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JOURNAL
OF THE EAST AFRICA NATURAL HISTORY
SOCIETY AND NATIONAL MUSEUM
12th NOVEMBER, 1973
EAST AFRICAN BIRD RINGING REPORT 1971-1972
By
G. C. BACKHURST
No. 144
P.O. Box 29003, Kabete, Kenya
The total number of birds ringed in the twelve months under review (1st July 1971to 30th June 1972)was 15679, 1758fewer than in the previous year, however, the numberof Palaearctic migrants ringed was up by nearly 400 to IIOI4. A disappointing aspectof this year's report is the small number of overseas recoveries; no explanation can begiven for this and it is hoped that next year the figures will improve.
Only fifteen ringers were operating in the three East Mrican countries of Kenya,Tanzania and Uganda during the year, a drop of six from the previous year's total;it should be mentioned that most of the birds were ringed by only four ringers.
In the list of birds ringed (Table I) nomenclature follows the lists ofC.M.N. White(references given in the 1968-1969 ringing report, this Journal 28(II9): 16-26).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ringers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation of the City Engineer, Nairobi forallowing them to operate at Kariobangi Sewage Works; the Director of the KenyaNational Parks for permission to ring at Lake Nakuru and in Tsavo National Parks;the Director of Veterinary Services, Kenya for permission to ring on certain land atKabete. The Society is also grateful to the Administrative Director of the NationalMuseum, Nairobi for allowing the Museum's address to appear on the rings.
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TABLB I
BIRDS RINGED BY THE EAST AFRICA NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY RINGINGORGANIZATION
GrandPalaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
1971-72Total
PODICIPEDIDAE Podiceps ruficollis Little Grebe •0I
ARDEIDAE Ardeola ibis Cattle Egret ..I2
A. ral/oides Squacco Heron ....•0I
Ixobrychus minutus minutus European Little Bittem0I
I. minutus payesii Mrican Little Bittem0I
Nycticorax nycticorax Night Heron0I
PHOENICOPTERIDAE Phoenicopterus minor Lesser Flamingo·I
13
THRESKIORNITHIDAE Bostrychia hagadash Hadada IbisII
Platalea alba African Spoonbill073
Plegadis falcinel/us Glossy Ibis .44
Threskiornis aethiopica Sacred Ibis07
ANATIDAE Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose0I
Anas capensis Cape Wigeon76369
A. erythrorhynchos Red-billed Duck.2276
A. hottentota Hottentot Teal7128
A. querquedula Garganey •516
A. undulata Yellow-billed Duck.I38
Netta erythrophthalma Mrican Pochard·610
Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Tree-Duck0I
ACCIPITRIDAE Accipiter badius Shikra03
A. minul/us Little Sparrow HawkI2
A. tachiro Mrican Goshawk .·0I
Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier0I
Lophaetus occipitalis Long-crested Eagle .0I
Melierax poliopterus Pale Chanting Goshawk·3131
Milvus migrans migrans Back Kite .I3
Milvus migrans ssp KiteI2
FALCONIDAE Falco biarmicus Lanner04
F. cuvieri African Hobby0I
F. subbuteo European Hobby ..04
Polihierax semitorquatus Pigmy Falcon0I
PHASIANIDAE Coturnix coturnix africana Quail01
C. delegorguei Harlequin Quail .516
Francolinus coqui Coqui Francolin12
F. sephaena Crested Francolin .01
RALLIDAE Fulica cristata Red-knobbed or Crested Coot016
Gallinula chloropus Moorhen0I
Limnocorax ftavirostra Black Crake .0I
Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Gallinule.02
Porzana porzana Spotted Crake0I
Sarothura elegans Buff-spotted Crake0I
S. pulchra White-spotted CrakeI4
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Palaearetie Migrants in Bold Type
1970/71GrandTotalCHARADRIIDAE Charadrius asiatieus Caspian Plover
.'0IC. dubius Little Ringed Plover
019C. hiatieula Ringed Plover
33137C. lesehenaultii Great Sand Plover
09C. marginatus White-fronted Sand Plover
0IC. mongolus Mongolian Sand Plover
5IIC. pallidus Chesmut-banded SaIid Plover
0100C. pecuarius Kittlitz's Sand Plover
33250C. tricollaris Three-banded Plover
661Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Plover .
39215V. coronatus Crowned Lapwing
04V. melanopterus Black-winged Plover.
