Wader database

List the rings from top to bottom then from left to right (top left leg / bottom left leg // top right leg / bottom right leg).
Separate the rings by a _ if the bird wears rings on the tarsus (= at the bottom of the leg)

separate the rings by /
separate the legs by //
for metal rings: a

For color rings use the following coding
Color	Code
Red	R
Orange	O
Yellow	Y
Green	G
Lime	L
Blue	B
Pale	P
Niger	N
White	W
Carmin	C
Pink	K
Violet	V
Umber	U
Silver	S

for the rings equipped with a flag, the color must be followed by a tiny f as "flag" (for example Of for an orange ring with a flag)
for engraved rings, write the code engraved on the ring in square brackets, just after the color of the ring, for example W [FR] for a white ring (W) engraved FR, or Gf [H99] for a green ring with flag engraved H99
For special rings such as long dotted rings write the color of the ring, followed by a lowercase d (for "dots") then the color of the dots. For example a white ring with black dots will be noted WdN. (White dots Niger)
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Ringing programs

Ringing of breeding birds in France

Ringing of migratory and wintering birds in France

Two other programs exist in France:

Many other programs exist in Europe

(Netherlands, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Belarus, ...!)