SAFRING

Colour Ring Projects

Please view the list below to take part in any of the projects in your area. You can view the details of each project by clicking on the title. If you do see any further colour ringed/tagged birds please submit the details by clicking the button below. If you need further details on starting a project or submitting your projects details please click the "Details for Ringers" heading below.

(Alphanumeric = an alphabet letter and a number (eg. A01))

Details for purchasing colour rings (Click to view) or Click Here and read FAQ number 15

Ringers may order their own colour rings directly to save costs and time, but note that you need to register colour ring projects with SAFRING. If you don't register your project (or even single colour ringed bird), you will compromise your own resighting data as well as that of other ringers.

Colour rings may be ordered from AC Hughes, sales@achughes.com

Engraved colour rings may be ordered from:

Protouch, protouch.birdband@sasktel.net
Poland, info@colour-rings.eu - this includes small engraved colour rings, as small as 2.5mm!, eg see here but these may not be as visible as normal colour rings from great distances.
Wing tags from Spain, email alvar [at] maquiaambiental.com
Poland - Tomasz Iciek, Krzysztof Kaczmarek. We manufacture colour rings, neckollars, wingtags and other marks for birds and other animals. We have been bird ringers and we have been cooperating with Polish Bird Ringing Center for many years. See web. Email office [at] bird-colour-rings.com

A few useful guides to colour ring projects may be found here:

Designing a colour ring project Essential reading, written by Steven Piper!
European colour ring projects, especially useful for migrant birds. If you have seen a migrant colour ringed bird, look here and see if you can find out which project it falls under.
Paper on reading colour rings on the BTO web
Gull colour rings - lots of useful info on colour rings

Registered colour ring projects
(this list is not complete - all new projects will be added; ringers are encouraged to send details of current projects in the same format as below, for inclusion)