.99V. spinosus Spurwing Plover
218
DROMADIDAE Dromas ardeola Crab Plover.02
GLAREOLIDAE Cursorius chalcopterus Violet-tipped Courser0I
Glareola pratincola Pratincole..2
3
JACANIDAE Actophilornis africana Jacana67
LARIDAE Larus cirrocephalus Grey-headed Gull05
Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern1I
S. dougallii Roseate Tern028
S. hirundo Common Tern0I
S. leueoptera White-winged Black Tern35246
S. nilotica Gull-billed Tern18
S. repressea White-cheeked Tern58
PHALAROPIDAE Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked PhalaropeI3
RECURVIROSTRIDAE Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt60131
Recurvirostra avosetta Avocet 2948
RHYNCHOPIDAE Rhynchops flavirostris SkimmerI2
ROSTRA TULIDAE Rostratula benghalensis Painted Snipe524
SCOLOPACIDAE Arenaria interpres Turnstone0I
Calidris alba Sanderling01
C. ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper72338
C. minuta Little Stint .10164325
C. subminuta Long-toed Stint0I
C. temminekii Temminck's Stint1022
Ga1linago gallinago Snipe2899
G. media Great Snipe044
G. nigripennis Mrican Snipe134
G. stenura Pintail Snipe0I
Limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitI2
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel .12
Phllomaehus pugnax Ruff ..II403823
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank0I
T. glareola Wood Sandpiper.223728
T. hypoleueos Common Sandpiper.26
196T. nebularia Greenshank
3I2T. oehropus Green Sandpiper
.1351
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Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
1970/71GrandTotalT. stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper
337895T. terek Terek Sandpiper
17
COLUMBIDAE Columba guinea Speckled Pigeon11
Oena capensis Namaqua Dove ..6II
Streptopelia capicola Ring-necked Dove766
S. decipiens Mourning Dove1431
S. lugens Pink-breasted Dove01
S. semitorquata Red-eyed Dove08
S. senegalensis Laughing Dove ...•1277
Turtur abyssinicus Black-billed Blue-spotted Wood Dove02
T. afer Blue-spotted Wood Dove ..II93
T. chalcospilos Emerald-spotted Wood Dove236
T. tympanistria Tambourine Dove2163
CUCULIDAECentropus monachus Blue-headed Coucal
11C. superciliosus White-browed Coucal
212Ceuthmochares aereus YelIow-bill .
23Chrysococcyx caprius Didric Cuckoo .
2358C. cupreus Emerald Cuckoo
36C. klaas Klaas' Cuckoo .
... 933Clamator jacobinus Black and White Cuckoo
13C. levai/lantii Levaillant's Cuckoo
.... 01Cuculus canorus (Palaearctic race) European Cuckoo
45C. canorus gularis Mrican Cuckoo
11C. clamosus Black Cuckoo
01C. solitarius Red-chested Cuckoo
02
MUSOPHAGIDAE Tauraco hartlaubi Hartlaub's Turaco02
STRIGIDAE Ciccaba woodfordii African Wood Owl03
Glaucidium capense Barred Owlet11
G. tephronotum Red-chested Owlet01
Otus scops scops European Scops Owl01
TYTONIDAE Tyto alba Barn Owl01
CAPRIMULGIDAE Caprimulgus donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar22
C. europaeus European Night jar12
C. fossii Gabon N ightjar .2II
C. fraenatus Dusky Night jar01
C. inornatus Plain Night jar .•12
C. pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar ..01
C. poliocephalus Abyssinian Nightjar •..03
Macrodipteryx longipennis Standard-wing Nightjar01
APODIDAE Apus affinis Little Swift .0162
A. caffer White-rumped Swift04
COLIIDAE C. macrourus Blue-naped Mousebird25105
C. striatus Speckled Mousebird28208
ALCEDINIDAE Alcedo cristata Malachite Kingfisher •068
Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher306446
Ceyx picta Pigmy Kingfisher.73324
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Palaearcdc Migrants in Bold Type
1970/71GrandTotalHalcyon albiventris Brown-hooded Kingfisher
·04H. chelicuti Striped Kingfisher .
·. 09H. leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher
I22H. malimbica Blue-breasted Kingfisher
·716H. senegalensis Northem Woodland Kingfisher
221H. senegalaides Mangrove Kingfisher
·0IBUCEROTIDAE Tockus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Hombill
0IT.jacksoni Jackson's Hombill .
IICORACIIDAE Coracia. caudata Lilac-chested Roller
0IC. garrulus European Roller
24
MEROPIDAE Merops albicollis White-throated Bee-eater
1648M. apiaster European Bee-eater
0IM. bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater
06M. muelleri Blue-headed Bee-eater
IIM. oreobates Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
03M. pusillus Little Bee-eater
.... 010M. supereiliosus persieus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
58M. variegatus Blue-breasted Bee-eater
.. 923
PHOENICULIDAE Phoeniculus cyanomelas Scimitar-Bill .4II
P. minor Abyssinian Scimitar-Bill07
P. purpureus Green Wood-Hoopoe22
UPUPIDAE Upupa epops africana Africana Hoopoe.25
U. epops epops European Hoopoe .0I
CAPITONIDAE Buccanodon duchaillui Yellow-spotted Barbet
02B. leucotis White-eared Barbet
0IB. olivaceum Green Barbet
... 06Gymnobucco bonapartei Grey-throated Barbet
02Lybius bidentatus Double-toothed Barbet
321L. guijsobalito Black-billed Barbet
310L. hirsutus Hairy-breasted Barbet
IIL. lacrymosus Spotted-flanked Barbet
980L. leucocephalus White-headed Barbet
IIIL. leucomelas Red-fronted Barbet
1038L. melanocephalus Brown-throated Barbet .
