Dear all,

Very interesting to have news of these recoveries and great to have people reporting them - hugely important for building up our knowledge and understanding of their movements, habitat requirements etc. Thanks Susan for the info on the Tz bird last year.

For all readers - Please do report all and any sightings or recoveries of ringed birds to the Ringing Scheme of East Africa <ringing.eafrica@gmail.com> which maintains a database of all recoveries in the region. This means that we can easily keep track of such data and make it readily available for researchers and conservationists who might need to use it. Otherwise such data can get 'lost' in the European ringing scheme where the bird came from - as such information is not usually shared with the country where the bird was recovered - and we never find out about connectivity of what are in fact our birds as well.

Thanks.

Dear Brian

Here is some information about ringing of black storks and a photo of one we observed in Tarangire NP about a year ago.  I hope you are able to trace your bird.

Web links:   http://www.cr-birding.org/taxonomy/term/3189

http://ciconiafrance.free.fr/cignigangl.html

Susan Scott

Sandpiper Journeys

Carmichael California

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From: CR Black Storks <cr.blackstorks@gmail.com>

Subject: Fwd: Sighting of ringed Black Stork in Tanzania

Date: April 6, 2016 at 11:43:33 AM PDT

To: susanscott@surewest.net

Cc: Hungarian Bird Ringing Centre <ringers@mme.hu>

Dear Susan,

first of all, thank you very much for this recovery report.

Looking at the photo, I suspect that the number may indeed be 51T5. 5115 was used years ago, and this is definitely a second year bird.

Can you please send the photo in bigger resolution?

Thanks, and best regards once more,

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From: Bela Kalocsa <kalocsa.bela@gmail.com>
Date: 5 April 2016 at 23:27
Subject: Fwd: Sighting of ringed Black Stork in Tanzania
To: Eniko Anna TAMAS <tamasenikoanna@gmail.com>

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susanscott@surewest.net>
Date: 2016-04-05 20:34 GMT+02:00
Subject: Sighting of ringed Black Stork in Tanzania
To: kalocsa.bela@gmail.com

Hello

On March 13 2016 we observed a Black Stork with a white ring on its leg at Tarangire National Park in Tanzania (approximate latitude and longitude coordinates are -3.78, 36.03).  The number was 5115.  I’ve attached a photo for your records.  

If possible, would you be able to tell me where this bird was ringed?

Susan Scott

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