SAFRING
South African Bird Ringing Unit
Report on recoveries received at SAFRING: July 1998-June 1999
H.D. Oschadleus
The period covered in this report is recoveries reported to SAFRING from July 1998 to June 1999. The first section lists interesting recoveries of birds ringed with SAFRING rings. The second section lists the other species if there was more than one recovery. The third section lists the interesting foreign recoveries. Total recoveries: 517.
The format is similar to that of previous reports. The species common and scientific names are listed, followed by the number of recoveries reported. The first line of each listed recovery gives the ring number, bird's age at ringing, date of ringing, and place of ringing. South African provinces are given in abbreviated form. The second line indicates the state of the bird (e.g. cause of death), date and place of the ring recovery, the elapsed time (to the nearest month) and distance between ringing and recovery.
Where a recovery has provided the greatest elapsed time or distance in the SAFRING databank, this is indicated in italics.
LOCAL RECOVERIES, EXCLUDING RETRAPS EXCEPT NOTABLE ONES
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus n= 46
P06593 Unknown 30/11/72 Dassen Island, W Cape
Collision with car 28/03/99 Boulders, W Cape 26y 4m 90 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans n=8
J07387 Adult 19/01/89 Marion Island
Longline 07/10/98 Southern ocean 9y 9m unknown
Yellownosed Albatross Diomedea chlororhynchos n=2
847870 Nestling 07/03/97 Gough Island
Longline 12/07/99 At sea, off Brazil 2y 4m 3625 km
Whitechinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis n=1
750656 Adult 21/12/80 Marion Island
Longline 07/10/98 Southern ocean 17y 10m unknown
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli n=1
979843 Nestling 16/01/94 Marion Island
Injured 04/09/98 Ysterfontein, W Cape 4y 8m 2296 km
White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus n=1
H01008 Nestling 20/12/72 Walvis Bay, Namibia
Resighting 03/01/99 Walvis Bay lagoon, Namibia 26y 0m 17 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Cape Gannet Morus capensis n=78
920011 3-4 years 11/04/79 Bird Island, E Cape
Skeleton 28/03/99 Gouritz River Mouth, W Cape 20y 0m 409 km
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis n=14
809465 Nestling 21/03/70 Lambert's Bay, W Cape
Ring only 06/10/98 Lutzville, W Cape 28y 7m 56 km
Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus n=1
852501 Nestling 28/02/97 Malgas Island, W Cape
Skeleton 12/11/98 Lambert's Bay, W Cape 1y 8m 113 km
Whitebacked Vulture Gyps africanus n=4
G11587 Nestling 20/09/79 Dronfield farm, N Cape
Dead 03/10/98 Dronfield farm, N Cape 19y 0m 2 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii n=1
G19806 Juvenile 04/10/98 Komga, Transkei
Skeleton 19/12/98 Adelaide, E Cape 0y 3m 158 km
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax n=1
947006 Unknown 11/12/89 Otavi, Namibia
Car collision 23/08/98 Otjiwarongo, Namibia 8y 8m 54 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi n=1
843071 Adult 02/04/88 Okakarara, Namibia
Skeleton 16/12/98 Okakarara, Namibia 10y 8m 8 km
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus n=1
G21163 Nestling 02/11/96 Molopo NR, NW Province
Drowned 12/04/98 Kuruman district, N Cape 1y 5m 140 km
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus n=1
660614 Adult 08/01/93 Witwal, N Province
Alive 15/04/99 Warmbaths, N Province 6y 3m 8 km
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus n=3
915338 Adult 21/04/84 Middelburg district, E Cape
Injured 31/05/99 Middelburg district, E Cape 15y 1m 9 km
Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus n=9
766258 Adult 07/01/78 Windhoek, Namibia
Dead 09/10/98 Friedenau Dam, Namibia 20y 9m 12 km
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris n=1
771222 0-6 months 12/07/94 Modderfontein, Gauteng
Shot 20/08/98 Modderfontein, Gauteng 4y 1m 0 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus n=2
G01412 Immature 04/02/98 Verloren Vlei, Mpumalanga
Collision 14/10/98 Middelburg, Mpumalanga 0y 8m 83 km
G01414 Immature 04/02/98 Verloren Vlei, Mpumalanga
Collision 14/10/98 Middelburg, Mpumalanga 0y 8m 83 km
Both birds found dead under powerlines.
