SAFRING results

European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

1. Recognition (Identification, ageing & sexing)

2. Ring totals

• Total ringed: 90
• First ringed: 1950
• Trapping method:

Number of European Storm Petrel ringed per year with SAFRING rings

3. Ring Data (Computerised records, 1975-2002)

Note: electronic records sent by ringers were extracted; no attempt was made to computerise other records.

• Number of records: 70
• Ring sizes used: 66 with old prefix, 1 with 2.8 mm, 2 with 3 mm rings
• Recommended ring size: 3 mm Stainless steel
• Top ringers: 3 ringers: PFIAO (1), Mr AJ Tree (1), unknown (1)
• Bird age distribution: Unknown (50), Adult (20)
• Bird sex distribution: Unknown (69), Possibly female (1)
• Markings: Metal only (70)
• Condition: Good (70)
• Birds ringed per region:

  Locality	n
  Western Cape, South Africa	3
  Namibia	1
  Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
  At sea, South Africa	65

Map of localities where European Storm Petrel have been ringed, 1975-2002

4. Biometrics and moult for European Storm Petrel

Mass data (g) No data

Wing length (mm) No Data

Moult data

no data

5. Recovery history (SAFRING's database)

• Number of recoveries: 1 recoveries and 0 recaptures
• Greatest distance: 1663km (B00876)
• Greatest elapsed time: 1y 5m 28d (B00876)
• Causes of mortality of ringed birds:
  • Unknown

6. Selected ringing references

Morant PD, Brooke RK and Abrams RW. 1983. Recoveries of southern African seabirds breeding elsewhere. Ringing & Migration 4:257-268.

Oschadleus D & Underhill L. 2003. European Storm Petrel. Africa - Birds & Birding 8(5):12.

Vernon CJ. 1988. Wreck of European Stormpetrels Hydrobates pelagicus on the East London coast, South Africa. Cormorant 16:51-52.

7. Research

None