Ringing resources - Birds4Africa

Here are links to some bird ringing resources, particularly for southern African ringers, but also some relevant to other regions.

Manual and other pdfs

		SAFRING Bird Ringing Manual de Beer et al. 2001 (pdf)
		Recoveries of Birds of prey (pdf)
		Recoveries of Waterbirds (pdf)
		Ringing projects Underhill LG, Oatley TB, Berruti A. 1995. Bird ringing in southern Africa. Projects for the future. ADU guide 2. Avian Demography Unit,. Cape Town (pdf)

Bird identification, ageing and sexing

Webpage.

Brood patches

BTO brood patch codes (pdf).

BTO brood patch guide (pdf).

Bird longevities

Southern African birds (list)

Measurements and Moult

Southern African birds – [pdf table of biometrics is here – look for Supplement 3, which seems to be Figshare 2], from: Rose S, Thomson RL, Oschadleus HD, Lee ATK. 2020. Summarizing biometrics from the SAFRING database for southern African birds. Ostrich 91(2):169-173.

Measuring birds – museum and in hand – all possible measurements described (pdf at Researchgate)

Moult:

Moult cards (pdf)
Wing formula card (pdf)

Measuring the head length – Southern Red Bishop

Ringing training

One of the best ways to obtain training is to include one or more training courses offered by Birds4Africa and the BDI – see next events. What to expect on these courses.

SAFRING help guide and links

SAFRING web – help guide.

Brief history of ringing in southern Africa.

Value of bird ringing.

Check ring number of a recaptured bird

SAFRING ring – link (change ring number in address bar, no result if ringing record not in SAFRING database)

Foreign ring – link (change ring number in address bar, no result if ring is not in SAFRING database)

Excel ringing form

Here is a form that can be used to enter data in the SAFRING format – Safring form for data upload.

Bird ringing manuals from other regions

North American Banders’ Manuals (links to pdfs)

Checklist of skills needed to become a ringer (pdf, scroll to p2) – not all points are relevant for all permit categories

Australia (pdf)

Bird ringing station manual, Busse & Meissner 2015 [Poland] (pdf)

Equipment

Ecotone nets

BTO nets

Proring gear