Mediterranean Gull colour-ring programme co-ordinators
Until recently, the majority of the colour-rings had a 3-character alphanumerical code, generally giving no indication of the country of origin. Colour-ring coordinators were quickly running out of 3-character alphanumeric code combinations and this has led to the introduction of 4-character alphanumerical coded colour-rings. In order to limit observer error through colour interpretation only a very limited number of colours (white, green, dark blue, red, black and yellow) were chosen for the colour rings with four alphanumerical codes. From 2008 onwards, each country should be using a specific coloured ring with a 4-character alphanumerical code where the first character is the "country code". This will allow the observer to immediately identify the country where the bird was ringed. The country codes and the colours of the rings are listed below.
| Azerbaijan : | Black ring, code beginning with "7". (not yet in use). |
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| Belgium : | White ring, code beginning with "3" or "E". Green ring, code beginning with "3" were extensively used until 2004. |
| Czech Republic : | Red ring, code beginning with "Z". |
| Denmark : | White ring, no country code yet. Country code "3" (Belgium) is currently used. |
| France : | Green ring, code beginning with "R". |
| Germany : | Green ring, code beginning with "A". |
| Greece : | Black ring, code beginning with "4". Country code "U" has been used previously. |
| Hungary : | Red ring, code beginning with "H". |
| Ireland : | Yellow ring, code beginning with "2". |
| Italy : | Dark blue ring, code beginning with "I" or "0". |
| Netherlands : | White ring, code beginning with "3" or "E". |
| Poland : | Red ring, code beginning with "P". |
| Romania : | Black ring, no country code yet. Country code "U" has been used previously. |
| Russia : | Black ring, code beginning with "K". |
| Serbia : | Red ring, code beginning with "Y". |
| Slovakia : | Red ring, code beginning with "F". |
| Spain : | Dark blue ring, code beginning with "5". |
| Turkey : | Black ring, code beginning with "T". Country code "U" has been used previously. |
| Ukraine : | Black ring, code beginning with "U". |
| United Kingdom : | Yellow ring, code beginning with "2". |
Co-ordinators :
Please replace "at" with @ in all email addresses.
| International Co-ordinator | Renaud Flamant Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
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| Azerbaijan | Renaud Flamant Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Belgium | Renaud Flamant Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Czech Republic | Josef Chytil chytil"at"prerovmuzeum.cz | |
| Denmark | Renaud Flamant and Lars Hansen Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| France | Camille Duponcheel cduponcheel59"at"orange.fr | |
| Germany | Martin Boschert boschert"at"bioplan-buehl.de | |
| Greece | Renaud Flamant and Vassilis Goutner Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Hungary | Zsolt Karcza karcza.zsolt"at"mme.hu | |
| Ireland | Sean Kingston medgullring"at"gmail.com | |
| Italy | Nicola Baccetti nicola.baccetti"at"infs.it | |
| Netherlands | Renaud Flamant and Peter L. Meininger Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Poland |
For the Polish ringers : Monika Zielinska monzieli"at"wp.pl For the ringreaders : Polish Ringing Centre ringm"at"miiz.waw.pl | |
| Romania | Renaud Flamant Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Russia | Renaud Flamant Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Serbia | Antun Zuljevic buza"at"ravangrad.net | |
| Slovakia | Vladimir Slobodnik vslobod"at"sopsr.sk | |
| Spain | Albert Cama albert_km"at"hotmail.com | |
| Turkey | Renaud Flamant and Sühendan Karauz Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| Ukraine | Renaud Flamant and Antonina Rudenko Renaud.Flamant"at"gmail.com | |
| United Kingdom | Sean Kingston medgullring"at"gmail.com |