Swallow, White-throated
Hirundo albigularis
Ringed: 3873 | Retrapped: 158 | Recovered: 13
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
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Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution Full protocol Reporting Rate | 0% | 100% | |||
| ABAP distribution records other | Adhoc protocol and pentads with less than 4 cards | ||||
Top 10 ringers
| 740 | Miss ML Marais | 257 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 204 |
| 126 | Mr LJ Bunning | 180 |
| 32 | Dr HD Oschadleus | 123 |
| 353 | DR DN JOHNSON | 102 |
| 5 | J Mendelsohn | 90 |
| 266 | Mrs M McCall | 88 |
| 172 | Mr WA Scott | 81 |
| 193 | Prof H Bouwman | 70 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 65 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 36 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 17 |
| 740 | Miss ML Marais | 10 |
| 265 | Tygerberg Bird Club: Mrs L Silks | 8 |
| 1333 | S Francis | 8 |
| 29 | Mr W Neser | 7 |
| 1340 | C Williams | 6 |
| 1089 | Dr M Brown | 6 |
| 1121 | Mr JF du Plooy | 5 |
| 32 | Dr HD Oschadleus | 5 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | AT15027 | 2025-10-14 | 2826S2909E |
| SAFRING | AA77320 | 2025-09-10 | 2935S3026E |
| SAFRING | AT09646 | 2025-03-29 | 2604S2758E |
| SAFRING | AS62867 | 2025-03-04 | 2800S2756E |
| SAFRING | L69660 | 2025-02-22 | 2548S2745E |
| SAFRING | AS85859 | 2025-02-02 | 2633S2535E |
| SAFRING | AS84330 | 2025-02-01 | 2544S2815E |
| SAFRING | AS93353 | 2025-02-01 | 3421S1933E |
| SAFRING | N39029 | 2025-01-25 | 2546S2816E |
| SAFRING | AS93293 | 2025-01-23 | 3408S1851E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | AS29421 | 2022-09-21 | 2025-12-17 | 2 | 3y 2m 13d |
| SAFRING | Y07958 | 2024-11-16 | 2025-10-04 | 2 | 0y 10m 22d |
| SAFRING | AR16962 | 2023-02-04 | 2023-02-06 | 2 | 0y 0m 2d |
| SAFRING | AS46997 | 2020-12-15 | 2021-01-29 | 2 | 0y 1m 15d |
| SAFRING | L94252 | 2016-02-01 | 2020-12-13 | 2 | 4y 10m 7d |
| SAFRING | AS11732 | 2017-12-09 | 2020-12-13 | 2 | 3y 0m 20d |
| SAFRING | AD95137 | 2018-12-21 | 2020-09-19 | 2 | 1y 8m 8d |
| SAFRING | AR88333 | 2018-12-20 | 2019-12-19 | 2 | 0y 11m 4d |
| SAFRING | AF78025 | 2017-03-16 | 2019-01-15 | 2 | 1y 9m 10d |
| SAFRING | AF78115 | 2017-12-14 | 2018-12-17 | 2 | 1y 0m 8d |
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 | 5703019 | 1958-12-15 | 1968-11-01 | 2 | 9y 10m 9d |
| SAFRING | 5703019 | 1958-12-15 | 1967-10-31 | 2 | 8y 10m 2d |
| SAFRING | 5703019 | 1958-12-15 | 1967-04-01 | 2 | 8y 3m 29d |
| SAFRING | 5703019 | 1958-12-15 | 1967-02-10 | 2 | 8y 1m 9d |
| SAFRING | AC22477 | 1995-02-26 | 2003-01-31 | 3 | 7y 11m 16d |
| SAFRING | 5703019 | 1958-12-15 | 1966-09-10 | 2 | 7y 8m 6d |
| SAFRING | AE85661 | 1998-11-21 | 2005-10-16 | 2 | 6y 10m 1d |
| SAFRING | AE85661 | 1998-11-21 | 2005-09-10 | 2 | 6y 9m 25d |
| SAFRING | AB78144 | 1999-11-06 | 2006-08-19 | 2 | 6y 9m 18d |
| SAFRING | 5703019 | 1958-12-15 | 1964-12-13 | 2 | 5y 11m 0d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | GA94193 | 2y 9m 9d | 109 |
| SAFRING | AB63328 | 5y 6m 7d | 95 |
| SAFRING | 58208097 | 7y 0m 15d | 39 |
| SAFRING | 58104608 | 2y 9m 12d | 25 |
| SAFRING | 5528113 | 0y 0m 15d | 10 |
| SAFRING | AE11937 | 5y 0m 17d | 8 |
| SAFRING | 5508888 | 0y 10m 26d | 4 |
| SAFRING | 5703019 | 9y 10m 9d | 4 |
| SAFRING | AB62114 | 0y 9m 15d | 4 |
| SAFRING | GA05569 | 2y 11m 0d | 3 |