Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
Cover image of Spotted Thick-Knee by Kevin Lavery – Klipriversberg Nature Reserve, Gauteng – BirdPix No. 220757 Thick-knees belong to the Family:...
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Industrial biodiversity 2 continued : Black River in Paarden Island : stormwater drain
In October 2019, the piece of the Black River between the N1 and Section Street in the City of Cape Town looked like this: It was described in a 2019 blog as a ...
Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
Cover image of Jackal Buzzard by Gregg Darling – Near St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 8247 Buzzards belong to the Family ACCIPITRIDAE...
Commercial biodiversity 1 : birds at Northgate Business Park
We tend to be dismissive of the idea that “development” can be any good for “biodiversity”. Northgate Business Park was clearly designed...
Open Day for bird ringing : Grotto Bay 31 August 2024
The BDI is holding an Open Day for bird ringing on Saturday, 31 August 2024. We are hosted by the Grotto Bay Private Nature Reserve. The reserve has an area of ...
Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea)
Cover image of Red-billed Quelea by Lia Steen – Shellybeach, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 278702 Queleas belong to the Family PLOCEIDAE, alongside...
Bird ringing course at New Holme, Hanover, 9 to 15 September 2024
One of the privileges of being a bird ringer is the opportunity to see birds up close. The opportunity to see the detail of the feathers, the colour of the eye,...
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
Cover image of Hamerkop by Derek Solomon – Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana – BirdPix No. 9692 The Hamerkop is the only member of the Family SCOPID...
Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
Cover image of Kori Bustard by Neels Putter – Mapungupwe National Park, Limpopo – BirdPix No. 257451 Bustards and Korhaans belong to the Family O...
Bird ringing at Botuin : 2 to 5 June 2024
A group of BDI people went bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp, from Sunday 2 June to Wednesday 5 June. The aim was to keep a consistent pattern of ringing goi...