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JOURNAL

OF THE EAST NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND NATIONAL MUSEUM

12th NOVEMBER, 1973 No. 144

EAST AFRICAN RINGING REPORT 1971-1972 By

G. C. BACKHURST

P.O. Box 29003, Kabete,

The total number of ringed in the twelve months under review (1st July 1971 to 30th June 1972)was 15679, 1758fewer than in the previous year, however, the number of Palaearctic migrants ringed was up by nearly 400 to IIOI4. A disappointing aspect of this year's report is the small number of overseas recoveries; no explanation can be given for this and it is hoped that next year the figures will improve. Only fifteen ringers were operating in the three East Mrican countries of Kenya, and during the year, a drop of six from the previous year's total; it should be mentioned that most of the birds were ringed by only four ringers. In the list of birds ringed (Table I) nomenclature followsthe lists ofC.M.N. White (references given in the 1968-1969 ringing report, this Journal 28(II9): 16-26).

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ringers gratefully acknowledge the co-operation of the City Engineer, Nairobi for allowing them to operate at Kariobangi Sewage Works; the Director of the Kenya National Parks for permission to ring at Lake Nakuru and in Tsavo National Parks; the Director of Veterinary Services, Kenya for permission to ring on certain land at Kabete. The Society is also grateful to the Administrative Director of the National Museum, Nairobi for allowing the Museum's address to appear on the rings. Page2

