Eagle-Owl, Spotted
Bubo africanus
Ringed: 3695 | Retrapped: 161 | Recovered: 178
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
 |
Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 826 | Mr A Maritz | 223 |
| 1089 | Dr M Brown | 171 |
| 15682 | Mrs T Caine | 161 |
| 156 | Mr G Lockwood | 160 |
| 1278 | Ms K Dixon | 145 |
| 286 | Dr P Martin | 128 |
| 1033 | Ms R Visagie | 111 |
| 1597 | C Nattrass | 79 |
| 33 | Mr R Trendler | 68 |
| 126 | Mr LJ Bunning | 63 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 57 |
| 1416 | Mr S van Stuyvenberg | 20 |
| 1294 | Mr D van Stuyvenberg | 18 |
| 1295 | Mrs K van Stuyvenberg | 17 |
| 1360 | Mr G Jansen van Rensburg | 12 |
| 1619 | S McPherson | 8 |
| 1254 | Mrs J Furno | 7 |
| 15682 | Mrs T Caine | 6 |
| 191 | Mr C Badenhorst | 4 |
| 1089 | Dr M Brown | 4 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | 888317 | 2025-11-07 | 2612S2798E |
| safring | 888312 | 2025-11-07 | 2610S2784E |
| safring | 888316 | 2025-11-07 | 2612S2798E |
| safring | 888315 | 2025-11-07 | 2612S2798E |
| safring | 888313 | 2025-11-07 | 2610S2784E |
| safring | 888314 | 2025-11-07 | 2610S2784E |
| safring | 887540 | 2025-11-02 | 2533S2827E |
| safring | 892315 | 2025-11-02 | 2533S2827E |
| safring | 892314 | 2025-11-02 | 2533S2827E |
| safring | 888311 | 2025-10-24 | 2614S2832E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | PS03429 | 2025-09-23 | 2025-09-25 | X | 0y 0m 2d |
| SAFRING | PS02979 | 2024-06-06 | 2025-09-11 | X | 1y 3m 12d |
| SAFRING | PS02972 | 2024-10-27 | 2024-12-21 | 4 | 0y 1m 25d |
| SAFRING | PS02974 | 2024-10-27 | 2024-12-21 | 4 | 0y 1m 25d |
| SAFRING | 88502 | 2024-01-24 | 2024-04-24 | 2 | 0y 3m 1d |
| SAFRING | 876411 | 2016-09-03 | 2024-01-03 | 2 | 7y 4m 8d |
| SAFRING | PS02945 | 2023-09-18 | 2023-09-19 | X | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | PS02947 | 2023-05-23 | 2023-08-01 | X | 0y 2m 10d |
| SAFRING | 862430 | 2022-10-25 | 2023-04-11 | 2 | 0y 5m 18d |
| SAFRING | PS02944 | 2022-11-18 | 2022-12-31 | X | 0y 1m 13d |
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 | 881204 | 2013-05-25 | 2022-11-03 | 2 | 9y 5m 29d |
| SAFRING | 869157 | 2006-04-15 | 2014-10-22 | 2 | 8y 6m 22d |
| SAFRING | 871159 | 2007-11-20 | 2013-01-27 | 2 | 5y 2m 5d |
| SAFRING | 814966 | 2005-10-29 | 2009-03-27 | 2 | 3y 4m 15d |
| SAFRING | 52601603 | 1965-11-25 | 1968-01-18 | 2 | 2y 1m 4d |
| SAFRING | 816794 | 1979-12-08 | 1981-11-01 | 2 | 1y 10m 4d |
| SAFRING | 729483 | 1989-11-03 | 1991-03-03 | 2 | 1y 4m 5d |
| SAFRING | 888940 | 2019-04-04 | 2020-07-26 | 2 | 1y 3m 29d |
| SAFRING | 888941 | 2019-04-04 | 2020-07-26 | 2 | 1y 3m 29d |
| SAFRING | 887921 | 2018-10-09 | 2020-01-07 | 2 | 1y 2m 5d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 820833 | 14y 1m 25d | 723 |
| SAFRING | 835443 | 0y 9m 6d | 706 |
| SAFRING | 850497 | 0y 7m 23d | 695 |
| SAFRING | 843717 | 1y 7m 20d | 357 |
| SAFRING | 861749 | 0y 1m 7d | 278 |
| SAFRING | 863395 | 0y 6m 0d | 145 |
| SAFRING | 873728 | 0y 8m 10d | 143 |
| SAFRING | 871192 | 0y 5m 25d | 105 |
| SAFRING | 884342 | 1y 2m 17d | 97 |
| SAFRING | 841209 | 0y 0m 15d | 94 |