Sparrow, Grey-headed
Passer diffusus
Ringed: 10271 | Retrapped: 439 | Recovered: 49
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
 |
Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 503 |
| 193 | Prof H Bouwman | 391 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 347 |
| 280 | Mr A Tree | 254 |
| 157 | Mrs M Douwes | 222 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 220 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 214 |
| 701 | Mr S van der Merwe | 210 |
| 184 | Mr A Nel | 201 |
| 740 | Miss ML Marais | 201 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 157 | Mrs M Douwes | 59 |
| 574 | Mr T Osborne | 50 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 31 |
| 934 | Dr S Tyler | 21 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 18 |
| 1119 | Mr W Versfeld | 13 |
| 1112 | Johan Snyman | 13 |
| 1089 | Dr M Brown | 12 |
| 162 | Mr J Raijmakers | 12 |
| 13769 | Mr C Muller | 10 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | BF07998 | 2025-03-08 | 2610S2800E |
| SAFRING | FC50231 | 2025-01-06 | 2633S2535E |
| SAFRING | FC50230 | 2025-01-06 | 2633S2535E |
| SAFRING | FC50227 | 2025-01-05 | 2633S2535E |
| SAFRING | FC50225 | 2025-01-05 | 2633S2535E |
| SAFRING | FA55190 | 2025-01-01 | 3401S2249E |
| SAFRING | FC47087 | 2024-10-21 | 3325S2545E |
| SAFRING | FC31321 | 2022-12-15 | 2540S2810E |
| SAFRING | FJ11061 | 2022-11-26 | 2600S2805E |
| SAFRING | BH90258 | 2022-11-24 | 2409S3112E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | FC39636 | 2021-05-08 | 2021-07-03 | 2 | 0y 1m 26d |
| SAFRING | FC35661 | 2021-03-13 | 2021-03-27 | 2 | 0y 0m 14d |
| SAFRING | FB60146 | 2017-09-18 | 2021-03-21 | 2 | 3y 6m 20d |
| SAFRING | FB60246 | 2020-02-18 | 2021-03-21 | 2 | 1y 1m 7d |
| SAFRING | GA60403 | 2015-04-03 | 2020-02-22 | 2 | 4y 10m 16d |
| SAFRING | FA02426 | 2018-08-10 | 2019-12-31 | 2 | 1y 4m 28d |
| SAFRING | FA02468 | 2019-05-12 | 2019-11-30 | 2 | 0y 6m 22d |
| SAFRING | FH76075 | 2018-11-03 | 2019-06-30 | 2 | 0y 7m 29d |
| SAFRING | FB60070 | 2017-01-02 | 2018-07-22 | 2 | 1y 6m 26d |
| SAFRING | FB60179 | 2017-12-18 | 2018-07-22 | 2 | 0y 7m 6d |
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 | BC26789 | 1994-11-26 | 2004-02-22 | 2 | 9y 2m 15d |
| SAFRING | BC26789 | 1994-11-26 | 2003-03-26 | 2 | 8y 4m 12d |
| SAFRING | FH16389 | 2004-07-12 | 2012-10-20 | 2 | 8y 3m 22d |
| SAFRING | F36695 | 1996-06-25 | 2004-02-22 | 2 | 7y 7m 8d |
| SAFRING | BC18648 | 1990-12-02 | 1996-12-26 | 2 | 6y 0m 26d |
| SAFRING | BH38016 | 2005-02-20 | 2010-12-12 | 2 | 5y 9m 21d |
| SAFRING | F74937 | 1998-03-22 | 2003-12-27 | 2 | 5y 9m 6d |
| SAFRING | F83758 | 1997-09-27 | 2003-01-09 | 2 | 5y 3m 10d |
| SAFRING | GA60403 | 2015-04-03 | 2020-02-22 | 2 | 4y 10m 16d |
| SAFRING | BB00615 | 1978-01-21 | 1982-12-02 | 2 | 4y 10m 6d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | FH16389 | 8y 3m 22d | 431 |
| SAFRING | FB42493 | 0y 11m 3d | 355 |
| SAFRING | BD58371 | 4y 0m 29d | 144 |
| SAFRING | BB76452 | 1y 5m 13d | 75 |
| SAFRING | BB87415 | 3y 2m 12d | 41 |
| SAFRING | 64204159 | 1y 6m 23d | 34 |
| SAFRING | F98877 | 1y 2m 0d | 27 |
| SAFRING | FA67799 | 0y 5m 20d | 19 |
| SAFRING | BH04696 | 0y 5m 0d | 17 |
| SAFRING | FA20662 | 2y 4m 27d | 15 |