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Group	Species	Title	Locality	Province	Country	Time	Combination
	Piapiac	KBO Piapiac project	Kartong	West Division	The Gambia	2011 to present	Blue with white text; 1 digit alphanumeric code; o
Albatross	Grey-headed Albatross	Grey-headed Albatross project	Bird Island, South Georgia	Ocean	World Wide		Engraved colour rings
Albatross	Wandering Albatross	Wandering Albatross project	Bird Island, South Georgia	Ocean	World Wide		Engraved colour rings
Albatross	Black-browed Albatross	Black-browed Albatross project	Bird Island, South Georgia	Ocean	World Wide		Engraved colour rings
Babbler	Southern Pied Babbler	Southern Pied Babbler project NC	Kuruman River Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2003 to present	3 Colours per bird
Bishop	Southern Red Bishop	Red Bishop Project	Port Elizabeth	Eastern Cape	South Africa	2014
Bulbul	African Red-eyed Bulbul	Red-eyed Bulbul project	Askham	Northern Cape	South Africa	Dec 2013 to Feb 2014	3-4colours/bird
Buzzard	Forest Buzzard	Colour ringing Jackal and Forest Buzzards in the Garden Route	Garden Route	Western Cape	South Africa	2018 onwards	White rings with Black writing – A50 to A100 and 50A to 100A
Buzzard	Jackal Buzzard	Colour ringing Jackal and Forest Buzzards in the Garden Route	Garden Route	Western Cape	South Africa	2018 onwards	White rings with Black writing – A50 to A100 and 50A to 100A
Buzzard	Steppe Buzzard	Colour Ringing Project for Common Buzzards in the Garden Route	Garden Route	Western Cape	South Africa	November 2023 – onwards	Left Leg: White rings with Black writing – A50 to A100 and 50A to 100A
Buzzard	Forest Buzzard	Colour-ringing of Steppe Buzzard and Forest Buzzard	Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Freestate	Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Freestate	South Africa	2016 onwards	White on red, digits AA01-AA00 and MW01 to MW00
Chat	Mocking Cliff-Chat	Mocking Cliff-chat project G	Magaliesberg	Gauteng	South Africa	2012 to 2013	3 colours per bird
Chat	Anteating Chat	Anteating Chat project	Randhoek Farm (Vredefort district)	Free State	South Africa	2009 to present	3 colours per bird
Chat	Familiar Chat	Namibian Familiar Chat Project	Alte Kalköfen Lodge, Bethanien District		Namibia	January 2023 - onwards	Left leg, metal ring below one colour ring. Right leg, two different colour rings.
Crane	Blue Crane	Etosha Blue Crane Project	Etosha National Park		Namibia	2021 - onwards	Ring numbers are letters above numbers, yellow rings with black letters. A1 – A9, B1 – B9, C1 – C9,
Crane	Blue Crane	Crane Tracker Colour Ringing Project	Western Cape	Western Cape	South Africa	February 2019-onwards	unique combinations of three colour rings
Dove	Laughing Dove	Colour ring garden doves	Claremont gardens	Western Cape	South Africa	October 2020 - onwards
Dove	Red-eyed Dove	Colour ring garden doves	Claremont gardens	Western Cape	South Africa	October 2020 - onwards
Drongo	Fork-tailed Drongo	Fork tailed Drongo project	Kuruman River Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 colours per bird
Eagle	African Fish-Eagle	African Fish-eagle project			South Africa
Eagle	Verreaux's Eagle	Verreaux Eagle project			South Africa
Eagle	Martial Eagle	Martial Eagle project	Kruger National Park	Mpumalanga and Limpopo	South Africa	2014 to present	2 colours per bird
Eagle	African Crowned Eagle	African Crowned Eagle project	around KZN	Kwa-Zulu Natal	South Africa	2015 to present	Yellow with black letters, T00
Eagle	Martial Eagle	Martial Eagle - Karoo	Karoo		South Africa	October 2019 - onwards	Two digit alpha-numeric, eg. 'C3'; Letters used: C,D,E,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,S,T,V,W,Z.;Numbers Used:
Eagle	African Crowned Eagle	Crowned Eagle Research	Eshowe, Port Shepstone, Durban, and Pietermaritzbu	KZN	South Africa	2022 - onwards	Colours; a) ♂blue, ♀purple and b) ♂yellow, ♀orange; Examples purple SKY, orange RAD
Eagle	African Crowned Eagle	Crowned Eagle Research	Eshowe, Port Shepstone, Durban, and Pietermaritzbu	KZN	South Africa	2012-2021	Colours: Yellow, Red, Green, Blue' Black; examples: green K8, red S7
Egret	Cattle Egret	KBO Cattle Egret project	Kartong	West Division	The Gambia	2015 to present	Yellow with black text; 4 digit alphanumeric code;
Egret	Cattle Egret	Colour-ringing of colonial waterbirds on the Cape peninsula - Cattle Egrets	Rondevlei Nature Reserve	Western Cape	South Africa	2002 to 2004	Red ring tibia
