SAFRING: south african Bird ringing unit H. Dieter Oschadleus SAFRING, Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town Pietermaritzburg 11 Feb 2012
2011/ SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT
SAFRING Cape Vulture
2011/ SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT
Bird ringing Southern Red Bishop
Pale Chanting Goshawk Black Sparrowhawk
Cape Teal Crab Plover
Cattle Egrets Sacred Ibises Swift Terns Cape Gannets
SpeciesRinged Barn Swallow Red-billed Quelea Southern Masked Weaver Cape Gannet Southern Red Bishop TOP 5 RINGED SPECIES
TOP 5 SPECIES: 1. Barn Swallow
Speed of migration: 12 April May days! 367 km/d TOP 5 SPECIES: 1. Barn Swallow
TOP 5 SPECIES: 2. Red-billed Quelea
Ring recovery publications
Site fidelity: African Reed Warbler AC08202 oldest 11y 9m 20d, Darvill
European Marsh Warbler Lesser Swamp Warbler
Sociable Weaver Arid regions Southern Masked Weaver Mesic regions
What can you do? What you can do…
safring What you can do…
Watch for ringed birds Come watch ringing / become a ringer Donate to SAFRING / leave a legacy Stephen Piper SAFRING Trust Fund What you can do…
Citizen scientists (ringers) Sponsors: Namibian Ministry of Environment & Tourism South African National Biodiversity Institute Acknowledgements