Kingfisher, Giant

Megaceryle maxima

Ringed: 282 | Retrapped: 41 | Recovered: 8

AFRING

Annual ringing activity

Biometrics

Distribution of ringing records

Ringing records Retraps and resightings Ring recovery records
  ABAP distribution 0% 100%

Top 10 ringers

852 Mr P Frost 35
320 Prof SE Piper 18
1060 Dr PB Taylor 15
265 Tygerberg Bird Club: Mrs L Silks 14
724 Dr H (& Z) Bernitz 12
226 Dr D Whitelaw 10
1015 MR RN ELLIS 8
1540 Mrs K Nelson 7
1221 Dr G Grieve 6
1222 Mr M Ford 6

Top 10 retrappers

320 Prof SE Piper 20
265 Tygerberg Bird Club: Mrs L Silks 3
1540 Mrs K Nelson 3
0 Member of the public 2
1334 Mrs R Pretorius 2
1233 F Du Plooy 2
1295 Mrs K van Stuyvenberg 2
1294 Mr D van Stuyvenberg 2
1112 Johan Snyman 1
1340 C Williams 1

10 Latest ringing records

SAFRING PA23155 2025-04-11 3440S1946E
SAFRING PA23157 2025-04-11 3440S1946E
SAFRING PA17746 2024-11-09 2500S3055E
SAFRING 656071 2024-03-22 2802S3217E
SAFRING 6H13103 2023-10-21 2500S3052E
SAFRING PA21930 2023-08-26 2500S3052E
SAFRING 676256 2022-10-28 3352S1847E
SAFRING PM02087 2021-06-10 3228S2839E
SAFRING 672889 2021-04-09 2344S2700E
SAFRING 690664 2021-02-08 3419S1909E

10 Latest retraps/recoveries

SAFRING 663638 2015-02-25 2019-11-25 2 4y 9m 24d
SAFRING 6H09169 2018-08-09 2019-03-27 X 0y 7m 20d
SAFRING 6H05724 2016-11-19 2017-06-03 2 0y 6m 16d
SAFRING K43341 2015-08-23 2016-10-22 2 1y 1m 6d
SAFRING 684861 2014-07-03 2016-06-19 2 1y 11m 27d
SAFRING 684852 2012-11-06 2014-07-03 2 1y 7m 4d
SAFRING PA14177 2014-01-21 2014-02-16 2 0y 0m 26d
SAFRING PA13725 2011-04-25 2012-01-18 2 0y 8m 28d
SAFRING PA14126 2011-04-25 2012-01-18 2 0y 8m 28d
SAFRING PA04160 2003-04-29 2011-04-29 2 8y 0m 12d

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 PA04160 2003-04-29 2011-04-29 2 8y 0m 12d
SAFRING 6A01801 2005-05-07 2009-11-11 2 4y 6m 29d
SAFRING 614494 1994-04-29 1998-09-03 2 4y 4m 28d
SAFRING 614494 1994-04-29 1998-08-30 2 4y 4m 24d
SAFRING 614502 1996-02-11 1999-05-09 2 3y 2m 13d
SAFRING 614473 1992-04-17 1995-01-21 2 2y 9m 19d
SAFRING 619686 1996-01-10 1998-02-04 2 2y 0m 6d
SAFRING 614473 1992-04-17 1994-05-10 2 2y 0m 3d
SAFRING 684861 2014-07-03 2016-06-19 2 1y 11m 27d
SAFRING 614473 1992-04-17 1994-04-01 2 1y 11m 24d

Long distance records

Scheme Ring # Duration Distance (Km)
SAFRING 614469 7y 11m 16d 12
SAFRING 6H09169 0y 7m 20d 6
SAFRING 615424 0y 6m 6d 5
SAFRING PA04706 0y 0m 2d 2
SAFRING 628820 1y 5m 11d 2
SAFRING 648060 0y 5m 0d 2
SAFRING PA14177 0y 0m 26d 0
SAFRING K35551 0y 6m 2d 0
SAFRING 6H05724 0y 6m 16d 0
SAFRING 684861 1y 11m 27d 0