TABLB I BIRDS RINGED BY THE EAST AFRICA NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY RINGING ORGANIZATION 1621I 3160I 22 I 128381336973161043231764I73I Total . . · . 1971-72760I7045I1I Grand PlataleaLophaetusF.AnasCircusC.MelieraxIxobrychusMilvusNycticoraxPorphyrioPolihieraxI.A.LimnocoraxS.F.PorzanaSarothuraThreskiornisA.DendrocygnaFrancolinusMilvusNettaPlegadisGallinulaA.minutuspulchradelegorgueisubbuteocuvierisephaenaminul/usral/oidestachiroundulatahottentotaPalaearcticquerquedulacapensiserythrorhynchosmigranserythrophthalmamacrourusalbapoliopterusfalcinel/usmigransAfricanoccipitalispayesiiporphyrioporzanasemitorquatusMricanelegansWhite-spottedchloropusnycticoraxftavirostraLittleSquaccoCrestedaethiopicacoquiminutusAfricanYellow-billedEuropeanCapeHarlequinbicolorHottentotsspMricanHobbyBuff-spottedSparrowCoquiMigrantsGoshawkWigeonKitemigransGlossySpottedGarganeyPurplePaleMoorhenLong-crestedFrancolinPallidHeronRed-billedFulvousSpoonbillNightBlackSacredminutusHobbyMricanPigmyQuailTealFrancolinChantingCrakeLittleHarrierHawkDuckIbisGallinule.HeronCrakeinBackTree-DuckIbis...FalconCrake.....•.BittemPochard.DuckBoldEuropean•EagleGoshawkKite. Type.Little. Bittem Podiceps ruficollis Little Grebe • ACCIPITRIDAEPHASIANIDAEARDEIDAEPHOENICOPTERIDAEANATIDAEFALCONIDAERALLIDAETHRESKIORNITHIDAEPODICIPEDIDAE BostrychiaArdeolaPhoenicopterusAlopochenAccipiterCoturnixFulicaFalco biarmicuscristataibiscoturnixbadiusaegyptiacahagadashCattleRed-knobbedminorLannerShikraafricanaEgretHadadaLesserEgyptian.QuailFlamingoorIbisGooseCrested Coot 13 262. 0 90 100342428246215250446119338137I2196II18251432548383823972822245I1Grand .' 101628106002061I Page LimosaSternaC. tricollarisanaethetuslimosa Black-tailedBridled TernGodwit 131799 . . . . 1970/71II40223393372352953 3 S.C.NumeniusCalidrisGlareolaT.PhllomaehusC.V.C.Ga1linagoT.G.S.VanellusC.RecurvirostraT.S.C.V.dougalliileueopteratemminekiirepresseaferrugineamarginatusmongolusglareolaspinosusmelanopterusdubiusTringaC.pallidushirundohiatieulaoehropusnigripennismediastenuraCHARADRIIDAEpecuariusniloticanebularialesehenaultiihypoleueoscoronatusminutasubminutapratincolaalbaarmatusLittleSpurwingRoseateerythropusWhite-cheekedphaeopusChesmut-bandedGreatWoodgallinagoPintailCommonWhite-frontedGull-billedLittleKittlitz'sMongolianRingedThree-bandedWhite-wingedSanderlingCrownedGreenpugnaxMricanCurlewavosettaBlack-wingedTemminck'sGreenshankRingedBlacksmithCommonSnipePratincoleLong-toedSandpiper.TernGreatStintSnipePloverSandpiperPloverWhimbrelSandpiperSnipeTernSandRuffAvocetLapwingSpottedPloverTernSandSand.TernSandpiperSandStintPloverBlackSaIidPloverPlover.Stint..PloverPloverRedshankPloverPloverTern. . DromasTotal ardeola Crab Plover PHALAROPIDAERECURVIROSTRIDAEGLAREOLIDAEJACANIDAELARIDAEROSTRADROMADIDAERHYNCHOPIDAESCOLOPACIDAETULIDAE CursoriusArenariaActophilornisPhalaropusHimantopusRhynchopsLarusCharadriusRostratulacirrocephaluschalcopterusflavirostrisinterpresbenghalensishimantopusasiatieusafricanalobatusGrey-headedTurnstoneViolet-tippedSkimmerJacanaRed-neckedPaintedBlack-wingedCaspianSnipePloverGullPhalaropeCourserStilt Palaearetie Migrants in Bold Type 73 0 9 Page4 1622083666336812324II10531937724636371446588955281Grand ...... 1970/7133730621II122814252306720142031 CuculusC.GlaucidiumOenaCeuthmocharesClamatorStreptopeliaT.TurturC.fossiipoliocephalusinornatussolitariusclamosuscanoruslevai/lantiisemitorquatatephronotumfraenatuslugenschalcospilosstriatuscapensisabyssinicuscanorusjacobinusgulariscapenseBlackRed-chestedSpeckledcapicolaLevaillant'saereusCuckoo(PalaearcticBlackYelIow-billMousebirdCuckooCuckooand Whiterace) EuropeanCuckoo. Cuckoo C.OtusChrysococcyxG.MacrodipteryxC.S.T.C.CeryleS.T.A.T.CeyxsuperciliosuspectoralisklaaseuropaeussenegalensisafercupreusdecipiensT.tympanistriacafferterekscopsstagnatilispictaBlue-spottedrudisGabonKlaas'Pink-breastedWhite-rumpedEmeraldTerekPlainFiery-neckedscopsMourningPigmyPiedcapriusDuskyNamaquaLaughinglongipennisWhite-browedEuropeanNCuckooRed-chestedAbyssinianRed-eyedEmerald-spottedTambourineMricanightjarNightKingfisherSandpiperEuropeanBarredBlack-billedMarshKingfisherNightDidricWoodCuckooRing-neckedjarDoveDoveNight.CuckooDoveStandard-wingNightjarjarOwletSwiftSandpiperNightjarDoveCuckooOwletScopsCoucalDove...•jarBlue-spottedWoodDoveOwl•.....