RR |
Alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in field by ringer |
S |
Sick or injured - not known to have been released | BB |
Alive and probably healthy, ring or colour marks read in field by ringer - nesting |
A |
Alive and probably healthy - fate unknown | // |
Condition on finding wholly unknown |
AC |
Alive and probably healthy - now captive |