45L. torquatus Black-collared Barbet •••
02Pogoniulus bilineatus Golden-rumped Tinker-Bird
2152P. chrysoconus Yellow-fronted Tinker-Bird.
945P. leucomystax Moustached Green Tinker-Bird •
I2P. pusillus Red-fronted Tinker-Bird
04Trachyphonus darnaudii d' Arnaud's Barbet
1538T. erythrocephalus Red and Yellow Barbet .
I2T. purpuratus Yellow-billed Barbet
06
INDICA TORIDAE Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honey-Guide
23I. exilis Least Honey-Guide .•
I2I. indicator Black:-throated Honey-Guide .
417I. minor Lesser Honey-Guide •.
737I. variegatus Scaly-throated Honey-Guide .
25Prodotiscus regulus Wahlberg's Honey-Guide
23
PICIDAE Campethera abingoni Golden-Tailed Woodpecker
II
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Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
1970/71GrandTotalC. cailliautii Little Spotted Woodpecker
.04C. caroli Brown-eared Woodpecker
02C. nivosa Buff-spotted Woodpecker .
05C. nubica Nubian Woodpecker
721Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker
420D. poecilolaemus Uganda Spotted Woodpecker
I2Jynx torquilla Wryneck
I3
ALAUDIDAE Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
23Eremopterix leucopareia Fischer's Sparrow Lark .
0IGalerida cristata Crested Lark .
IIMirafra africana Rufous-naped Lark.
48
M. rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark015
CAMPEPHAGIDAE Campephaga phoenicea Black Cuckoo-Shrike726
C. quiscalina Purple-throated Cuckoo-Shrike36
CORVIDAE Corvus albus Pied Crow.II
DICRURIDAE Dicrurus adsimilis Drongo513
D. ludwigii Square-tailed Drongo0I
EMBERIZIDAE Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting
213E. tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting
510
ESTRILIDAE Amandava subflava Zebra Waxbill ..
I31Clytospiza momeiri Brown Twinspot •
429Cryptospiza jacksoni Dusky Crimson-wing.
02C. reichenowi Red-faced Crimson-wing .
IIC. salvadorii Abyssinian Crimson-wing
1067C. shelleyi Shelley's Crimson-wing .
0IEstrilda astrild Waxbill
26195E. atricapilla Black-headed Waxbill
I2E. bengala Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
45164E. cyanocephala Blue-headed Cordon-bleu
010E. erythronotos Black-cheeked Waxbill
319E. ianthinogaster Purple Grenadier
.1754E. melanotis Yellow-bellied Waxbill .
I19E. nonnula Black-crowned Waxbill
320E. paludicola Fawn-breasted Waxbill
1850E. rhodopyga Crimson-rumped Waxbill
340E. troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill
I2Hypargos nitidulus Green-backed Twin-spot
58
H. niveoguttatus Peters' Twin-spot .•03
Lagonosticta rhodpyreia Jameson's Firefinch28
L. rubricata Mricane Firefinch531
L. rufopicta Bar-breasted Firefinch.. 6
35L. senegala Red-billed Firefinch
62275Lonchura bicolor Rufous-backed Mannikin
1232L. cucullata Bronze Mannikin .