•... DoveNightjar. Wood Dove CiccabaCaprimulgusCentropusC.ApusColumbaAlcedoTauracoTytoTotalmacrourusalbaaffiniscristatawoodfordiihartlaubiguineamonachusBarnLittledonaldsoniBlue-napedMalachiteSpeckledOwlHartlaub'sSwiftAfricanBlue-headedDonaldson-Smith's.MousebirdPigeonKingfisherWoodTuracoCoucalOwl• Nightjar TYTONIDAEAPODIDAECAPRIMULGIDAEMUSOPHAGIDAECOLUMBIDAECOLIIDAESTRIGIDAECUCULIDAEALCEDINIDAE Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type . 0 70 92 0 2221II8023451016371738484296873552IGrand ...... · 1970/711021151602I405937I2I Page 5 B.M.L.olivaceumleucotisbullockoidesoreobatesleucomelasWhite-earedCinnamon-chestedGreenRed-frontedWhite-frontedBarbetBarbetBarbetBee-eaterBee-eater ProdotiscusI.L.U.C.P.M.PogoniulusLybiusGymnobuccoTrachyphonusT.T.jacksoniH.I.L.P.M.T.L.H.exilisindicatorpusilluspurpureuspurpuratuslacrymosustorquatusgarrulusminorepopsvariegatuspusillusmuellerileucocephalavariegatuschelicutiguijsobalitominorhirsutuschrysoconuserythrocephalusleucomystaxleucocephalusmelanocephalusHalcyonsenegalensissupereiliosusmalimbicasenegalaidesapiasterbidentatusLeastLesserAbyssinianepopsRed-frontedbilineatusregulusJackson'sBlack:-throatedLittleBlue-headedHairy-breastedStripedBlack-collaredbonaparteiGreenalbiventrisEuropeanSpotted-flankedScaly-throatedHoney-GuidedarnaudiiYellow-billedBlue-breastedEuropeanBlue-breastedBlack-billedYellow-frontedNorthemMoustachedGrey-headedMangroveHoney-GuideWhite-headedDouble-toothedEuropeanBee-eaterWahlberg'sBrown-throatedRedWood-HoopoepersieusKingfisherGolden-rumpedHombillScimitar-BillGrey-throatedTinker-BirdRollerBrown-hoodedd'andBee-eaterArnaud'sWoodlandHoney-GuideBarbetKingfisherBarbetHoopoeBarbetBee-eaterYellowHoney-GuideGreenKingfisherBlue-cheekedBarbetHoney-Guide.Tinker-Bird..BarbetBarbetBarbetTinker-BirdBarbet.•.•••KingfisherTinker-Bird•.BarbetKingfisher. ..Bee-eater. • BuccanodonCoracia.PhoeniculusUpupaTotal epopscaudatacyanomelasduchailluiafricanaLilac-chestedAfricanaYellow-spottedScimitar-BillHoopoeRoller .Barbet INDICACAPITONIDAEPICIDAECORACIIDAEUPUPIDAEMEROPIDAEBUCEROTIDAEPHOENICULIDAETORIDAE MeropsCampetheraIndicatorTockus erythrorhynchusalbicollisconirostrisabingoniWhite-throatedThick-billedGolden-TailedRed-billedBee-eaterHoney-GuideHombillWoodpecker Palaearcdc Migrants in Bold Type 0I 17 106 I Page 1644027548309203126351929211951510132492702503267354I6845IGrand ...... 62371226171018024650324I7I EstrildaGaleridaL.E.malabricanonnulamelanotisastrildcristataBlack-crownedSilverbillYellow-belliedWaxbillCrested LarkWaxbillWaxbill. . 6 . . 1970/71445735 C.JynxMirafraM.E.EremopterixHypargosL.NigritaV.C.H.LagonostictaPyteliaPirenestesE.D.C.ClytospizaCryptospizaL.E.DendropicosD.SpermophagaOrtygospizaViduaV.E.L.LonchurasalvadoriibengalanivosareichenowinubicarubricatacarolimacrouraniveoguttatusrufocinnamomeatahapisiquiscalinashelleyiianthinogasterpaludicolaerythronotosludwigiicucullatasenegalaC.troglodytespoecilolaemusrufopictarhodopygahypocherinacyanocephalaatricapillagriseicapillatorquillacailliautiimelbacanicapillachalybeataafricanaBrown-earedBuff-spottedNubiannitidulusostrinusRed-cheekedShelley'smomeiriCinnamon-breastedMricanebicolorleucopareiaSquare-tailedRed-billedPin-tailedAbyssinianrhodpyreiafuscescensjacksoniBronzeRed-facedBar-breastedatricollisPurple-throatedGreen-wingedFawn-breastedCrimson-rumpedruficapillaBlack-rumpedBlack-headedWryneckBlack-cheekedSteel-bluePeters'Rufous-napedLittleGrey-headedUgandaWoodpeckerBlack-billedPurpleBlue-headedPurpleGreen-backedGrey-headedRufous-backedFlappetBrownMannikinCrimson-wingFirefinchDuskyQuailWoodpeckerWhydahCardinalSpottedJameson'sFischer'sFirefinchTwin-spotCordon-bleuCrimson-wingRed-headedGrenadierIndigobirdSpottedDrongoFirefinchWhydahTwinspotLarkFinchPytiliaCrimson-wing.WaxbillWaxbillCuckoo-ShrikeSeed-crackerSilverbillWaxbillCordon-bleuLark.WoodpeckerNegroRock.WoodpeckerWaxbillTwin-spotSparrowFirefinchWoodpeckerMannikin..•Blue-bill.Bunting.•FinchLark. • . CorvusTotal albus Pied Crow DICRURIDAEEMBERIZIDAEALAUDIDAECORVIDAEESTRILIDAECAMPEPHAGIDAE CampephagaAmandavaEmberizaCalandrellaDicrurus adsimilisflaviventrissubflavacinereaphoeniceaDrongoRed-cappedZebraGolden-breastedBlackWaxbillCuckoo-ShrikeLark .. Bunting Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type Page 7