Falcon	Peregrine Falcon	Long-term demographic study of Peregrine Falcons on the Cape Peninsula	Greater Cape Town area	Western Cape	South Africa	1997 to present	1 or 2 anodized (coloured) aluminium rings
Falcon	Pygmy Falcon	Pygmy Falcon project NC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 colours per bird
Fiscal	Common Fiscal	Common Fiscal project NC	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 colours per bird
Fiscal	Common Fiscal	Common Fiscal project	Rhodes University campus, Grahamstown	Eastern Cape	South Africa	2009 to present	3 colours per bird
Fiscal	Common Fiscal	Fynbos Estate	Fynbos Estate, near Malmbesbury	Western Cape	South Africa	June 2019-onwards	Leg ring: three solid colours:Red, orange, yellow, blue (light or dark), green (light or dark), whit
Flycatcher	Marico Flycatcher	Marico Flycatchers project	Murray Guest Farm	Northern Cape	South Africa	2014 to 2015	3 colours per bird
Gannet	Cape Gannet	Cape Gannet monitoring project	South African coastline	Western Cape	South Africa		Green plastic ring with WHITE letter/number. VHF t
Goshawk	Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk	Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Project	Accross Southern Africa	Whole Country	South Africa	2003 to present	Yellow with Black Text; 1 Alpha 2 Numeric
Gull	Hartlaub's Gull	SANCCOB Sesbird Project - Hartlaub's Gull	SANCCOB, V&A Waterfront and SeaPoint, Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	2019-onwards	Alpha-numberic: black on yellow. Combinations: KA,KB,KC,KE,KH,KJ,KK,KL,KN,KP,KS,KT,KU,KW,KY,KZ + 0
Gull	Kelp Gull	SANCCOB Sesbird Project - Kelp Gull	SANCCOB, V&A Waterfront and SeaPoint, Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	2019-onwards	Alpha-numberic: black on yellow. Combinations: KA,KB,KC,KE,KH,KJ,KK,KL,KN,KP,KS,KT,KU,KW,KY,KZ + 0
Gull	Hartlaub's Gull	Hartlaub's Gull project Namibia	Walvis Bay	Namibia	Namibia	2011	red/metal left
Gull	Kelp Gull	Kelp Gull project WC	Natures Valley and Plettenberg Bay	Western Cape	South Africa	2013 to present	Engraved rings yellow writing on black rings K001-
Harrier	Black Harrier	Black Harrier project			Southern Africa
Heron	Black-headed Heron	Namibian Heron and Spoonbill Farm Migration Project	Farms around Namibia and ISAP Volunteer Camp		Namibia	2021 - onwards	The rings are numbered N01 – N50
Heron	Grey Heron	Namibian Heron and Spoonbill Farm Migration Project	Farms around Namibia and ISAP Volunteer Camp		Namibia	2021 - onwards	The rings are numbered N01 – N50
Honeybird	Brown-backed Honeybird	Brown-backed Honeybird Project (Botriver area)	Botriver area	Western Cape	South Africa	2014 to Present	Single colour per bird
Honeyguide	Lesser Honeyguide	Honeyguide Colour Ringing Project	Honeywood Farm, Overberg	Western Cape	South Africa	16 -18 December 2020, 22 - 25 May 2021	2 colour rings on one leg, SAFRING metal ring on other leg
Honeyguide	Greater Honeyguide	Honeyguide Colour Ringing Project	Honeywood Farm, Overberg	Western Cape	South Africa	16 -18 December 2020, 22 - 25 May 2021	2 colour rings on one leg, SAFRING metal ring on other leg
Hornbill	Monteiro's Hornbill	Namibian Hornbill Movement Project	Namibia		Namibia	2021 - onwards	yellow rings with black letters/numbers H01 – H50, and white rings with black letter/number A01 –A5
Hornbill	Red-billed Hornbill	Namibian Hornbill Movement Project	Namibia		Namibia	2021 - onwards	yellow rings with black letters/numbers H01 – H50, and white rings with black letter/number A01 –A5
Hornbill	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Namibian Hornbill Movement Project	Namibia		Namibia	2021 - onwards	yellow rings with black letters/numbers H01 – H50, and white rings with black letter/number A01 –A5
Hornbill	Southern Ground-Hornbill	APNR Southern Ground Hornbill Project & Mabula Ground Hornbill Project	Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR Project),		South Africa	ongoing for 20+ years	SGH 0001 - SGH 0050
Hornbill	Damara Hornbill	Namibian Hornbill Movement Project	Namibia		Namibia	2021 - onwards	yellow rings with black letters/numbers H01 – H50, and white rings with black letter/number A01 –A5
Hornbill	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill project 2	Kuruman River Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2012 to present	3 colours per bird
Hornbill	African Grey Hornbill	Namibian Hornbill Movement Project	Namibia		Namibia	2021 - onwards	yellow rings with black letters/numbers H01 – H50, and white rings with black letter/number A01 –A5
