How many pairs of breeding White Storks are there in South Africa in 2024?
The mountains in the background to this pair of breeding White Storks look like they could easily be in Europe. But these are the mountains behind Paarl in the ...
Category: Birds
White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
Cover image of White-Necked Raven by Zenobia van Dyk – Nyika National Park, Malawi – BirdPix No. 160639 Ravens belong to the Family CORVIDAE alon...
Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
Cover image: Malachite Kingfisher by Dawie de Swardt – Dewetsdorp, Free State – BirdPix No.270818 Kingfishers belong to the family ALCEDINIDAE. They are small t...
Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator)
Cover image: Greater Honeyguide by Phil White – Mbuluzi Game Reserve, eSwatini – BirdPix No.103314 Honeyguides belong to the Family: INDICATORIDA...
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cover image of Barn Swallow by Andries de Vries – Middelburg district, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 266068 The Barn Swallow belongs to the family&nbs...
Bird ringing course at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve: 1 to 7 May 2024
The BDI hosted the eighth bird ringing course from 1 to 7 May, this time at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve in the Klein Karoo, north of Montagu. This was the fir...
African Hoopoe (Upupa epops africana)
Cover image: African Hoopoe by Lia Steen – Shellybeach, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No.276954 Identification The charismatic African Hoopoe is a subs...
Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis)
Cover image: Cape Eagle-Owl by Jorrie Jordaan – Rhodes Quarry, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 86047 Identification The Cape Eagle-Owl is...
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Cover image: African Fish Eagle by Malcolm Robinson – Albert Falls Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 140988 Identification The African ...
Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)
Cover image: Blue Crane by Attie Van Aarde – Albertinia district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 268829 By Act of Parliament, this is the national bird of...