Colour code
The birds in this project have a collar on which there are 3 characters. The first character is upright and printed large on the ring. The other 2 characters are shown smaller and turned a quarter.
The colour code consists of 3 consecutive elements:
- an N (Neck) plus the letter of the colour
- a hyphen (‘-’)
- the inscription (always 3 characters, the large character first)
Example NW-ABC. This bird has a white collar with a large A on it and next to it the characters BC (turned a quarter).
In some projects, part of the birds may have a leg ring with the same colour and usually the same inscription. This ring is to still recognise the bird if the neckband is lost. There are also birds that never had a neckband. The colour code of a bird with only a leg ring is similar to that of the collar, but without the N on the first position. Example W-ABC.
colour-letters
- B = dark Blue
- G = dark Green
- L = light green ("Lime")
- N = black ("Noir")
- O = Orange
- R = Red
- W = White
- Y = Yellow