37309L. griseicapilla Grey-headed Silverbill
03L. malabrica Silverbill
.... IINigrita canicapilla Grey-headed Negro Finch
1024Ortygospiza atricollis Quail Finch .•
02Pirenestes ostrinus Black-billed Seed-cracker
45Pytelia melba Green-winged Pytilia
1792Spermophaga ruficapilla Red-headed Blue-bill
648Vidua chalybeata Purple Indigobird
226
V. hypocherina Steel-blue Whydah0I
V. macroura Pin-tailed Whydah.1070
PaIaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
EURYLAIMIDAE
Smithornis capensis Mrican Broadbill
FRINGILLIDAELinurgus olivaceus Oriole FinchSerinus atrogularis Yellow-rumped Seed-eaterS. burtoni Thick-billed Seed-eaterS. canicollis Yellow-crowned CanaryS. citrinelloides Mrican Citril "S. dorsostriatus White-bellied CanaryS. gularis ...S. koliensis Papyrus CanaryS. mozambicus Yellow-fronted CanaryS. striolatus Streaky Seed-eaterS. sulphuratus Brimstone Canary
HIRUNDINIDAEDelichon urbica House MartinHirundo abyssinica Striped SwallowH. angolensis Angola Swallow .H. daurica Red-rumped SwallowH. fuligula Mrican Rock MartinH. griseopyga Grey-rumped SwallowH. rustica European SwallowH. semirufa Rufous-chested SwallowH. senegalensis Mosque SwallowH. smithii Wire-tailed Swallow ..•Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Rough-wingP. pristoptera Black Rough-wingRiparia cincta Banded Martin .R. paludicola African Sand MartinR. riparia European Sand Martin
LANIIDAE
Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puff-back Shrike •D. gambensis Puff-back Shrike •.•Eurocephalus anguitimens White-crowned Shrike •Lanian"us barbarus Black-headed GonolekL. ferrugineus Tropical BoubouL. funebris Slate-coloured BoubouL. luehderi LUhder's Bush ShrikeL. mufumbiri Papyrus GonolekLanius cabanisi Long-tailed FiscalL. collaris Fiscal .L. collurio Red-backed and Red-tailed Shrikes .L. excubitorius Grey-backed FiscalL. mackinnoni Mackinnon's ShrikeL. minor Lesser Grey Shrike .L. senator Woodchat Shrike •..Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bush ShrikeM. dohertyi Doherty's Bush Shrike .M. sulfureopectus Sulphur-breasted Bush ShrikeNilaus afer Northern Brubru ...•Prionops plumata Curly-crested Helmet-ShrikeP. scopifrons Chestnut-fronted Shrike •Tchagra australis Brown-headed Bush ShrikeT. jamesi Three-streaked Bush ShrikeT. minuta Black-cap Bush Shrike .T. senegala Black-headed Bush Shrike
MOTACILLIDAEAnthus cervinus Red-throated PipitA. leucophrys Plain-backed PipitA. novaeseelandiae Richard's PipitA. sokokensis Sokoke PipitA. trivialis Tree Pipit
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1970/71 GrandTotal
I I
I I23 III
6 21o 18
35 7225 105o 219 55
31 15247 18414 II5
6 333 II09
14 169II 455I 182 6
685 6724o 9o 2
II 17156 1267 428 486
220 1573225 1358
5 173 IS6 7
12 77II 363 29I 124 5I I
17 7331 183o IIo I2 4o Io Io 2o 13o 5o 37 78 52o 24 313 33
I 2421 378 96I I9 153
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Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
Maeronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longc1awM. eroeeus Yellow-throated LongclawMotacilla alba alba White WagtailM. alba vidua Mrican Pied WagtailM. eapensis Cape WagtailM. cinerea Grey WagtailM. clara Mountain WagtailM. flava Yellow Wagtail .Tmetothylaeus tenellus Golden Pipit
MUSCICAPIDAE-MUSCICAPINAEBatis eapensis Puff-back Flycatcher •.B. minor Black-headed Puff-back FlycatcherB. molitor Chin-spot Puff-back FlycatcherB. soror Mozambique Puff-back FlycatcherBradornis mierorhynehus Grey Flycatcher .B. pallidus Pale Flycatcher ..Empidornis semipartitus Silver Bird ...Erythroeereus holoehlorus Little Yellow FlycatcherFicedulae hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher .Hyliota fiavigaster Yellow-bellied Flycatcher .Melaenornis ehoeolatina White-eyed Slaty FlycatcherM. edolioides Black Flycatcher .Muscieapa adusta Dusky Flycatcher .M. aquatiea Swamp FlycatcherM. eaeruleseens Ashy Flycatcher .M. griseigularis Grey-throated FlycatcherM. striata Spotted Flycatcher .Myioparus plumbeus Grey Tit-FlycatcherPlatysteira blissetti Jameson's Wattle-EyeP. cattanea Chestnut Wattle-EyeP. cyanea Wattle-Eye ..P. peltata Black-throated Wattle-Eye ••.Terpsiphone rufiventer Black-headed Paradise FlycatcherT. viridis Paradise Flycatcher •...Trochocercus albonotatus White-tailed Crested FlycatcherT. cyanomelas Crested FlycatcherT. longicauda Blue FlycatcherT. nigromitratus
MUSCICAPIDAE-SYLVIINAE