Hornbill	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill	Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill project 1	Kuruman River Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2009 to 2011	3 colours per bird
Hornbill	Southern Ground-Hornbill	Southern Ground Hornbill Research and Conservation Project	Klaserie, Timbavati, Umbabat, Thornybush and Balul	Mpumalanga	South Africa	2006 to present	3 colours per bird
Jacana	African Jacana	KBO Jacana project	Kartong	West Division	The Gambia	2015 to present	Black with white text; 2 digit alphanumeric code;
Kingfisher	Woodland Kingfisher	Woodland Kingfisher project	Modimolle (Nylstroom)	Northern Provence	South Africa	2012	1 colour/alpha-numeric per bird
Lapwing	Spur-winged Lapwing	KBO Spur-winged Lapwing project	Kartong	West Division	The Gambia	2010 to present	2010-2014: White leg flag with black text; 2 digit
Owl	African Grass-Owl	Birds of Prey Programme African Grass-owl Project	Highveld	Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng	South Africa	2017 to present	Yellow with black text; 3 digit alphanumeric code A01 to A99
Oxpecker	Red-billed Oxpecker	Namibian Oxpecker Colour-Ringing Project	Katima Mulilo		Namibia	2021 - onwards	white with black letter and numbers X01 – X50
Oxpecker	Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Namibian Oxpecker Colour-Ringing Project	Katima Mulilo		Namibia	2021 - onwards	white with black letter and numbers X01 – X50
Oystercatcher	African Black Oystercatcher	The impact of anthropogenic disturbance and other pressures on breeding shorebirds	Plettenberg Bay, Keurboomstrand, Nature’s Valley	Western Cape	South Africa	2014 to present	10 mm size BLACK plastic ring with YELLOW text let
Oystercatcher	African Black Oystercatcher	Oystercatcher Conservation Programme	Coast of Southern Africa	Whole Country	Southern Africa	1979 to present	Colours vary per region (see image)
Oystercatcher	African Black Oystercatcher	Investigating the possible change in breeding strategy of African Black Oystercatchers	Coast from Saldanha to Bettys Bay	Western Cape	South Africa	2011 to 2013	2 or 3 colours
Petrel	Southern Giant-Petrel	Southern Giant Petrel project	Bird Island, South Georgia	Ocean	World Wide		Engraved colour rings
Petrel	Northern Giant-Petrel	Northern Giant Petrel project	Bird Island, South Georgia	Ocean	World Wide		Engraved colour rings
Plover	White-fronted Plover	The impact of anthropogenic disturbance and other pressures on breeding shorebirds	Plettenberg Bay, Keurboomstrand, Nature’s Valley	Western Cape	South Africa	2014 to present	2.8 mm size BLACK plastic ring with WHITE letter/n
Plover	Chestnut-banded Plover	Breeding biology, mating system and demography	Berg River Estuary, Kliphoek Saltworks	Western Cape	South Africa	September 2020 - onwards	3 colours per bird plus SAFRING. OR SAFRING plus 1x black ring with white alphanumeric code e.g. K12
Plover	Kittlitz's Plover	Kittlitz's Plover project NP	Al3 Farm near Dendron	Northern Provence	South Africa	2010 to present	2 colours per bird
Plover	Kittlitz's Plover	Kittlitz's Plover project NW	Barberspan Bird Sanctuary	North West	South Africa	2011 to present	1 engraved ring, 1 plain green ring
Plover	White-fronted Plover	The impact of anthropogenic disturbance and other pressures on breeding shorebirds	Plettenberg Bay, Keurboomstrand, Nature’s Valley	Western Cape	South Africa	2014 to present	UV-stable PVC (DARVIC), 2.8 mm size split plastic
Plover	Kittlitz's Plover	Breeding biology, mating system and demography	Berg River Estuary, Kliphoek Saltworks	Western Cape	South Africa	September 2020 - onwards	3 colours per bird plus SAFRING. OR SAFRING plus 1x black ring with white alphanumeric code e.g. K12
Prinia	Karoo Prinia	Karoo Prinia Project (Botriver area)	Botriver area	Western Cape	South Africa	2014 to Present	Single colour per bird
Robin-Chat	Cape Robin-Chat	Fynbos Estate	Fynbos Estate, near Malmbesbury	Western Cape	South Africa	June 2019-onwards	Leg ring: three solid colours: Red, orange, yellow, blue (light or dark), green (light or dark), whi
Robin-Chat	Red-capped Robin-Chat	Red-capped Robin-chat project	Greater Durban Area	Kwa-Zulu Natal	South Africa	2010 to present	engraved ring
Robin-Chat	Cape Robin-Chat	Cape Robin-chat project	Grahamstown suburban gardens	Eastern Cape	South Africa	2009 to present	3 colours per bird
Rockjumper	Cape Rock-jumper	Cape Rockjumpers project	Blue Hill Nature Reserve and surrounds	Western Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 unique colours to the left legs of male Cape Roc
