Kestrel, Rock
Falco rupicolus
Ringed: 1980 | Retrapped: 44 | Recovered: 45
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
 |
Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 21 | Dr AJ Van Zyl | 293 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 123 |
| 276 | Mr J Moorcroft | 93 |
| 558 | Dr C Brown | 87 |
| 724 | Dr H (& Z) Bernitz | 76 |
| 827 | Mr F Taljaard | 74 |
| 109 | J Robson | 70 |
| 1125 | L Komen | 65 |
| 247 | Mr FH Wessels | 57 |
| 286 | Dr P Martin | 49 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 13 |
| 21 | Dr AJ Van Zyl | 7 |
| 247 | Mr FH Wessels | 6 |
| 1125 | L Komen | 3 |
| 191 | Mr C Badenhorst | 2 |
| 563 | Mr S Braine | 2 |
| 827 | Mr F Taljaard | 2 |
| 1200 | O Curtis | 1 |
| 724 | Dr H (& Z) Bernitz | 1 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 1 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | 5H67312 | 2025-10-25 | 3330S1819E |
| SAFRING | 5h67313 | 2025-10-25 | 3330S1819E |
| SAFRING | 5H67311 | 2025-10-25 | 3338S1825E |
| SAFRING | 5H67314 | 2025-10-25 | 3338S1825E |
| SAFRING | PA25047 | 2025-09-24 | 2453S2823E |
| SAFRING | 5-22474 | 2025-06-29 | 3323S2206E |
| SAFRING | 5-22473 | 2025-06-16 | 3409S2139E |
| SAFRING | 519534 | 2025-04-15 | 3319S1814E |
| SAFRING | 519528 | 2025-04-01 | 3137S1844E |
| SAFRING | 5A14636 | 2025-03-28 | 3413S1824E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | 5H72053 | 2024-02-15 | 2025-02-12 | 2 | 0y 11m 3d |
| SAFRING | PA16140 | 2024-01-02 | 2024-03-24 | 2 | 0y 2m 22d |
| SAFRING | 5H65207 | 2016-05-25 | 2023-02-15 | 2 | 6y 8m 27d |
| SAFRING | 5H46173 | 2010-04-03 | 2017-10-29 | 2 | 7y 6m 6d |
| SAFRING | 5H63149 | 2016-05-22 | 2017-06-28 | X | 1y 1m 12d |
| SAFRING | PA05053 | 2015-09-25 | 2017-06-01 | 2 | 1y 8m 15d |
| SAFRING | 5H35326 | 2007-06-17 | 2016-09-25 | 2 | 9y 3m 28d |
| SAFRING | PA13783 | 2016-09-03 | 2016-09-24 | 2 | 0y 0m 21d |
| SAFRING | 5H53006 | 2011-04-08 | 2013-12-29 | 2 | 2y 8m 6d |
| SAFRING | 5H46175 | 2010-04-06 | 2012-11-10 | 2 | 2y 7m 19d |
10 Greatest longevity retraps
Note: recovery (X) records are not included in this list as we are not always sure of the actual date of death.
| SAFRING | 5H35326 | 2007-06-17 | 2016-09-25 | 2 | 9y 3m 28d |
| SAFRING | 5H35326 | 2007-06-17 | 2016-01-09 | 2 | 8y 6m 8d |
| SAFRING | 5H46173 | 2010-04-03 | 2017-10-29 | 2 | 7y 6m 6d |
| SAFRING | 5H65207 | 2016-05-25 | 2023-02-15 | 2 | 6y 8m 27d |
| SAFRING | 5H19659 | 1999-07-25 | 2006-02-22 | 2 | 6y 6m 4d |
| SAFRING | 529189 | 2001-03-18 | 2007-08-02 | 2 | 6y 4m 18d |
| SAFRING | 529683 | 1986-06-07 | 1992-07-12 | 2 | 6y 1m 7d |
| SAFRING | 588430 | 1993-10-15 | 1999-06-10 | 2 | 5y 7m 24d |
| SAFRING | 587381 | 1996-03-01 | 2001-03-21 | 2 | 5y 0m 16d |
| SAFRING | 5H01029 | 2000-05-07 | 2005-02-27 | 2 | 4y 9m 17d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 530777 | 8y 0m 6d | 1158 |
| SAFRING | 5H46175 | 2y 7m 19d | 715 |
| SAFRING | 663352 | 3y 7m 24d | 660 |
| SAFRING | 5H46173 | 7y 6m 6d | 627 |
| SAFRING | 5H07595 | 1y 7m 28d | 484 |
| SAFRING | 529204 | 0y 11m 26d | 169 |
| SAFRING | 515664 | 1y 5m 27d | 167 |
| SAFRING | 666128 | 0y 9m 5d | 116 |
| SAFRING | 588463 | 3y 2m 8d | 97 |
| SAFRING | 5H01033 | 0y 11m 1d | 77 |