PaIaearctic Migrants in Bold Type 1970/71 Grand Total EURYLAIMIDAE Smithornis capensis Mrican Broadbill I I FRINGILLIDAE Linurgus olivaceus Oriole Finch I I Serinus atrogularis Yellow-rumped Seed-eater 23 III S. burtoni Thick-billed Seed-eater 6 21 S. canicollis Yellow-crowned Canary o 18 S. citrinelloides Mrican Citril " 35 72 S. dorsostriatus White-bellied Canary 25 105 S. gularis ... o 21 S. koliensis Papyrus Canary 9 55 S. mozambicus Yellow-fronted Canary 31 152 S. striolatus Streaky Seed-eater 47 184 S. sulphuratus Brimstone Canary 14 II5 HIRUNDINIDAE Delichon urbica House Martin 6 33 Hirundo abyssinica Striped Swallow 3 II09 H. angolensis Swallow . 14 169 H. daurica Red-rumped Swallow II 455 H. fuligula Mrican Rock Martin I 18 H. griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow 2 6 H. rustica European Swallow 685 6724 H. semirufa Rufous-chested Swallow o 9 H. senegalensis Mosque Swallow o 2 H. smithii Wire-tailed Swallow ..• II 171 Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Rough-wing 56 126 P. pristoptera Black Rough-wing 7 42 Riparia cincta Banded Martin . 8 486 R. paludicola African Sand Martin 220 1573 R. riparia European Sand Martin 225 1358 LANIIDAE Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puff-back Shrike • 5 17 D. gambensis Puff-back Shrike •.• 3 IS Eurocephalus anguitimens White-crowned Shrike • 6 7 Lanian"us barbarus Black-headed Gonolek 12 77 L. ferrugineus Tropical Boubou II 36 L. funebris Slate-coloured Boubou 3 29 L. luehderi LUhder's Bush Shrike I 12 L. mufumbiri Papyrus Gonolek 4 5 Lanius cabanisi Long-tailed Fiscal I I L. collaris Fiscal . 17 73 L. collurio Red-backed and Red-tailed Shrikes . 31 183 L. excubitorius Grey-backed Fiscal o II L. mackinnoni Mackinnon's Shrike o I L. minor Lesser Grey Shrike . 2 4 L. senator Woodchat Shrike •.. o I Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bush Shrike o I M. dohertyi Doherty's Bush Shrike . o 2 M. sulfureopectus Sulphur-breasted Bush Shrike o 13 Nilaus afer Northern Brubru ...• o 5 Prionops plumata Curly-crested Helmet-Shrike o 3 P. scopifrons Chestnut-fronted Shrike • 7 7 Tchagra australis Brown-headed Bush Shrike 8 52 T. jamesi Three-streaked Bush Shrike o 2 T. minuta Black-cap Bush Shrike . 4 31 T. senegala Black-headed Bush Shrike 3 33 MOTACILLIDAE Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit I 24 A. leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit 21 37 A. novaeseelandiae Richard's Pipit 8 96 A. sokokensis Sokoke Pipit I I A. trivialis Tree Pipit 9 153 Page 8

Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type 1970/712142442075283572939141318828764173410191345122II1542197631268483552189476I58IGrand 2490216914II840883III0274I2158I0 Total 463119II247591353192I435 I2 Maeronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longc1aw M. eroeeus Yellow-throated Longclaw 6 Motacilla alba alba White Wagtail 59 M. alba vidua Mrican Pied Wagtail M. eapensis Cape Wagtail M. cinerea Grey Wagtail M. clara Mountain Wagtail M. flava Yellow Wagtail . Tmetothylaeus tenellus Golden Pipit MUSCICAPIDAE-MUSCICAPINAE Batis eapensis Puff-back Flycatcher •. B. minor Black-headed Puff-back Flycatcher B. molitor Chin-spot Puff-back Flycatcher B. soror Puff-back Flycatcher Bradornis mierorhynehus Grey Flycatcher . B. pallidus Pale Flycatcher .. Empidornis semipartitus Silver Bird ... Erythroeereus holoehlorus Little Yellow Flycatcher Ficedulae hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher . Hyliota fiavigaster Yellow-bellied Flycatcher . Melaenornis ehoeolatina White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher M. edolioides Black Flycatcher . Muscieapa adusta Dusky Flycatcher . M. aquatiea Swamp Flycatcher M. eaeruleseens Ashy Flycatcher . M. griseigularis Grey-throated Flycatcher M. striata Spotted Flycatcher . Myioparus plumbeus Grey Tit-Flycatcher Platysteira blissetti Jameson's Wattle-Eye P. cattanea Chestnut Wattle-Eye P. cyanea Wattle-Eye .. P. peltata Black-throated Wattle-Eye ••. Terpsiphone rufiventer Black-headed Paradise Flycatcher T. viridis Paradise Flycatcher •... Trochocercus albonotatus White-tailed Crested Flycatcher T. cyanomelas Crested Flycatcher T. longicauda Blue Flycatcher T. nigromitratus MUSCICAPIDAE-SYLVIINAE