African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini n=5
656178 Nestling 13/12/86 Swartkops, E Cape
Injured 09/07/98 Jeffreys Bay, E Cape 11y 7m 67 km
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea n=1
BB49639 7-12 months 08/03/86 Langebaan, W Cape
Car collision 13/09/98 Ysterfontein, W Cape 12y 6m 22 km
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus n=21
K14549 Nestling 12/12/92 Malgas Island, W Cape
Ring only 14/06/99 Henties Bay, Namibia 6y 6m 1267 km
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia n=3
661753 Nestling 05/06/93 Lake St Lucia, Natal
Dead 21/06/99 Lake St Lucia, Natal 6y 1m 0 km
Common Tern Sterna hirundo n=3
4H11397 1-2 years 13/03/99 Swakopmund, Namibia
Dead 26/07/99 Lake Betarsjon, Sweden 0y 4m 9600 km
Swift Tern Sterna bergii n=11
569906 Nestling 19/04/80 Jutten Island, W Cape
Skeleton 24/02/99 Jutten Island, W Cape 18y 10m 0 km
Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus n=4
723684 Nestling 15/11/87 Mooiplaas, Gauteng
Car collision 28/02/99 Boschkop, Gauteng 11y 3m 5 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Giant Kingfisher Ceryle maxima n=1
614469 Adult 30/12/90 Umhlanga Ponds, Natal
Dead 04/12/98 Durban North, Natal 7y 11m 12 km
Greatest elapsed time and greatest distance moved for this species to date.
European Swallow Hirundo rustica n=5
AC13046 Immature 13/12/89 Vryheid, Natal
Dead 27/08/98 Durbanville, W Cape 8y 8m 1345 km
AF19624 7-12 months 19/02/98 Bloemfontein, Free State
Dead 08/06/98 Stafford, UK 0y 4m 9516 km
AE79592 Adult 13/02/99 Bloemfontein, Free State
Dead 04/05/99 Ruthwell, Scotland 0y 3m 9768 km
AF62861 7-12 months 21/03/99 Bloemfontein, Free State
Dead 01/06/99 Dyfed, Wales, UK 0y 2m 9505 km
AE79847 Adult 26/02/99 Bloemfontein, Free State
Dead 29/04/99 Church Stretton, UK 0y 2m 9506 km
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus n=13
4A06976 Adult 15/10/97 Rocher Pan, W Cape
Shot 19/11/98 Wolwehoek, N Cape 1y 1m 482 km
Greatest distance moved for this species to date.
Starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata n=2
AC09512 Adult 07/07/89 Zomba, Malawi
Control 25/01/99 Zomba, Malawi 9y 7m 0 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
African Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus n=2
W05563 Adult 02/12/95 Bloemfontein, Free State
Control 27/09/98 Phakalane SWorks, Botswana 2y 10m 494 km
Probably controlled on migration.
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana n=1
AD09788 Adult 04/11/92 Phakalane SWorks, Botswana
Killed by cat 20/07/98 Phakalane village, Botswana 5y 8m 2 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris n=5
BB73315 Adult 18/02/89 Bloemfontein, Free State
Control 15/06/99 Bloemfontein, Free State 10y 4m 0 km
Pied Starling Spreo bicolor n=1
485880 Adult 08/09/90 Balfour, Gauteng
Dead 21/05/99 Balfour, Gauteng 8y 8m 0 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa n=2
AB59947 Immature 26/03/89 Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, W Cape
Control 09/04/99 Olifantsbos, W Cape 10y 0m 2 km
Greatest elapsed time for this species to date.
Redbilled Quelea Quelea quelea n=27
AE10821 Adult 23/03/96 Bloemfontein, Free State
Dead 22/11/98 Kipushia, DRC (Zaire) 2y 8m 2545 km
Greatest distance moved for this species to date.
AE51753 Adult 22/08/97 De Paarl, NW Province
Released 11/11/98 Mulungwishi, DRC (Zaire) 1y 3m 1701 km
These two are the first recoveries of this species from the DRC (Zaire).
AE92162 Adult 23/08/97 De Paarl, NW Province
Poisoned 04/09/98 Chinoyi, Zimbabwe 1y 0m 1061 km
NON-SIGNIFICANT RECOVERIES
Numbers of recoveries for species not listed above are shown below (excluding species with single recoveries).
Whitebreasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo n=3
Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash n=2
Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo n=5
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus n=6
Whitefronted Plover Charadrius marginatus n=2
Turnstone Arenaria interpres n=3
Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus n=2
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii n=9
Rock Pigeon Columba guinea n=7
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis n=8
Barn Owl Tyto alba n=2
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus n=2
Redfaced Mousebird Urocolius indicus n=2
Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii n=2
Blackeyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus n=4
Cape Robin Cossypha caffra n=6
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris n=2
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea n=3
Redwinged Starling Onychognathus morio n=5
Greater Doublecollared Sunbird Nectarinia afra n=2
Black Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina n=2
Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus n=3
House Sparrow Passer domesticus n=3
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus n=9
Spottedbacked Weaver Ploceus cucullatus n=7
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis n=11
Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus n=14
Red Bishop Euplectes orix n=7
INTERESTING FOREIGN RECOVERIES, INCLUDES CONTROLS
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus n=3
European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus n=3
2132091 Adult 03/08/74 Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Dead 04/01/84 Off Namibia 9y 5m 9890 km
2375920 Unknown 06/08/97 Fersness Eday, Orkney, Scotland
Sick, died 03/06/98 Off Cape St Francis, E Cape 0y 10m 10698 km
2468423 Adult 14/08/96 Twinyess, Orkney, Scotland
Alive 10/02/98 Betw Lüderitz & Orange R 1y 6m 9850 km
Northern Giant Petrel Macronetes halli n=1
13196192 Nestling 05/01/97 Macquarie Island, Tasmania
Dead 04/07/98 Jakkals River, W Cape 1y 6m 9680 km
White Stork Ciconia ciconia n=2
B01962 Nestling 05/07/86 Frauwalde, Germany
Power line 04/01/99 E of Caledon, W Cape 12y 6m 9536 km
KA00162 Nestling 28/06/92 Linum, Germany
Power line 11/01/99 Near Jan Kempdorp, N Province 6y 6m 9053 km
Sanderling Calidris alba n=1
868713 Adult 26/05/97 Sandgerdi, Iceland
Control 19/03/99 Walvis Bay salt works, Namibia 1y 10m 10198 km
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea n=1
AT168083 Juvenile 08/07/98 Virolahti, Kymi, Finland
Dead 08/01/99 Kei River mouth, E Cape 0y 6m 10348 km
Black Tern Chlidonias niger n=1
BN01619 2-3 years 17/08/97 Sant' Erasmo, Italy
Control 20/03/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 1y 7m 7570 km
Common Tern Sterna hirundo n=42 (23 from Finland)
17Z35352 7-12 months 20/09/98 Zeebrugge, Belgium
Control 10/02/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 0y 5m 8295 km
H208904 Nestling 17/06/89 Kihnu, Pärnu, Estonia
Control 10/03/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 9y 9m 9018 km
7285093 Adult 25/06/87 Wolgast, Germany
Control 21/03/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 11y 9m 8512 km
A09332 Nestling 22/06/97 Jelgava, Latvia
Dead 02/02/98 Lambert's Bay, W Cape 0y 7m 9874 km
K805312 Nestling 07/07/85 Maasvlakte, Netherlands
Dead 28/10/98 Lambert's Bay, W Cape 13y 4m 9445 km
7322245 Nestling 14/06/98 Stanga, Rade, Ostfold, Norway
Dead 26/10/98 Lambert's Bay, W Cape 0y 4m 10195 km
F644583 Nestling 14/06/80 Lake Druzno, Zolwinie, Poland
Control 10/02/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 18y 8m 8540 km
4147344 Nestling 26/06/86 Balgo, Sweden
Control 21/03/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 12y 9m 8872 km
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis n=5
1303816 Nestling 23/06/92 Griend, Netherlands
Dead 14/01/98 Lambert's Bay, W Cape 5y 7m 9572 km
DK65949 Nestling 07/06/95 Lady's Island Lake, Wexford, Ireland
Control 14/02/99 Swakopmund, Namibia 3y 8m 8562 km
DK79763 Nestling 04/07/93 Inch Island Lake, Speenoge, Eire
Dead 25/03/98 Sardinia Bay, E Cape 4y 9m 10394 km
H122901 Adult 30/08/97 Scanno di Gorino, Goro, Italy
Skeleton 11/01/98 Betty's Bay, W Cape 0y 4m 8827 km
H97091 Nestling 17/06/92 Valle Lavadena, Ravenna, Italy
Dead 09/12/98 Strandfontein, W Cape 6y 6m 8769 km
European Swallow Hirundo rustica n=4
AC74306 0-6 months 07/10/98 Oasi Serre di Persano, Serre, Italy
Control 17/03/99 Bloemfontein, Free State 0y 5m 7832 km
H640813 7-12 months 04/09/96 Lille Rensvikvann Lake, Norway
Control 11/03/99 Bloemfontein, Free State 2y 6m 10380 km
H675764 Juvenile 22/08/98 Fiskumvatnet, Ovre Eiker, Norway
Control 07/02/99 Bloemfontein, Free State 0y 6m 9989 km
K641700 Immature 28/08/97 Drum, Montrose Basin, Tayside, Scotland
Dead 30/11/97 Cedarville, W Cape 0y 3m 3807 km
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