Swallow, South African Cliff
Petrochelidon spilodera
Ringed: 25582 | Retrapped: 3944 | Recovered: 251
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
| 460 | Dr RA Earle | 3213 |
| 176 | Mr SJ De Beer | 1516 |
| 184 | Mr A Nel | 1489 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 1042 |
| 5 | J Mendelsohn | 998 |
| 167 | Mr G Bradley | 990 |
| 112 | Dr E Malherbe | 918 |
| 701 | Mr S van der Merwe | 704 |
| 111 | Dr J Lodder | 602 |
| 462 | Mr DH de Swardt | 460 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 3094 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 528 |
| 184 | Mr A Nel | 77 |
| 192 | Mrs M Nel | 30 |
| 32 | Dr HD Oschadleus | 21 |
| 39 | Mr R Geyser | 15 |
| 462 | Mr DH de Swardt | 13 |
| 1127 | Mr L Geyer | 11 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 10 |
| 1073 | Mr D Forbes | 9 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | N46374 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46373 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46372 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46371 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46370 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46369 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46368 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46367 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46366 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
| SAFRING | N46365 | 2025-03-04 | 2637S2534E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | N37727 | 2024-10-05 | 2025-01-04 | 2 | 0y 2m 1d |
| SAFRING | AR22744 | 2015-12-20 | 2017-11-12 | 2 | 1y 10m 3d |
| SAFRING | AR22747 | 2015-12-20 | 2017-11-12 | 2 | 1y 10m 3d |
| SAFRING | AR22735 | 2015-12-20 | 2017-11-12 | 2 | 1y 10m 3d |
| SAFRING | AR22756 | 2015-12-20 | 2017-11-12 | 2 | 1y 10m 3d |
| SAFRING | AR78120 | 2015-12-19 | 2017-01-07 | 2 | 1y 0m 25d |
| SAFRING | AR24454 | 2013-02-10 | 2015-12-19 | 2 | 2y 10m 22d |
| SAFRING | AP74984 | 2010-10-23 | 2012-01-21 | X | 1y 2m 5d |
| SAFRING | AM23973 | 2011-10-08 | 2011-11-05 | 2 | 0y 0m 28d |
| SAFRING | AP02927 | 2009-02-22 | 2011-01-26 | 2 | 1y 11m 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 | 5717362 | 1959-12-18 | 1968-03-26 | 2 | 8y 3m 21d |
| SAFRING | 5717464 | 1960-01-22 | 1968-03-26 | 2 | 8y 2m 16d |
| SAFRING | 60183196 | 1963-03-10 | 1970-11-08 | 2 | 7y 7m 10d |
| SAFRING | 60183369 | 1963-03-10 | 1970-11-08 | 2 | 7y 7m 10d |
| SAFRING | 58100966 | 1963-03-31 | 1970-11-08 | 2 | 7y 7m 19d |
| SAFRING | AD42207 | 1993-01-16 | 1999-11-22 | 2 | 6y 10m 11d |
| SAFRING | GA82328 | 2004-02-28 | 2010-10-09 | 2 | 6y 7m 15d |
| SAFRING | 5717798 | 1962-02-09 | 1968-03-26 | 2 | 6y 1m 17d |
| SAFRING | 5717912 | 1962-02-09 | 1968-03-26 | 2 | 6y 1m 17d |
| SAFRING | 5717682 | 1962-02-09 | 1968-03-26 | 2 | 6y 1m 17d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 5023132 | 0y 3m 9d | 2584 |
| SAFRING | 5015991 | 1y 4m 28d | 2431 |
| SAFRING | 60183008 | 0y 1m 5d | 2354 |
| SAFRING | A02811 | 0y 0m 15d | 2294 |
| SAFRING | AM16115 | 1y 3m 18d | 201 |
| SAFRING | 58100926 | 4y 9m 24d | 96 |
| SAFRING | 5013364 | 5y 2m 14d | 54 |
| SAFRING | AB11585 | 2y 2m 24d | 53 |
| SAFRING | AB14084 | 0y 8m 11d | 49 |
| SAFRING | AD42259 | 1y 10m 15d | 45 |