A.Acrocep~alusarundinaceusarundinaceuszarudnyi arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler} A. arundinaceus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler ••. A. boeticatus Mrican Reed Warbler • A. gracilirostris Lesser Swamp Warbler A. palustris Marsh Warbler . A. rufescens Greater Swamp Warbler A. schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler A. scirpaceus Reed Warbler . Apalis cinerea Grey Apalis • A. fiavida Black-BreastedApalis A. jacksoni Black-throated Apalis A. pulchella Buff-bellied Warbler A. pulchra Black-collared Apalis ..•. Bathmoeercus cerviniventris Black-faced Rufous Warbler baboecala Little Rush Warbler B. barratti Evergreen Warbler • B. cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bracken Warbler B. graueri carpalis White-winged Warbler . Camaroptera brachyura Grey-backed Camaroptera C. chloronota Olive-green Camaroptera C. simplex Grey Wren-Warbler .. Chloropeta gracilirostris Yellow Swamp Warbler C. natalensis Yellow Warbler . C. similis Mountain Yellow Warbler Page 9

Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type 1970/71 Grand Total Cisticola brachyptera SifHing Cisticola 1 2 C. brunnescens Pectoral-patch Cisticola o 3 C. cantans Singing Cisticola . 12 36 C. carruthersi Carruthers' Cisticola 20 35 C. chiniana Rattling Cisticola . 33 68 C. cinereola Ashy Cisticola . 1 I C. erythrops Red-faced Cisticola 8 68 C. fulvicapilla Tabora Cisticola. 1 I C. galactotes Winding Cisticola 65 306 C. hunteri Hunters' Cisticola 20 43 C. juncidis Zitting Cisticola . o 9 C. lateralis Whistling Cisticola . o 3 C. natalensis Croaking Cisticola 3 29 C. robusta Stout Cisticola . 3 37 C. woosnami Trilling Cisticola . o 10 Eminia lepida Grey-capped Warbler .. 24 123 Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela o 6 Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler I 4 H. languida Upcher's Warbler . 3 10 H. olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler . 3 4 H. pallida Olivaceous Warbler 17 67 Hylia prasina Green Hylia .. 9 27 Locustella 8uviatilis River Warbler •.. 22 29 Phylloscopus budongoensis Uganda Woodland Warbler. o 2 P. collybita Chiff-chaff 2 3 P. trochilus Willow Warbler . 577 2225 P. umbrovirens Brown Woodland Warbler I 32 Prinia bairdii Banded Prinia .. 6 22 P. leucopogon White-chinned Prinia . 5 41 P. subftava Tawny-flanked Prinia . 20 130 Schoenicola platyura Fan-tailed Warbler o I Sphenoeacus mentalis Moustache Warbler I 8 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 39 189 S. borin Garden Warbler 142 1035 S. communis Whitethroat 128 236 S. nisoria Barred Warbler 23 48 Sylvietta brachyura Crombec .. 9 27 S. leucophrys White-browed Crombec o 5 S. virens Green Crombec . I I S. whytii Red-faced Crombec . 13 50 MUSCICAPIDAE-TIMALIINAE Alcippe abyssinicus Abyssinian Hill Babbler 10 37 Trichastoma aibipecta Scaly-breasted Illadopsis 3 29 T. Julvescens Brown Illadopsis . 8 27 T. poliothorax Grey-chested Illadopsis o 3 T. pyrrhoptera Mountain Illadopsis . o 5 T. rufipennis Pale-breasted Illadopsis . 6 33 Turdoides hypoleucos Northern Pied Babbler o 2 T. Jardinei Arrow-marked Babbler o II T. melanops Black-Iored Babbler I 8 T. plebejus Brown Babbler . 4 48 T. rubiginosus Rufous Chatterer 2 16 MUSCICAPIDAE- TURDINAE Alethe diademata Fire-crest Alethe . 3 3 A. poliocephala Brown-chested Alethe 6 82 A. poliophrys Red-throated Alethe .. o I Cercomela scotocerca Brown-tailed Rock Chat 3 3 C. sordida Hill Chat ...• o 7 Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous Bush Chat 19 19 C. hartlaubi Brown-backed Scrub-Robin o 6 G. leucophrys Red-backed Scrub-Robin • 16 97 C. quadrivirgata Eastern Bearded Scrub-Robin 5 12 Cichladusa guttata Spotted Morning Warbler 5 8 Cossypha archeri Archer's Robin Chat o I · 2 32 5325 620 30 244 Page ·1040242252141514712334685912838152371313515II10617012614212193181721777973I543714312114335874676289I Grand ...... · · . 1970/711041132114II772310321513260394728I602I RemizN.NectariniaO.A.M.T.PhoenicurusIraniaOenantheC.TurdusP.N.LusciniaSheppardiaC.NeocossyphusPogonocichlaA.MyrmecocichlaStizorhinaSaxicolaMonticolaS.T.O.N.C.L.T.pelioschloropygialarvatusreichenowisemirufaorientalisrectirostrispleschankaoriolusbifasciatusamethystinaoenanthefringillinusnigrasaxatilisheuglinipoliopterapiaggiaeniveicapillapulchellacyanocamptertorquatabouviericupreavenustakilimensispiLeatalonguemareifischerifamosapreussinatalensisolivaceamediocrismegarhynchosverticalisregiasenegalensismariquensiserythroceriatacazzecaroliabyssinicusIrlltturalisAfricanSootyRegalalinaelusciniaCopperrubetraisabellinaBlack-headedGoldenCappedfraserirufocinereaRiippel'sVariableWhite-browedNorthernaequatorialisOrange-tuftedAfricanSpottedAbyssinianViolet-backedMalachiteStonechatTacazzeBeautifulRockOliveGolden-wingedLittleGreenEuropeanstellataBronzepoensisGrey-wingedGreen-headedphoenicurusEasternOlive-belliedRed-facedRed-cappedAmerthystChatSnowy-headedaethiopsPiedUgaJ~daThrushMariquaScarlet-chestedSunbirdBlue-headedRed-chestedBlue-shoulderedMountainWhite-throatedSunbirdThrushOrioleSunbirdPurpleWheatearWhinchatPendulineSprosserSunblrdGroundWheatear.SunbirdRobinWhite-starredWhite-tailedSunbirdNightingaleDouble-collaredDouble-collaredIsabellineLittleSunbirdGroundWheatearArteaterViolet-backed...EquatorialOrioleTitSunbird..SunbirdRobinBanded...SunbirdRobinRobinChatSunbirdThrushRedstartRockSunbirdThrushSunbirdSunbirdRobin..Tit....ThrushSunbirdWheatear.ChatChatRobinAntChatThrushRobinSunbirdBushAkalat...Chat•..•.SunbirdThrushSunbirdChatRobin. • • -Total C. caffra Robin Chat AnthreptesOriolusParus albiventrisbrachyrhynchuscollarisWhite-belliedCollaredWesternSunbirdTitBlack-headed. Oriole NECTARINIIDAEPARIDAEORIOLIDAE Palaearctic Migrants in Bold Type 1291211222142261243356921419792991387354131527216182435636561871513855701718112Page43463229873I3459193451083IGrand11 108161060363928954266793375927234III1321028597I473II710101509I5 Total 2 I1970/710 PITTIDAE Pitta angolensis African Pitta Bulbalornis albirostris Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Passer eminibey Chestnut Sparrow P. griseus Grey-headed Sparrow P. iagoensis Rufous Sparrow ... Petronia xanthocollis Yellow-spotted Petronia .. Plocepasser donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow Weaver P. mahali Stripe-breasted Sparrow Weaver frontalis Speckle-fronted Weaver Amblyospiza albi/rons Grosbeak Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis Parasitic Weaver afra Yellow-crowned Bishop E. albonotatus White-winged Widow Bird E. ardens Red-collared Widow Bird . E. axillaris Fan-tailed Widow Bird . E. capensis E. gierowii .. E. hordeaceus Black-winged Red Bishop E. jacksoni Jackson's Widow Bird . E. macrourus Yellow-mantled Widow Bird E. orix Red Bishop ... rubriceps Red-headed Weaver M. rubricollis Red-headed Malimbe alienus P. aurantius . P. baglafecht P. bicolor Dark-backed Weaver. P. bojeri ... P. castanops Northern Brown-throated Weaver P. cucullatus Black-headed Weaver P. golandi Clarke's Weaver P. intermedius Masked Weaver P. jacksoni Golden-backed Weaver P. luteolus ... P. melanocephalus Yelow-backed Weaver P. melanogaster Black-billed Weaver. P. nigerrimus Vieillot's Black Weaver P. nigricollis Black-necked Weaver P. ocularis . P. pelzelni Slender-billed Weaver P. rubiginosus P. spekei Speke's Weaver P. subaureus Golden Weaver . P. superciliosus P. velatus P. weynsi Weyn's Weaver . P. xanthops Holub's Golden Weaver cardinalis Q. erythrops Red-headed Quelea Q. quelea Red-billed Quelea PYCNONOTIDAE Andropadus ansorgei Ansorge's . A. curvirostris A. gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul . A. importunus Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul . A. latirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul A. milanjensis Stripe-cheeked Greenbul A. montanus Shelley's Greenbul ... A. tephrolaemus Olive-breasted Mountain Greenbul A. virens Little Greenbul . BIeda syndactyla Bristle-bill .... Chlorocichla ftavicollis Yellow-throated Leaflove . Page 12

1970/71224217861418699237u8II839359551549S7554823S24193Grand uOl416925II45330I3S0I3I0397II60 Total C. jlavifJentris Yellow-bellied Greenbul 15679 calurus Red-tailed Greenbul 5 0 Nicator chloris Nicator ...•. albigularis .White-throated Greenbul P. baumanni Toro Olive Greenbul •. P. debilis Smaller Yellow-streaked Greenbul P. fischeri Fischer's Greenbul . P. strepitans P. terrestris Brownbul .