Acrocep~alus arundinaceus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler}A. arundinaceus zarudnyiA. arundinaceus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler ••.A. boeticatus Mrican Reed Warbler •A. gracilirostris Lesser Swamp WarblerA. palustris Marsh Warbler .A. rufescens Greater Swamp WarblerA. schoenobaenus Sedge WarblerA. scirpaceus Reed Warbler .Apalis cinerea Grey Apalis •A. fiavida Black-BreastedApalisA. jacksoni Black-throated ApalisA. pulchella Buff-bellied WarblerA. pulchra Black-collared Apalis ..•.Bathmoeercus cerviniventris Black-faced Rufous WarblerBradypterus baboecala Little Rush WarblerB. barratti Evergreen Forest Warbler •B. cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bracken WarblerB. graueri carpalis White-winged Warbler .Camaroptera brachyura Grey-backed CamaropteraC. chloronota Olive-green CamaropteraC. simplex Grey Wren-Warbler ..Chloropeta gracilirostris Yellow Swamp WarblerC. natalensis Yellow Warbler .C. similis Mountain Yellow Warbler
1970/71 GrandTotalI
I8
290
519
1880
30
2I 4
463128764
22
6
99
394
202
55
28I
30
24
40
20
I24
557
425
177
190
43
6II
550
34
34I14
575I 13
24
1476
2II
33
417I21
59
122
4
8
714
2455
169219
2147
9021345
192848
35
828
22
415
320
244
810
03
421
1318
88357
542
517
33II 31II26
Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
Cisticola brachyptera SifHing CisticolaC. brunnescens Pectoral-patch CisticolaC. cantans Singing Cisticola .C. carruthersi Carruthers' CisticolaC. chiniana Rattling Cisticola .C. cinereola Ashy Cisticola .C. erythrops Red-faced CisticolaC. fulvicapilla Tabora Cisticola.C. galactotes Winding CisticolaC. hunteri Hunters' CisticolaC. juncidis Zitting Cisticola .C. lateralis Whistling Cisticola .C. natalensis Croaking CisticolaC. robusta Stout Cisticola .C. woosnami Trilling Cisticola .Eminia lepida Grey-capped Warbler ..Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied EremomelaHippolais icterina Icterine WarblerH. languida Upcher's Warbler .H. olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler .H. pallida Olivaceous WarblerHylia prasina Green Hylia ..Locustella 8uviatilis River Warbler •..Phylloscopus budongoensis Uganda Woodland Warbler.P. collybita Chiff-chaffP. trochilus Willow Warbler .P. umbrovirens Brown Woodland WarblerPrinia bairdii Banded Prinia ..P. leucopogon White-chinned Prinia .P. subftava Tawny-flanked Prinia .Schoenicola platyura Fan-tailed WarblerSphenoeacus mentalis Moustache WarblerSylvia atricapilla BlackcapS. borin Garden WarblerS. communis WhitethroatS. nisoria Barred WarblerSylvietta brachyura Crombec ..S. leucophrys White-browed CrombecS. virens Green Crombec .S. whytii Red-faced Crombec .
MUSCICAPIDAE-TIMALIINAEAlcippe abyssinicus Abyssinian Hill BabblerTrichastoma aibipecta Scaly-breasted IlladopsisT. Julvescens Brown Illadopsis .T. poliothorax Grey-chested IlladopsisT. pyrrhoptera Mountain Illadopsis .T. rufipennis Pale-breasted Illadopsis .Turdoides hypoleucos Northern Pied BabblerT. Jardinei Arrow-marked BabblerT. melanops Black-Iored BabblerT. plebejus Brown Babbler .T. rubiginosus Rufous Chatterer
MUSCICAPIDAE- TURDINAEAlethe diademata Fire-crest Alethe .A. poliocephala Brown-chested AletheA. poliophrys Red-throated Alethe ..Cercomela scotocerca Brown-tailed Rock ChatC. sordida Hill Chat ...•Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous Bush ChatC. hartlaubi Brown-backed Scrub-RobinG. leucophrys Red-backed Scrub-Robin •C. quadrivirgata Eastern Bearded Scrub-RobinCichladusa guttata Spotted Morning WarblerCossypha archeri Archer's Robin Chat
1970/71
1o
122033181
6520oo33o
24oI33
17922o2
577I65
20oI
39142128
239oI13
1038oo6ooI42
36o3o
19o
1655o
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GrandTotal
2
3363568I
68I
30643
93
293710
12364
104672729
23
2225322241
130I8
1891035236
4827
5I
50
3729273533
2II8
4816
382I37
196
97128I
Page 10-Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type
1970/71GrandTotalC. caffra Robin Chat
.... 2467C. cyanocampter Blue-shouldered Robin Chat
317C. heuglini White-browed Robin Chat .
21172C. natalensis Red-capped Robin Chat •
II54C. niveicapilla Snowy-headed Robin Chat
437C. polioptera Grey-winged Robin Chat
09C. semirufa Riippel's Robin Chat
I9Irania Irlltturalis White-throated Robin
II14Luscinia luscinia Sprosser ..
104143L. megarhynchos Nightingale .
721Monticola rufocinerea Little Rock Thrush
02M. saxatilis Rock Thrush
I25Myrmecocichla aethiops Arteater Chat
IIM. nigra Sooty Chat ...
313Neocossyphus poensis White-tailed Ant Thrush
I9Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
08
O. oenanthe European Wheatear·542
O. piLeata Capped Wheatear·0I
O. pleschanka Pied Wheatear.·2
7Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart
351Pogonocichla stellata White-starred Bush Robin •
1573Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
1077S. torquata Stonechat
.... 418
Sheppardia aequatorialis Equatorial Akalat .968
Stizorhina fraseri ..29
Turdus abyssinicus Mountain Thrush14123
T. fischeri Spotted Ground Thrush33
T. pelios African Thrush ..947
T. piaggiae Abyssinian Ground Thrush06
NECTARINIIDAEAnthreptes collaris Collared Sunbird .
