A ringed partridge or pheasant recovered in Haute-Corse only tells its story if the ring number is reported, and that takes a minute. The page is also meant for the ACCAs, France's approved communal hunting associations, and for the Haute-Corse hunters' federation (FDC 2B): it shows what is published and what never is. On the administrative map, department 2B belongs to the Corsica region; its prefecture is Bastia.
Ring tracking in Haute-Corse
The Haute-Corse hunters' federation (FDC 2B) is registered on RingFollow: in the report form, hunters can select “FDC 2B · Haute-Corse”. The federation alone validates recoveries in its department: GIBIS provides the tool, not the decision. Public statistics (recovery rate, dispersal of the birds) will appear here once 3 releases have been recorded; below that, a figure could point to a specific area.
Reporting a ring found in Haute-Corse
- Open bagues.gibis.fr on your phone and photograph the ring close up, in good light.
- Choose the municipality where the bird was taken, from the 236 in Haute-Corse: it locates the recovery but is never published.
- State the species, pheasant or hare for example, and if you know them, the sex and circumstances of the recovery.
- Send the report; name, phone and e-mail are optional, but an e-mail address gets you an acknowledgement.
What a reported ring is for
The recovery rate is the number of validated rings divided by the number of birds released. It only exists if hunters report, in Haute-Corse as elsewhere. For an example, see the review of the 2025 pheasant-poult operation (Infochasse mag' no. 72, in French).
Further reading
RingFollow tracks rings; breeding, species and restocking are covered on gibis.fr: game birds for restocking and red-legged and grey partridges.
From report to validation
The federation receives the report in its own area, where each recovery is reviewed before validation. Once validated, it counts towards the department's figures; until then, it is counted nowhere. These figures remain private until the threshold of 3 releases is passed. Reports are kept for five hunting seasons after the recovery, then retained only in anonymised form for statistics (see the privacy policy).
Neighbouring departments
Its only land neighbour is Corse-du-Sud to the south. Its neighbour belongs, like the department itself, to the Corsica region. Corse-du-Sud already tracks its rings on RingFollow.
- Corse-du-Sud (2A) on RingFollow
Recoveries and reports in Haute-Corse
- The count of validated recoveries in Haute-Corse still stands at zero.
- The validation queue for Haute-Corse is empty.
- For comparison, all of France: 3,592 ringed birds in 85 releases and 16 validated recoveries (5 participating federations); details on the Statistics page.
Within the Corsica region
The other department of the region is Corse-du-Sud. Both departments in the region have their federation on RingFollow: Corse-du-Sud and Haute-Corse (see the regional overview).
The department at a glance
According to CORINE Land Cover, forests and semi-natural areas covered 84% of the department in 2018, agricultural areas 12%. The rest is shared between artificial surfaces (2%) and water bodies (1%). INSEE counts 236 municipalities and 187,180 inhabitants (2022 population count) over about 4,710 km². With the share of forests and semi-natural areas at 84%, the department is in the top five of the 96 departments of metropolitan France. Besides Bastia, the prefecture, the department has two sub-prefectures: Calvi and Corte.
Sources: INSEE (official geographic code 2025, 2022 population counts), OFB / EEA (CORINE Land Cover 2018), geo.api.gouv.fr (areas).
Frequently asked questions
Does GIBIS validate reports from Haute-Corse?
No. GIBIS provides the tool but never moderates: the Haute-Corse hunters' federation (FDC 2B) validates recoveries in the department.
Do I have to give my name to report a ring in Haute-Corse?
No. Name, phone and e-mail are optional; an e-mail address only gets you an acknowledgement. Only the validating federation sees what you leave.
Why are there no statistics for Haute-Corse?
The Haute-Corse hunters' federation (FDC 2B) is registered, but the department has fewer than 3 recorded releases. Above that, the recovery rate and dispersal will appear here.
Where do I report a pheasant ring found in Haute-Corse?
On bagues.gibis.fr, from a phone: a photo of the ring, the species and the municipality where the bird was taken are enough. No account is needed.
Should a ring engraved with an address, found in Haute-Corse, be reported here?
No. RingFollow only covers game-farm rings, which carry no address. Rings from scientific ringing schemes are reported to those schemes; this site's guide tells you more.
All federations
The situation of every departmental federation, region by region, is on the Federations page.
To get an idea of a department page with its statistics, see the sample page (simulated data).