Firefinch, Red-billed
Lagonosticta senegala
Ringed: 8303 | Retrapped: 950 | Recovered: 18
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
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 416 |
| 1077 | Mrs N Bousfield | 377 |
| 1518 | Dr Y Barshep | 353 |
| 1476 | Mr Neil Thomson | 276 |
| 199 | Dr G Grobler | 254 |
| 1542 | D Cox | 240 |
| 941 | M & T Roberts | 191 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 179 |
| 1531 | G Middendorff | 166 |
| 184 | Mr A Nel | 163 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 1476 | Mr Neil Thomson | 282 |
| 1531 | G Middendorff | 200 |
| 1105 | Mr JA Heymans (Joseph) | 83 |
| 1077 | Mrs N Bousfield | 76 |
| 573 | Mr D Heinrich | 40 |
| 1542 | D Cox | 38 |
| 0 | Member of the public | 38 |
| 1518 | Dr Y Barshep | 28 |
| 1240 | Ursula Bryson | 25 |
| 944 | Mr RD Medland | 23 |
10 Latest ringing records
| SAFRING | N55342 | 2025-11-09 | 2853S2201E |
| SAFRING | N40307 | 2025-11-06 | 2853S2200E |
| SAFRING | N55305 | 2025-11-06 | 2853S2201E |
| SAFRING | N21728 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | N21720 | 2025-09-27 | 2432S3119E |
| SAFRING | N33110 | 2025-09-27 | 2533S2826E |
| SAFRING | N32418 | 2025-09-27 | 2533S2826E |
| SAFRING | N33156 | 2025-09-27 | 2533S2826E |
| SAFRING | N33155 | 2025-09-27 | 2533S2826E |
| SAFRING | N45251 | 2025-09-27 | 2533S2826E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| safring | N23878 | 2025-08-02 | 2025-09-27 | 2 | 0y 1m 26d |
| SAFRING | N23378 | 2025-01-24 | 2025-01-27 | 2 | 0y 0m 3d |
| SAFRING | M16584 | 2024-04-20 | 2024-06-08 | 2 | 0y 1m 19d |
| SAFRING | W78271 | 2024-04-19 | 2024-05-28 | 2 | 0y 1m 9d |
| SAFRING | N23345 | 2024-01-13 | 2024-01-17 | 2 | 0y 0m 4d |
| SAFRING | N23337 | 2024-01-03 | 2024-01-14 | 2 | 0y 0m 11d |
| SAFRING | N23338 | 2024-01-03 | 2024-01-13 | 2 | 0y 0m 10d |
| SAFRING | N04604 | 2019-06-22 | 2023-07-15 | 2 | 4y 0m 14d |
| SAFRING | N21154 | 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-25 | 2 | 0y 0m 1d |
| SAFRING | N19734 | 2021-03-06 | 2023-03-21 | 2 | 2y 0m 25d |
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 | L00761 | 2007-12-04 | 2013-01-26 | 2 | 5y 1m 20d |
| SAFRING | L51249 | 2012-07-07 | 2017-04-24 | 2 | 4y 9m 12d |
| SAFRING | L24894 | 2016-03-26 | 2020-08-31 | 4 | 4y 5m 29d |
| SAFRING | 5520634 | 1956-10-18 | 1960-12-12 | 2 | 4y 1m 16d |
| SAFRING | N04604 | 2019-06-22 | 2023-07-15 | 2 | 4y 0m 14d |
| SAFRING | L51754 | 2012-08-21 | 2016-07-31 | 2 | 3y 11m 0d |
| SAFRING | W98445 | 2008-04-19 | 2012-02-27 | 2 | 3y 10m 29d |
| SAFRING | M11155 | 2012-02-11 | 2015-09-11 | 2 | 3y 7m 18d |
| SAFRING | X52098 | 2003-04-20 | 2006-11-12 | 2 | 3y 6m 12d |
| SAFRING | L63345 | 2013-08-21 | 2017-02-04 | 2 | 3y 5m 3d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | W87969 | 0y 1m 12d | 537 |
| SAFRING | W84540 | 1y 4m 18d | 537 |
| SAFRING | L16576 | 0y 4m 6d | 47 |
| SAFRING | W93343 | 0y 0m 22d | 45 |
| SAFRING | W28356 | 0y 5m 27d | 45 |
| SAFRING | W93350 | 0y 0m 22d | 45 |
| SAFRING | W71448 | 5y 4m 9d | 32 |
| SAFRING | L15002 | 0y 6m 29d | 14 |
| SAFRING | W58625 | 0y 1m 14d | 10 |
| SAFRING | X60510 | 1y 0m 16d | 9 |