841A. longuemarei UgaJ~daViolet-backed Sunbird
04A. orientalis Violet-backed Sunbird .
37A. rectirostris Green Sunblrd ..
0INectarinia alinae Blue-headed Sunbird
07N. amethystina Amerthyst Sunbird ..
23N. bifasciatus Little Purple Banded Sunbird
659N. bouvieri Orange-tufted Sunbird
0IN. chloropygia Olive-bellied Sunbird
315N. cuprea Copper Sunbird .
13152N. erythroceria Red-chested Sunbird
9402N. famosa Malachite Sunbird .
3233N. kilimensis Bronze Sunbird .
77170N. mariquensis Mariqua Sunbird .•
23142N. mediocris Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
26106N. olivacea Olive Sunbird
... 30135N. preussi Northern Double-collared Sunbird
234N. pulchella Beautiful Sunbird •.
23126
N. regia Regal Sunbird ...I3
N. reichenowi Golden-winged Sunbird113121
N. senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird·62
193N. tacazze Tacazze Sunbird
.· 038
N. venusta Variable Sunbird·· 53128
N. verticalis Green-headed Sunbird.3287
ORIOLIDAEOriolus brachyrhynchus Western Black-headed Oriole
02O. larvatus Black-headed Oriole
35O. oriolus Golden Oriole
312
PARIDAEParus albiventris White-bellied Tit
2IIP. fringillinus Red-faced Tit
06Remiz caroli African Penduline Tit
·0I
PITTIDAE
Pitta angolensis African Pitta
PLOCEIDAEBulbalornis albirostris Red-billed Buffalo WeaverPasser eminibey Chestnut SparrowP. griseus Grey-headed SparrowP. iagoensis Rufous Sparrow ...Petronia xanthocollis Yellow-spotted Petronia ..Plocepasser donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow WeaverP. mahali Stripe-breasted Sparrow WeaverSporopipes frontalis Speckle-fronted WeaverAmblyospiza albi/rons Grosbeak WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis Parasitic WeaverEuplectes afra Yellow-crowned BishopE. albonotatus White-winged Widow BirdE. ardens Red-collared Widow Bird .E. axillaris Fan-tailed Widow Bird .E. capensis Yellow BishopE. gierowii Black Bishop ..E. hordeaceus Black-winged Red BishopE. jacksoni Jackson's Widow Bird .E. macrourus Yellow-mantled Widow BirdE. orix Red Bishop ...Malimbus rubriceps Red-headed WeaverM. rubricollis Red-headed MalimbePloceus alienus Strange WeaverP. aurantius Orange Weaver .P. baglafecht Baglafecht WeaverP. bicolor Dark-backed Weaver.P. bojeri Golden Palm Weaver ...P. castanops Northern Brown-throated WeaverP. cucullatus Black-headed WeaverP. golandi Clarke's WeaverP. intermedius Masked WeaverP. jacksoni Golden-backed WeaverP. luteolus Little Weaver ...P. melanocephalus Yelow-backed WeaverP. melanogaster Black-billed Weaver.P. nigerrimus Vieillot's Black WeaverP. nigricollis Black-necked WeaverP. ocularis Spectacled Weaver .P. pelzelni Slender-billed WeaverP. rubiginosus Chestnut WeaverP. spekei Speke's WeaverP. subaureus Golden Weaver .P. superciliosus Compact WeaverP. velatus Vitelline Masked WeaverP. weynsi Weyn's Weaver .P. xanthops Holub's Golden WeaverQuelea cardinalis Cardinal QueleaQ. erythrops Red-headed QueleaQ. quelea Red-billed Quelea
PYCNONOTIDAE
Andropadus ansorgei Ansorge's Greenbul .A. curvirostris Cameroon Sombre GreenbulA. gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul .A. importunus Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul .A. latirostris Yellow-whiskered GreenbulA. milanjensis Stripe-cheeked GreenbulA. montanus Shelley's Greenbul ...A. tephrolaemus Olive-breasted Mountain GreenbulA. virens Little Greenbul .BIeda syndactyla Bristle-bill ....Chlorocichla ftavicollis Yellow-throated Leaflove .
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1970/71
GrandTotal
2
2
I
II
2121
1879
15I12
05
529
08
4
120
910
I0
1290
5633
354I2
736
I42
03I 19I18
02
02
24
917
39272
04I2
108193
59569
1010
28354
71433
1543
1061315
516
3698
3473
27214
47387
I26
2121
02
013
813
724II 46
3
1220
8526
356
0
36
360
I16
3495
5700
24
152
7979
181II
3213
59
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C. jlavifJentris Yellow-bellied GreenbulCriniger calurus Red-tailed GreenbulNicator chloris Nicator ...•.Phyllastrephus albigularis .White-throated GreenbulP. baumanni Toro Olive Greenbul •.P. debilis Smaller Yellow-streaked GreenbulP. fischeri Fischer's Greenbul .P. strepitans Northern BrownbulP. terrestris Brownbul .Pycnonotus barbatus Dark':'capped or Yellow-vented Bulbul."
