Colour Flags combinations “in use” in the

East Asian - Australasian Flyway

Note on flag and band positions

The position of the metal band is not required to determine the flagging location, and may vary from that shown.

For two-colour flag combinations the flag position sometimes varies as follows:

On large waders, the flags are usually both placed on the tibia
On smaller waders one flag is placed on the tibia and one on the tarsus

Two contrasting examples are White/Black (Chongming Dao) and Yellow/Orange (South Australia):

Chongming Dao

ALL waders

Right Leg: Tibia: white flag over black flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

South Australia

Large waders e.g. Bar-tailed Godwit

Right Leg: Tibia: white flag Tarsus: black flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

South Australia

Small waders e.g. Red-necked Stint

Right Leg: Tibia: white flag Tarsus: black flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Colour Flag combination table (by country)

U.S.A.

Russia

Alaska

Right Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: green flag

OR Yellow band above green flag (may be in any position on leg)

Illustration of leg flag position or

Wrangel Island

Right Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: green flag

Russia

Northern Chukotka

Right Leg: Tibia: light blue flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Southern Chukotka

Right Leg: Tibia: light green flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Kamchatka

Moroshechnaya Estuary

Right Leg: Tibia: yellow flag Tarsus: black flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Sakhalin Island

Right Leg: Tibia: yellow flag Tarsus: white flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Japan

Hokkaido

Lake Komuke, Monbetsu, Hokkaido

Right Leg: Tibia: blue flag Tarsus: blue flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Hokkaido

Lake Furen, Nemuro, Hokkaido

Right Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: blue flag Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Tokyo Bay

Obitsu Estuary, Kisarazu, Chiba

Right Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band; Left Leg: Tibia: blue flag Tarsus: white flag

Illustration of leg flag position

Tokyo Bay

Yatsu tidal flats, Narashino, Chiba

Right Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band; Left Leg: Tibia: blue flag Tarsus: white flag

Illustration of leg flag position

Kyushu, Southern Japan

Right Leg: Tibia: blue flag Tarsus: orange flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Korea

Tong Jing Estuary

Chollapuk-do

Right Leg: Tibia: white flag Tarsus: orange flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

China (mainland)

Dandong-Tangshan (Northern Yellow Sea)

Yalu Jiang

Right Leg: Tibia: green flag Tarsus: orange flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

Chongming Dao

ORIGINAL Right Leg: Tibia: white flag / black flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

CURRENT Right Leg: Tibia: black flag / white flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Note: the order of flags was changed in April 2006

Illustration of leg flag position or

Taiwan (China)

Kuantu Wetland, Taipei

Tatu River Estuary; Szu-tsao area

Right Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: white flag Tarsus: blue flag

Illustration of leg flag position

Hong Kong (China)

Hong Kong

Mai Po Marshes

Right Leg: Tibia: White flag Tarsus: Yellow flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

North Phillipines

Right Leg: Tibia: black flag Tarsus: blue flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

Singapore

Right Leg: Tibia: Green flag Tarsus: White flag; Left Leg: Tibia: metal band Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Thailand

Inner Gulf of Thailand

Right Leg: Tibia: green flag Tarsus: black flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

Indonesia

Java

Right Leg: Tibia: black flag Tarsus: orange flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Australia

North-west Australia

Right Leg: Tibia: yellow flag Tarsus: metal band; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

South-west Australia

Right Leg: Tibia: yellow flag Tarsus: orange flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

Brisbane Region, Queensland

Right Leg: Tibia: green flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

New South Wales

Right Leg: Tibia: orange flag Tarsus: green flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

South Australia

Right Leg: Tibia: orange flag Tarsus: yellow flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

Victoria

Right Leg: Tibia: orange flag Tarsus: metal band; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: none

Illustration of leg flag position

Tasmania

Right Leg: Tibia: orange flag Tarsus: blue flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

New Zealand

North Island

Right Leg: Tibia: white flag Tarsus: none; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Illustration of leg flag position

South Island

Right Leg: Tibia: white flag Tarsus: green flag; Left Leg: Tibia: none Tarsus: metal band

Current as of February 2007