How to submit banding data
Use the Bander’s Data BOX to submit all banding and transponder records.

The New Zealand National Bird Banding Scheme (NZNBBS) curates all data about bird banding nationally. 

Use the Bander's Data BOX

Record all outstanding banding and recovery data (no matter how old) as well as a list of all bands held in stock. All banders must submit their banding records and band stocktake to the Banding Office annually using the Bander’s Data BOX, a standardised Excel template. However, you are encouraged to do so more often.

Bander’s Data BOX (v.FALCON.1) (XLSX, 3,160K) 

Bird and bat marking data should be submitted onto the FALCON Bird Banding Database under a registered project. Contact the FALCON administrators  for assistance.

Email: falcon@doc.govt.nz

Tabs/worksheets to complete

  • Description + Help provides a detailed description of fields, including comments.
  • Bands is the worksheet where you enter all of your data, including bands held, schedules, resightings and recoveries and anything else that happens to a band.
  • The Examples worksheet provides a useful set of examples of data entry for various scenarios
  • Lookups lists all codes used.
  • Species lists the species code and species names, as well as recommended band sizes. You can use the filters to search.
  • BanderNumbers lists the NZNBBS numbers of all registered banders (up to the date of the template version)
  • RegionMap for quick reference of Region codes
  • Explanation of ColourCodes used for colour bands, with examples
  • NZNBBS_Code: Life cycle of a bird band – this provides an explanation of the NZNBBS_Codes

All submitted data will be error-checked, so double-check:

  • correct formatting of fields (text, date, number, etc.)
  • no duplicate records of "first marking" or "Dead: Recovery"
  • correct band size used on species (refer to Species tab)
  • band used for first marking has been issued to the Level 3 operator listed
  • band life cycle chronology is not violated (refer to NZNBBS_Code tab)
  • bander certification number and name matches

Contact

Contact the Wildlife Marking Office if you have any queries. 
Email: bandingoffice@doc.govt.nz 

National Banding Office

Email: bandingoffice@doc.govt.nz 
Address: National Banding Office
PO Box 108, Wellington 6140