STURNIDAE
Buphagus erythrorhynchus Red-billed OxpeckerCinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed StarlingCreatophora cinerea Wattled Starling ....Lamprotornis caudatus Riippell's Long-tailed Glossy StarlingL. chalybaeus Blue-eared Glossy Starling ..L. chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Glossy StarlingL. corruscus Black-breasted Glossy StarlingSpreo hildebrandti Hildebrandt's StarlingS. superbus Superb Starling
ZOSTEROPIDAE
Zosterops abyssinica Yellow White-eyeZ. senegalensis jacksoni Green White-eye .Z. senegalends kikuyuensis Kikuyu White-eyeZ. senegalensis kulalensis Kulal White-eye .
TOTAL BIRDS RINGED •TOTAL SPECIES RINGED ••TOTAL PALAEARCTIC BIRDS RINGEDTOTAL PALAEARCTIC SPECIES RINGED
1970/71 GrandTotalII
193
34
7II 3SI 94
725
9S3
140
7169
1786
0
20
373
42I 14S
II0
23
7I18
I22
5
690
9253
u80
4
15679
83935397
554uOl4
5515460
82
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TABLE 2
RECOVERIES AND CONTROLS OF BIRDS RINGED IN EAST AFRICA
Ring numberAge
Sex
Manner ofrecovery
Date ofrecovery
Distance (kIn)Elapsed time
Key to symbols and terms
- where this is in italics the ring has been returned.f.g. - full grown, age uncertain;ad. - adult;IW - bird in its first winter;pull. - young, not able to fly freely;juv. - juvenile, able to fly freely.
~ - male~ - female.
+ - shot or killed by man;x - found dead or dying;xA - found long dead;/ ?/ - manner of recovery unknown;v - caught or trapped alive and released with ring (control);o - caught or trapped alive and not released, or released with ring
removed.
- given in the order: day, month, year. If the date is unknown, thedate of the reporting letter is given in parentheses.
- only given for recoveries within East Africa.e - given in the form, years: months: days, thus 1:2:9 signifies that the
bird was recovered I year 2 months 9 days after ringing.
Anas erythrorhynchos Red-billed DuckD.0537 juv.Q' 23. 6.64 Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 3°10'S., 35°35'E. JG.
+ 7. 6.72 near Karatu Mission, Tanzania 3°20'S., 35°40'E., C. 20 kIn SE,7:II:14· J. Gibb.
I. 2.6926.11.72
f.g.+
ad.+
H0018
D0939
Anas hottentota Hottentot TealD.0933 f.g. 24.II.68 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. GCB.
+ 15. 1.72 01 Donyo Ndorobo, near Makame, Tanzania c. 4°38'S, 36°44'E,c. 490 kIn SSE, 3:1:21. F.Miller.Lake Nakuru, Kenya. GCB01 Bolossat, Kenya 0009'S., 36°26'E., 45 kIn NE, 3:9:25.A. Sheppard.Naivasha, Kenya 0043'S., 36°25'E. GCB.Mwea, Kenya 0043'S., 37°22'E., 105 kIn E, 2:5:5. (Bird containedeggswhen shot.) H. Stirling.
20.10.691.10.72
26. 9.7010. 9.72
f.g.v
A.I0371 f.g.v
Calidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperA.5652 ad. 3. 5.69 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. EDS.
v 15.10.72 Lake Magadi, Kenya 2000'S., 36°10'E., 185kIn S, 3:5 :12. (ReringedA. 19026.) GCB.Lake Nakuru, Kenya. PLB.Lake Magadi, Kenya, 2:II :II. (Reringed A.15793.) GCB.Lake Nakuru, Kenya. MStJS.Lake Magadi, Kenya, I: I I :14. GCB.
A.6413
Philomachus pugnax RuffB.25II ad.~ 8. 2.69 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. GCB.
+ 19. 5.72 near Vilyuisk, Vilyuisk District, Yakut S.S.R., U.S.S.R. 63°45'N.,121°37'E., 3:3:II. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)
Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperB.4537 ad. 7.II.69 Athi River, Kenya 1026'S. 36°59'E. EDS.
+ 18. 5.72 near Koslan, Udorsk Region, Komi A.S.S.R., U.S.S.R. 63°28'N.,48°58'E., 2:6:II. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)
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Hirundo abyssinica Striped SwallowJ.41739 juv. 30. 8.70 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB.
v 19. 4.71 Karen, Nairobi, Kenya 1020'S., 36°42'E., 20 kIn SW, 0:7:19.J.H. Gaylor.