Roller	European Roller	European Roller Colour Ringing Project		Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape	South Africa	2024 - onwards	Left ring, engraved colour rings, metal ring on right. Blue leg rings with white text, one number, o
Shrike	Lesser Grey Shrike	Lesser Grey Shrike project	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 colours per bird
Shrike	Lesser Grey Shrike	Eurasian Shrikes in Southern Africa	Pongola Game Reserve South	KZN	South Africa	October 2021 - onwards	Red rings with white letters/numbers A1 to Z9
Shrike	Red-backed Shrike	Eurasian Shrikes in Southern Africa	Pongola Game Reserve South	KZN	South Africa	October 2021 - onwards	Blue rings with white letters/numbers A1 to Z9
Skimmer	African Skimmer	Breeding ecology, dispersal and site fidelity of African Skimmers in the Limpopo Province	Letaba Estates east of Tzaneen	Limpopo	South Africa	October 2023 - onwards	Two colours per bird on the left leg.
Skua	Subantarctic Skua	Skuas	Marion Island				Red, pink or green
Sparrow-Weaver	White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	White-browed Sparrow Weaver project	Tswalu Kalahari Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2009 to 2010	3 colours per bird
Sparrow-Weaver	White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	The costs of keeping cool: impacts of hot weather on behaviour and breeding success of white-browed	Farm Murray, near Askham	Northern Cape	South Africa	October 2021 - March 2022	Two rings per leg. Colours used: red, blue, white, orange, yellow
Sparrow-Weaver	White-browed Sparrow-Weaver	White-browed Sparrow Weaver project NC	Murray Guest Farm	Northern Cape	South Africa	2014 to 2015	3 colours per bird
Sparrowhawk	Black Sparrowhawk	Long-term demographic study of Black Sparrowhawks on the Cape Peninsula	Greater Cape Town area	Western Cape	South Africa	2000 to present	1 or 2 anodized (coloured) aluminium rings
Sparrowhawk	Black Sparrowhawk	Black Sparrowhawk project KZN	around KZN, mostly PMB and Durban	Kwa-Zulu Natal	South Africa	2011 to present	white with black letters, A00 to A99
Spoonbill	African Spoonbill	Namibian Heron and Spoonbill Farm Migration Project	Farms around Namibia and ISAP Volunteer Camp		Namibia	2021 - onwards	The rings are numbered N01 – N50
Starling	Cape Glossy Starling	Cape Glossy Starling project NC	Augrabies Falls NP	Northern Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 colours per bird
Starling	Pale-winged Starling	Pale-winged Starling project NC	Augrabies Falls NP	Northern Cape	South Africa	2011 to present	3 colours per bird
Starling	Red-winged Starling	Red-winged Starling project EC	Rhodes University campus, Grahamstown	Eastern Cape	South Africa	2011	3 colours per bird
Starling	Red-winged Starling	Red-winged Starling Urban Ecology Project	University of Cape Town, Upper Campus	Western Cape	South Africa	2017 to present	3 colours per bird
Starling	Red-winged Starling	Red-winged Starling project WC	University of Cape Town, Upper Campus	Western Cape	South Africa	1998-2006	3 colours per bird
Sugarbird	Gurney's Sugarbird	Sugarbird Project	Howick	Kwa-Zulu Natal	South Africa	2009 to 2010	3 colours per bird
Sunbird	Orange-breasted Sunbird	Orange-Breasted Sunbird Project	Within the borders of Cape of Good Hope Table Moun	Western Cape	South Africa	2018 - 2020	2 colours per bird
Sunbird	Southern Double-collared Sunbird	Sunbird Colour Ringing Project (George)	George and surrounds	Western Cape	South Africa	August 2020 - onwards	White number on Black ring
Sunbird	Greater Double-collared Sunbird	Sunbird Colour Ringing Project (George)	George and surrounds	Western Cape	South Africa	August 2020 - onwards	White number on Black ring
Sunbird	Amethyst Sunbird	Sunbird Colour Ringing Project (George)	George and surrounds	Western Cape	South Africa	August 2020 - onwards	White number on Black ring
Sunbird	Amethyst Sunbird	Amethyst Sunbird Project	Howick	Kwa-Zulu Natal	South Africa	2009 to 2010	3 colours per bird
Tern	Roseate Tern	Roseate Tern project	Bird Island & mainland	Eastern Cape	South Africa	2000 to present	1 colour/bird; engraved from 2010
Tern	Swift Tern	SANCCOB Sesbird Project - Swift Tern	SANCCOB, V&A Waterfront and SeaPoint, Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	2019-onwards	Alpha-numberic: black on yellow. Combinations: KA,KB,KC,KE,KH,KJ,KK,KL,KN,KP,KS,KT,KU,KW,KY,KZ + 0
Tern	Sandwich Tern	KBO Sandwich Tern project	Kartong	West Division	The Gambia	2011 to present	White with black text; 3 digit alphanumeric code "