Pycnonotus barbatus Dark':'capped." or Yellow-vented STURNIDAE Buphagus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Oxpecker Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling .... Lamprotornis caudatus Riippell's Long-tailed Glossy Starling L. chalybaeus Blue-eared Glossy Starling .. L. chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling L. corruscus Black-breasted Glossy Starling Spreo hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Starling S. superbus Superb Starling ZOSTEROPIDAE Zosterops abyssinica Yellow White-eye Z. senegalensis jacksoni Green White-eye . Z. senegalends kikuyuensis Kikuyu White-eye Z. senegalensis kulalensis Kulal White-eye .

TOTAL BIRDS RINGED • TOTAL RINGED •• TOTAL PALAEARCTIC BIRDS RINGED TOTAL PALAEARCTIC SPECIES RINGED Page 13

TABLE 2 RECOVERIES AND CONTROLS OF BIRDS RINGED IN EAST AFRICA

Key to symbols and terms Ring number - where this is in italics the ring has been returned. Age f.g. - full grown, age uncertain; ad. - adult; IW - bird in its first winter; pull. - young, not able to fly freely; juv. - juvenile, able to fly freely. Sex ~ - male ~ - female. Manner of recovery + - shot or killed by man; x - found dead or dying; xA - found long dead; / ?/ - manner of recovery unknown; v - caught or trapped alive and released with ring (control); o - caught or trapped alive and not released, or released with ring removed. Date of recovery - given in the order: day, month, year. If the date is unknown, the date of the reporting letter is given in parentheses. Distance (kIn) - only given for recoveries within East Africa. Elapsed time e - given in the form, years: months: days, thus 1:2:9 signifies that the bird was recovered I year 2 months 9 days after ringing.

Anas erythrorhynchos Red-billed Duck D.0537 juv.Q' 23. 6.64 Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania 3°10'S., 35°35'E. JG. + 7. 6.72 near Karatu Mission, Tanzania 3°20'S., 35°40'E., C. 20 kIn SE, 7:II:14· J. Gibb.

Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal D.0933 f.g. 24.II.68 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. GCB. + 15. 1.72 01 Donyo Ndorobo, near Makame, Tanzania c. 4°38'S, 36°44'E, c. 490kIn SSE, 3:1:21. F.Miller. D0939 f.g. I. 2.69 Lake Nakuru, Kenya. GCB + 26.11.72 01 Bolossat, Kenya 0009'S., 36°26'E., 45 kIn NE, 3:9:25. A. Sheppard. H0018 ad. Naivasha, Kenya 0043'S., 36°25'E. GCB. + Mwea, Kenya 0043'S., 37°22'E., 105 kIn E, 2:5:5. (Bird contained eggswhen shot.) H. Stirling.

Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper A.5652 ad. 3. 5.69 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. EDS. v 15.10.72 Lake Magadi, Kenya 2000'S., 36°10'E., 185kIn S, 3:5 :12.(Reringed A. 19026.) GCB. A.6413 f.g. 20.10.69 Lake Nakuru, Kenya. PLB. v 1.10.72 Lake Magadi, Kenya, 2:II :II. (Reringed A.15793.) GCB. A.I0371 f.g. 26. 9.70 Lake Nakuru, Kenya. MStJS. v 10. 9.72 Lake Magadi, Kenya, I: I I :14. GCB.

Philomachus pugnax Ruff B.25II ad.~ 8. 2.69 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. GCB. + 19. 5.72 near Vilyuisk, Vilyuisk District, Yakut S.S.R., U.S.S.R. 63°45'N., 121°37'E., 3:3:II. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.)

Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper B.4537 ad. 7.II.69 Athi River, Kenya 1026'S. 36°59'E. EDS. + 18. 5.72 near Koslan, Udorsk Region, Komi A.S.S.R., U.S.S.R. 63°28'N., 48°58'E., 2:6:II. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.) Page 14

