Dear cranefriends,

Here is a short summary of the colour-ringing of cranes in Sweden in 2006:
In total, 555 cranes have been ringed in Sweden since 1985, 63 of these with
alphanumerical rings. In 2006, 59 young cranes were colour-ringed. One of these
cranes was equipped with a backpack radio-transmitter 150.564 also. It has it´s
origin in the county of Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. As country codes at the
left leg we have used long red, red-white-red, red-blue-red, red-black-red and,
since 2005, red-red-white. Since 2006 we only use the new German ELSA-rings.
The oldest Swedish ringed crane so far is 16 years and 257 days.

You can find more information about colour-ringing of cranes and radio-marking
projects at the website of the European Crane Working Group www.ecwg.org. The
Swedish Crane Working Group also has a website www.sofnet.org (click on the link
“tranor” on the left side). German information you can find at
www.kranichzug.info. You are welcome with questions and comments about these
websites.

We are looking forward to hear about your observations of colour-ringed cranes.
Kind regards and thanks a lot!

Simone Röper
Swedish Crane Working Group, ringing co-ordinator

Täftebölevägen 29
SE-907 88 Täfteå
Sweden
Tel. +46 90-51520
e-mail: simone.roeper@...


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