Tern	Little Tern	NW European Little Tern Project	La Somone	La Somone	Senegal	2019 onwards	Alpha-numeric: Dark green with white text starting with ‘Z';Green alpha-numeric coded ZA0 – ZL9 (90
Tern	Damara Tern	Namibian Damara tern Colour-Ringing Project	Southern Namibia		Namibia	2021-onwards	white with AA,AC,AF,AH,AJ,AK,AL,AN,AP,AS,AT,AV,AX,AZ. The same pattern is repeated for C, F, H, J, K
Tern	Damara Tern	Namibian Damara tern Colour-Ringing Project	Southern Namibia		Namibia	2021-onwards	yellow with A0-A9,C0-C9,F0-F9,H0-H9,J0-J9,K0-K9,L0-L9,N0-N9,P0-P9,S0-S9,T0-T9,V0-V9,X0-X9,Z0-Z9, or
Tern	Little Tern	Little Tern project	Atlit Salt-Pans	Israel	Israel	2010 to Present	Alphanumeric: White with black text
Tern	Swift Tern	Swift Tern project Namibia	Walvis Bay	Namibia	Namibia	2011	red/metal left
Tern	Swift Tern	Swift Tern project Robben Island	Robben Island (33°48'S 18°22'E)	Western Cape	South Africa	2013 to 2015	Alphanumeric: Various colours (see notes)
Tern	Caspian Tern	Caspian Tern project	Grootdraai Dam, Standerton	Mpumalanga	South Africa	2010 to present	1 different colour flag per year
Tern	Swift Tern	Swift Tern project	Western Cape islands	Western Cape	South Africa	ongoing	colour rings & engraved
Tern	Damara Tern	Damara Tern project	Algoa Bay	Eastern Cape	South Africa	2008 to 2012	1 colour/bird
Thrush	Orange Ground-Thrush	Karkloof Orange Ground-Thrush Project	Karkloof, KZN Midlands	Kwa-Zulu Natal	South Africa	2015 to present	White on black, digits A01-A50 on left tarsus, met
Thrush	Cape Rock-Thrush	Cape Rock-thrush project G	Magaliesberg	Gauteng	South Africa	2012 to 2013	3 colours per bird
Thrush	Karoo Thrush	Karoo Thrush Project - Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	Free State	South Africa	2018 onwards	4 colour rings per bird; Leftleg: 3 colour rings; Rightleg: 1 different colour per year, over SAFRIN
Thrush	Karoo Thrush	Karoo Thrush project	Morningside, Sandton	Gauteng	South Africa	2015 to present	Engraved; black on yellow
Turnstone	Ruddy Turnstone	Namibian Ruddy Turnstone Project	Swakopmund		Namibia	2021-onwards	black flag with a white two alpha code (on right tibia); red ring (on the left tibia)
Turnstone	Ruddy Turnstone	Namibian Ruddy Turnstone migration project	Swakopmund	Erongo Region	Namibia	2017 to present	Left tibia red colour ring; Right tibia black flag with white engraving AA-XX
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	VulPro Rehabilitation and Captive Breeding Programme	Southern Africa			2021-onwards	Numbers run from 00 - 99, variety of ring colours with either black or white numbers.
Vulture	Hooded Vulture	KBO Hooded Vulture project	Kartong	West Division	The Gambia	2010 to 2014	Yellow wing tag with black text and matching yello
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	North West Vulture Project	Throughout range	North West	South Africa	2000s	Yellow with black text: B- series, and three digit
Vulture	Cape Vulture	VulPro Rehabilitation and Captive Breeding Programme	Southern Africa			2021-onwards	Numbers run from 00 - 99, variety of ring colours with either black or white numbers.
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	Namibian Vulture Project Tags	Namibia	Namibia	Namibia	2006 to present	Yellow with black text: E,F,J,L,R & V prefix
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	Dronfield Nature Reserve Vulture Tagging	Dronfield Nature Reserve	Northern Cape	South Africa	2005 - onwards	Yellow tags with with W as the alpha code for Dronfield in black followed by a numeric code in black
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	Namibian Vulture Project Rings	Namibia	Namibia	Namibia	1991 to 2006	Various
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	Limpopo Vulture Project	Whole province	Limpopo	South Africa	2006 to present	Yellow with black text: C- series, and three digit
Vulture	White-backed Vulture	White-backed Vulture - Kalahari	Kalahari		Southern Africa	October 2019 - onwards	Three digit alpha-numeric, eg. 'A3F'; Letters used: A,B,C,D,E,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,S,T,V,W,Z.; Number
Weaver	Cape Weaver	Blue Hill Nature Reserve Cape Weaver Project	Blue Hill Nature Reserve	Western Cape	South Africa	2011 - onwards
Wheatear	Mountain Wheatear	Mountain Wheatear project G	Magaliesberg	Gauteng	South Africa	2012 to 2013	3 colours per bird
Wheatear	Mountain Wheatear	Mountain Wheatears Project Namibia	Sossusvlei	Namibia	Namibia	2011 to present	One colour left leg, metal right, 2 colour rings o

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