safring: south african bird ringing unit

SAFRING:south african Bird ringing unit

H. Dieter OschadleusSAFRING, Animal Demography Unit,University of Cape Town

Pietermaritzburg11 Feb 2012

2011/219911948

SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT

SAFRING 1948-

Cape Vulture

2011/2199119481909

SAFRING, ANIMAL DEMOGRAPHY UNIT

Bird ringing

Southern Red Bishop

Pale Chanting Goshawk

Black Sparrowhawk

Cape Teal

Crab Plover

Cattle EgretsSacred Ibises

Swift Terns

Cape Gannets

Species Ringed

Barn Swallow 168287

Red-billed Quelea 134577

Southern Masked Weaver 125246

Cape Gannet 106351

Southern Red Bishop 105393

TOP 5 RINGED SPECIES

TOP 5 SPECIES: 1. Barn Swallow

Speed of migration:12 April 19709 May 197027 days!367 km/d

TOP 5 SPECIES: 1. Barn Swallow

TOP 5 SPECIES: 2. Red-billed Quelea

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 WeaverArid regions

Southern MaskedWeaverMesic regions

What can you do?What you can do…

safring

What you can do…

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