Cormorant, Reed
Microcarbo africanus
Ringed: 529 | Retrapped: 8 | Recovered: 23
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
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Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 106 | Mr C Hunter | 117 |
| 648 | Mr K Hustler | 85 |
| 1387 | Mr D Brensing | 46 |
| 701 | Mr S van der Merwe | 35 |
| 222 | 28 | |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 20 |
| 112 | Dr E Malherbe | 17 |
| 840 | Mr D Gibbs | 16 |
| 751 | Dr D Harebottle | 16 |
| 231 | Mr J Claassen | 15 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 222 | 6 | |
| 0 | Member of the public | 3 |
| 50 | Ms Tracy Rehse | 1 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | 876083 | 2025-10-24 | 2633S2535E |
| SAFRING | 892341 | 2025-05-29 | 1517S2258E |
| SAFRING | 892183 | 2025-03-25 | 3359S1827E |
| SAFRING | 890388 | 2025-03-11 | 3351S1832E |
| SAFRING | 860437 | 2025-02-01 | 3402S1828E |
| SAFRING | 892154 | 2025-01-05 | 3352S1829E |
| SAFRING | 8-92198 | 2024-05-22 | 3353S1830E |
| SAFRING | 892170 | 2024-05-08 | 3353S1830E |
| SAFRING | 892164 | 2024-03-14 | 3353S1830E |
| SAFRING | K56725 | 2024-02-21 | 3353S1830E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | 88418 | 2023-11-14 | 2024-01-05 | 2 | 0y 1m 22d |
| SAFRING | 885728 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-07 | 2 | 0y 0m 7d |
| SAFRING | 857909 | 2000-01-12 | 2000-02-17 | 2 | 0y 1m 6d |
| SAFRING | 742723 | 1974-03-13 | 1990-10-12 | X | 16y 6m 27d |
| SAFRING | 781019 | 1987-02-28 | 1987-08-06 | X | 0y 5m 9d |
| SAFRING | 781049 | 1987-04-01 | 1987-06-18 | X | 0y 2m 18d |
| SAFRING | 781044 | 1987-03-06 | 1987-04-29 | X | 0y 1m 24d |
| SAFRING | 742722 | 1974-03-13 | 1976-08-19 | X | 2y 5m 20d |
| SAFRING | 52401099 | 1963-01-26 | 1975-01-16 | X | 11y 11m 23d |
| SAFRING | 709414 | 1970-06-06 | 1975-01-16 | X | 4y 7m 5d |
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 | 88418 | 2023-11-14 | 2024-01-05 | 2 | 0y 1m 22d |
| SAFRING | 857909 | 2000-01-12 | 2000-02-17 | 2 | 0y 1m 6d |
| SAFRING | 709412 | 1970-06-06 | 1970-06-29 | 2 | 0y 0m 23d |
| SAFRING | 885728 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-07 | 2 | 0y 0m 7d |
| SAFRING | 88418 | 2023-11-14 | 2023-11-18 | 2 | 0y 0m 4d |
| SAFRING | 885728 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-03 | 2 | 0y 0m 3d |
| SAFRING | 55403116 | 1956-12-31 | 1957-01-01 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 742723 | 16y 6m 27d | 1316 |
| SAFRING | A02840 | 0y 2m 28d | 346 |
| SAFRING | 729630 | 0y 7m 8d | 316 |
| SAFRING | 55502821 | 0y 2m 15d | 292 |
| SAFRING | 742708 | 0y 3m 13d | 243 |
| SAFRING | 742722 | 2y 5m 20d | 193 |
| SAFRING | 55505421 | 1y 3m 3d | 178 |
| SAFRING | 55403992 | 2y 7m 9d | 127 |
| SAFRING | C08922 | 0y 1m 27d | 54 |
| SAFRING | 52500109 | 0y 3m 3d | 40 |