Swallow, Wire-tailed
Hirundo smithii
Ringed: 300 | Retrapped: 38 | Recovered: 2
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
 |
Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 940 | Mrs D Hanmer | 65 |
| 927 | Mr B Van Den Brink | 19 |
| 1607 | J Rawdon | 19 |
| 1417 | Dr M Ndlovu | 18 |
| 944 | Mr RD Medland | 17 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 17 |
| 941 | M & T Roberts | 17 |
| 657 | Mr J Dalziel | 13 |
| 189 | Dr S Evans | 10 |
| 1063 | Prof C Downs | 5 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 21 |
| 940 | Mrs D Hanmer | 5 |
| 944 | Mr RD Medland | 4 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 4 |
| 189 | Dr S Evans | 1 |
| 1120 | Mr C du Plooy | 1 |
| 1212 | Dr L Roxburgh | 1 |
| 14659 | Christo Siebert | 1 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | M12506 | 2025-09-10 | 2935S3026E |
| SAFRING | W66312 | 2025-04-29 | 2842S3003E |
| SAFRING | X36339 | 2024-08-03 | 1756S3101E |
| SAFRING | N28544 | 2023-09-23 | 2936S3026E |
| SAFRING | N30644 | 2023-04-08 | 2921S3118E |
| SAFRING | AR97158 | 2022-10-22 | 2853S2159E |
| SAFRING | N17979 | 2021-11-20 | 2921S3118E |
| SAFRING | N17980 | 2021-11-20 | 2921S3118E |
| SAFRING | N17974 | 2021-11-20 | 2921S3118E |
| SAFRING | AS36355 | 2021-09-28 | 2936S3026E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | AR58132 | 2015-09-26 | 2016-01-03 | 2 | 0y 3m 9d |
| SAFRING | AP21104 | 2008-04-05 | 2013-11-07 | 2 | 5y 7m 2d |
| SAFRING | GA55686 | 2010-03-05 | 2013-04-22 | 2 | 3y 1m 4d |
| SAFRING | AP21105 | 2008-04-05 | 2010-07-07 | 2 | 2y 3m 13d |
| SAFRING | Y02813 | 1991-01-02 | 1992-08-23 | 2 | 1y 7m 29d |
| SAFRING | Y02825 | 1991-06-23 | 1992-08-21 | 2 | 1y 1m 5d |
| SAFRING | Y02802 | 1990-08-10 | 1991-02-03 | 2 | 0y 5m 27d |
| SAFRING | X59670 | 1988-02-13 | 1989-05-06 | 2 | 1y 2m 28d |
| SAFRING | X38936 | 1984-11-07 | 1989-04-19 | 2 | 4y 5m 4d |
| SAFRING | Y00916 | 1986-08-16 | 1988-07-10 | 2 | 1y 10m 4d |
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 | AA30144 | 1974-06-17 | 1983-08-24 | 2 | 9y 2m 25d |
| SAFRING | AA52393 | 1975-09-24 | 1982-12-13 | 2 | 7y 2m 27d |
| SAFRING | AA56035 | 1978-12-08 | 1985-07-19 | 2 | 6y 7m 15d |
| SAFRING | AA56035 | 1978-12-08 | 1985-03-21 | 2 | 6y 3m 15d |
| SAFRING | AA52393 | 1975-09-24 | 1981-09-02 | 2 | 5y 11m 10d |
| SAFRING | AP21104 | 2008-04-05 | 2013-11-07 | 2 | 5y 7m 2d |
| SAFRING | Y00006 | 1981-08-22 | 1986-07-19 | 2 | 4y 10m 22d |
| SAFRING | AA56035 | 1978-12-08 | 1983-07-20 | 2 | 4y 7m 5d |
| SAFRING | X38936 | 1984-11-07 | 1989-04-19 | 2 | 4y 5m 4d |
| SAFRING | Y00006 | 1981-08-22 | 1986-01-27 | 2 | 4y 5m 29d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | AA30619 | 0y 5m 25d | 50 |
| SAFRING | AA30729 | 0y 2m 9d | 25 |
| SAFRING | Y02813 | 1y 7m 29d | 0 |
| SAFRING | Y00198 | 1y 5m 16d | 0 |
| SAFRING | Y00136 | 2y 2m 28d | 0 |
| SAFRING | X38942 | 3y 3m 20d | 0 |
| SAFRING | GA55686 | 3y 1m 4d | 0 |
| SAFRING | AP21105 | 2y 3m 13d | 0 |
| SAFRING | AA52393 | 7y 2m 27d | 0 |
| SAFRING | Y02802 | 0y 5m 27d | 0 |