Hirundo abyssinica Striped Swallow J.41739 juv. 30. 8.70 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB. v 19. 4.71 Karen, Nairobi, Kenya 1020'S., 36°42'E., 20 kIn SW, 0:7:19. J.H. Gaylor. Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow J.18873 ad. 17.10.68 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB. v IS. 5.72 Firestone factory, Nairobi 1°2{'S., 36°S2'E., 8 kIn SSW, 3:6:28. (Caught at nest, paired with J.39430.) F. Shire. J·39430 juv. 26. 7.70 Kariobangi, Nairobi. GCB. v IS· 5.72 Firestone factory (as above). 1:9:19. Hirundo rustica European Swallow J.42237 lW 10. 1.70 Kibebe Farm, Iringa, Tanzania (at roost) 7°46'S., 3So42'E. JFR. x (7. 6.72) Niirnberg, Germany 49°27'N., uOoS'E., c. 1:4:27. W. M. Fischer. X.I026 ad. Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB. o near Nizhnegorskii, Crimean Region, U.S.S.R. 45°27 'N., 34°48'E., I :10:3. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.) J.50691 lW Kibebe Farm, Iringa, Tanzania (at roost). JFR. x near Tamishi, Ochamchire District, Georgian S.S.R., U.S.S.R. 42°38'N., 41°21'E., 1:4:u. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.) Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°o6'E. MStJS. Halabja, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq 3SoU 'N., 4SoS9'E., 0:5:21. A. Qaradaghi. 23. 1.72 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya. DJP. 4· 5·72 near Zatsarevo, Narimanovskii District, Astrakhan' Region, V.S.S.R. 46°23'N., 48°03'E., 0:3:u. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.) Motacilla ftava YellowWagtail J.14018 f.g. ~ 19. 1.69 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1°15 'S., 36°53 'E. GCB. x 23.10.72 Katieno Sub-location, Maseno, Kenya 0°04'8., 34°30'E., 290 kIn NW, 3:9:4. T. Obadha. Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler J.67274 f.g. 16. 4.72 Lake Nakuru, Kenya 0020'S., 36°06'E. GCB. x U. 8.72 near Novouzensk, 8aratov Region, U.S.S.R. S0030'N., 48°10'E., 0:3:25. (Ringing Centre, Moscow.) Nectarinia reichenowi Golden-winged Sunbird J.67921 f.g.S 10. 5.72 Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1015'S., 36°53 'E. GCB. x (29.8.72) South Kinangop, Kenya 0043'S., 36°40'E., 65 kIn NNW, cat c. 0:3:19. P. Poll. Kariobangi is 1600 m above sea level, South Kinangop is at 2530 m.

KEY TO INITIALS IN LIST OF RECOVERIES GCB G. C. & D. E. G. Backhurst PLB P. L. & H. A. Britton JG the late J. Goddard DJP D. J. Pearson JFR J. F. Reynolds EDS E. D. Steel MStJS M. StJ. & G. Sugg

OTHER RINGERS IN EAST AFRICA

Lise Campbell; D. Carthy; F. B. Gill; M. Goddard; J. F. & L. H. Harper; W. G. Harvey; C. F. Mann; N. O. Okia; Nina Pettitt; J. Rolf. Notes.-The above lists do not total IS as mentioned on page I; this is because J. Goddard and Dr E. D. Steel were not ringing in 1971-72 and further, husband and wife teams are counted as one ringer on page 1. Page 15

TABLE 3 PALAEARCTIC BIRDS RETRAPPED AT ORIGINAL RINGING SITES DURING 1971-72 WHICH WERE RINGED IN PREVIOUS SEASONS CaIidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper 2 C. minuta Little Stint . 4° Philomachus pugnax Ruff . 56 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper I T. ochropus Green Sandpiper . 2 T. stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper 10 Hirundo rustica European Swallow . I Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler I A. schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler I A. scirpaceus Reed Warbler . I Phylloscopus trochilus WiIlow Warbler I Luscinia megarhynchos Nightingale I Motacillaftava Yellow Wagtail 182

TABLE 4 RECOVERIES IN EAST AFRICA OF BIRDS RINGED ABROAD The signs and symbols are the same as those used in Table 2. Ciconia ciconia White Stork Radolfzell B 60009 pull. Korinos, Greece 40019'N., 22°35'E. I ?/ Kenya? The ring was handed into the National Musewn Nairobi by C. Mitchell; it has been impossible to obtain any details from Mr Mitchell. Larus Cuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Helsinki H.lo1655 pull. 22. 6.69 Prosten, Kristinestad, Vasa, Finland 62°18'N., 21°20'E. P-A. Johansson. x 2.12.72 near Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6°51'S., 39°18'E., 3:5:10. (sick) G.D. Diva. Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler Praha M586437 ad. 3. 5.70 Velky pond, Nakri, Ceske Budejovice District, Czechoslovakia 49°07'N.,14°20'E. Zd. Pletka. v Kariobangi, Nairobi, Kenya 1°15'S., 36°53'E., I :6:21. (Ring returned, reringed Nairobi J.55879.) D. J. Pearson.

(Received 12th April 1973)