Ringing dates for storks

Every year, the Zwin Nature Park works hard to ensure that all young storks on nests in the park are ringed. We also ring stork chicks on the nest at several sites outside the park.

Each ring features a unique code, which can be read from a distance using binoculars or a telescope.

Have you read a stork ring, and do you want to check whether this stork came from the Zwin Nature Park?

View ring data from past years below. Don't forget to report your sighting to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (the body that oversees scientific ringing in Belgium) at this link: BEBIRDS (naturalsciences.be)

Nest 1

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018 - unringed adult birds	Y0164 Y0165
2019 - unringed adult birds	Y0167 Y0168
2020 - unringed adult birds	Y0176 Y0177 - stork with a transmitter Kris Y0178 - stork with a transmitter Guido (deceased) Y0179
2021 - unringed adult birds	Y0706 Y0707 - stork with a transmitter Mathilde (deceased) Y0708
2022 - unringed adult birds	Y0723 - stork with a transmitter Cezacosy Y0724 - stork with a transmitter Robbe Y0725 - stork with a transmitter Profke Y0726
2023 - unringed adult birds	Y0818 - stork with a transmitter Smarty Y0819 - stork with a transmitter Teamy

Nest 3

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2020 - father M6036 - mother unringed	Y0180 Y0181 Y0182 - stork with a transmitter Cora
2021 - father M6036 - mother unringed	Y0709 - stork with a transmitter Léon (deceased) Y0710 Y0711
2022 - father M6036 - mother unringed	Y0727 - stork with a transmitter Firmin Y0728 Y0729 - stork with a transmitter Elisabeth (deceased)
2023 - father M6036 - mother unringed	Y0820 - stork with a transmitter Wout Y0821 Y0822 - stork with a transmitter James

Nest 5

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2023 - - Father unringed - Mother Y0123 - stork with a transmitter Hadewijch	Y0823

Nest 7

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0162 Y0163
2020	Y0193
2021	Y0712 Y0713
2022	Y0730

Nest 8

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0156 Y0157 Y0158

Nest 9

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0159 Y0160 Y0161

Nest 10

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2022	Y0809

Nest 14

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0261 Y0262 Y0263
2019 - Father unringed - Mother M6061	Y0123 - stork with a transmitter Hadewijch
2020 - Father unringed - Mother M6061	Y0192 - stork with a transmitter Esperanza (deceased)
2023 - Father unringed - Mother M6061	Y0817 - stork with a transmitter Caligo

Nest 15

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0146 Y0147 Y0148
2019 - Mother M6027 - Father unringed	Y0121 - stork with a transmitter Reinout Y0122 - stork with a transmitter Emily (deceased)
2021 - Mother M6027 - Father unringed	Y0714 - stork with a transmitter Gerana (deceased) Y0715 - stork with a transmitter Murshid (deceased) Y0716 - stork with a transmitter Spencer
2022	Y0801 Y0802
2023 - Mother M6027 - Father unringed	Y0816

Nest 21

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2021	Y0722

Nest 22

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2019	Y0130 Y0166

Nest 25

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0153 Y0154 Y0155
2019	Y0128 Y0129

Nest 26

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0151 Y0152
2020	Y0185

Nest 27

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2018	Y0149 Y0150
2019	Y0124 Y0125 Y0126
2020	Y0183 Y0184
2021	Y0717 Y0718 Y0719

Nest 28

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2019	Y0171 Y0172
2020	Y0191
2021	Y0720 Y0721
2022	Y0806 Y0807 Y0808

Nest 36

Ringing year/ Year of birth	Ring number
2022	Y0803 Y0804 Y0805
2023 - unringed pair	Y0811 Y0812 Y0813