Rufous-eared Warbler (Malcorus pectoralis)
Cover image: Rufous-eared Warbler by Lance Robinson – Biesiesvlei, Free State – BirdPix No. 253422 Identification The Rufous-eared Warbler is a ...
Category: Birds
Cape Clapper Lark (Mirafra apiata)
Cover image of Cape Clapper Lark by Gerald Wingate – Near Mamre, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 87574 Identification The Cape Clapper Lark is a fairl...
Eastern Clapper Lark (Mirafra fasciolata)
Cover image: Eastern Clapper Lark by Gregg Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 5436 Identification The Eastern Cla...
Bird ringing course at New Holme : 2 to 10 September (Part 2) : “rare is common and common is rare!”
Part 1 described the first five days of the bird ringing course at New Holme. Part 2 describes the last few days and does the overall wrap up. Let’s do th...
Grey-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis)
Cover image: Grey-backed Sparrow-lark by Jorrie Jordaan – Aberdeen district, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 252498 Identification The Grey-backed Spa...
Booted Eagle (Aquila pennatus)
Cover image: Booted Eagle by Gregg Darling – Paarl mountain Reserve, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 6148 Identification The Booted Eagle has a compact, stocky build...
Bird ringing course at New Holme : 2 to 10 September 2023 (Part 1)
We have done five days of bird ringing at New Holme Lodge, 8 km off the N1 between Hanover and Colesberg in the Northern Cape, and exactly half way between Cape...
Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi)
Cover image. Gurney’s Sugarbird by Colin Summergill – Carter’s Hill, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 252816 Identification The Gurn...
Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
Cover image by Marna Buys – Kirstenbosch, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 61050 Cape Sugarbird Identification The Cape Sugarbird is a very distin...
Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)
Cover image of Common Bulbul by Lia Steen – Shellybeach, KwaZulu-Natal Identification The Common or Dark-capped Bulbul is a distinctive and easily rec...