Bird-ringing results in Slovakia in 2022

Abstract

In 2022, 53 ringers ringed altogether 73 148 birds, what is the highest number of ringed birds till now in Slovakia. Of them only 6 437 were ringed the nestlings. Altogether 153 species were ringed. The five most numerous ringed species were Great Tit (Parus major, 8 960 ind.), Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla, 7 652 individuals), Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica, 6 809 ind.), European Robin (Erithacus rubecula, 6 032 ind.) and Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus, 5 330 ind.). Altogether 660 abroad recoveries were registered, out of them were 260 individuals ringed abroad and re-trapped in Slovakia, and 400 individuals ringed in Slovakia re-trapped abroad.

Keywords

• bird ringing
• recoveries
• colour banding