26. 7.70IS· 5.72
juv.v
Hirundo daurica Red-rumped SwallowJ.18873 ad. 17.10.68 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB.
v IS. 5.72 Firestone factory, Nairobi 1°2{'S., 36°S2'E., 8 kIn SSW, 3:6:28.(Caught at nest, paired with J.39430.) F. Shire.Kariobangi, Nairobi. GCB.Firestone factory (as above). 1:9 :19.
J·39430
Hirundo rustica European Swallow
34°30'E.,
Kibebe Farm, Iringa, Tanzania (at roost) 7°46'S., 3So42'E. JFR.Niirnberg, Germany 49°27'N., uOoS'E., c. 1:4:27. W. M.Fischer.
Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB.near Nizhnegorskii, Crimean Region, U.S.S.R. 45°27 'N., 34°48'E.,I :10:3. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)Kibebe Farm, Iringa, Tanzania (at roost). JFR.near Tamishi, Ochamchire District, Georgian S.S.R., U.S.S.R.42°38'N., 41°21'E., 1:4:u. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°o6'E. MStJS.Halabja, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq 3SoU 'N., 4SoS9'E., 0:5:21.A. Qaradaghi.Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya. DJP.near Zatsarevo, Narimanovskii District, Astrakhan' Region,V.S.S.R. 46°23'N., 48°03'E., 0:3:u. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)
YellowWagtail19. 1.69 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1°15 'S., 36°53 'E. GCB.23.10.72 Katieno Sub-location, Maseno, Kenya 0°04'8.,
290 kIn NW, 3:9:4. T. Obadha.
23. 1.724· 5·72
10. 1.70(7. 6.72)
X.I026 ad.o
Motacilla ftavaJ.14018 f.g. ~
x
J.42237 lWx
J.50691 lWx
AcrocephalusJ.67274 f.g.
x
schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler16. 4.72 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. GCB.U. 8.72 near Novouzensk, 8aratov Region, U.S.S.R. S0030'N., 48°10'E.,
0:3:25. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)
Nectarinia reichenowi Golden-winged SunbirdJ.67921 f.g.S 10. 5.72 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB.
x (29.8.72) South Kinangop, Kenya 0043'S., 36°40'E., 65 kIn NNW,cat c. 0:3:19. P. Poll.
Kariobangi is 1600 m above sea level, South Kinangop is at 2530 m.
KEY TO INITIALS IN LIST OF RECOVERIES
GCBPLBJGDJPJFREDSMStJS
G. C. & D. E. G. BackhurstP. L. & H. A. Brittonthe late J. GoddardD. J. PearsonJ. F. ReynoldsE. D. SteelM. StJ. & G. Sugg
OTHER RINGERS IN EAST AFRICA
Lise Campbell; D. Carthy; F. B. Gill; M. Goddard; J. F. & L. H. Harper; W. G. Harvey; C. F.Mann; N. O. Okia; Nina Pettitt; J. Rolf.Notes.-The above lists do not total IS as mentioned on page I; this is because J. Goddard and DrE. D. Steel were not ringing in 1971-72 and further, husband and wife teams are counted as oneringer on page 1.
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TABLE 3
PALAEARCTIC BIRDS RETRAPPED AT ORIGINAL RINGING SITES DURING1971-72 WHICH WERE RINGED IN PREVIOUS SEASONS
CaIidris ferruginea Curlew SandpiperC. minuta Little Stint .Philomachus pugnax Ruff .Tringa glareola Wood SandpiperT. ochropus Green Sandpiper .T. stagnatilis Marsh SandpiperHirundo rustica European Swallow .Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed WarblerA. schoenobaenus Sedge WarblerA. scirpaceus Reed Warbler .Phylloscopus trochilus WiIlow WarblerLuscinia megarhynchos NightingaleMotacillaftava Yellow Wagtail
24°56I
210IIIIII
182
TABLE 4
RECOVERIES IN EAST AFRICA OF BIRDS RINGED ABROAD
The signs and symbols are the same as those used in Table 2.
Korinos, Greece 40019'N., 22°35'E.Kenya? The ring was handed into the National Musewn Nairobiby C. Mitchell; it has been impossible to obtain any details fromMr Mitchell.
Ciconia ciconia White StorkRadolfzellB 60009 pull.
I ?/
Larus Cuscus Lesser Black-backed GullHelsinkiH.lo1655 pull. 22. 6.69 Prosten, Kristinestad, Vasa, Finland 62°18'N., 21°20'E.
P-A. Johansson.x 2.12.72 near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6°51'S., 39°18'E., 3:5:10.
(sick) G.D. Diva.
Velky pond, Nakri, Ceske Budejovice District, Czechoslovakia49°07'N.,14°20'E. Zd. Pletka.Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1°15'S., 36°53'E., I :6:21. (Ringreturned, reringed Nairobi J.55879.) D. J. Pearson.
3. 5.70
v
Acrocephalus palustris Marsh WarblerPrahaM586437 ad.
(Received 12th April 1973)