Bird ringing at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve: 14 to 17 February 2023
A “BDI – Birds4Africa” bird ringing visit was held from 14 to 17 February 2023 at the Ouberg Private Nature Reserve in the Little Karoo near Montagu. This was a...
Category: Citizen Science
Ascalaphus bilineatus
View the above photo record (by Ryan Tippett) in LacewingMAP here. Ascalaphidae (Owlflies) Ascalaphus bilineatus (Kolbe, 1897) Identification Si...
Eremoides bicristatus
View the above photo record (by Stephen Ball) in LacewingMAP here. Ascalaphidae (Owlflies) Eremoides bicristatus (Banks, 1924) Identification Si...
Syngenes longicornis
View the above photo record (by Ryan Tippett) in LacewingMAP here. Myrmeleontidae (Antlions) Syngenes longicornis (Rambur, 1842) Identification Size:&...
Neuroleon chloranthe
View the above photo record (by Ryan Tippett) in LacewingMAP here. Myrmeleontidae (Antlions) Neuroleon chloranthe (Banks, 1911) Identification Size:&n...
Cueta trivirgata
View the above photo record (by Zenobia van Dyk) in LacewingMAP here. Myrmeleontidae (Antlions) Cueta trivirgata (Gerstaecker, 1885) Identificati...
Citizen Science & Birding in the Karoo
“Oh, it’s a glossy starling!” The car comes to a stop on the side of the highway. The passengers grab their binoculars and cameras and hop out of the vehicle, d...
Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus)
Cover image: Olive Thrush by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 28166 Olive Thrush Identification The Olive Thrush has a dark grey head, back, and tail, an orange be...
Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis)
Identification The Swee Waxbill is 9–10 cm long with a grey head and breast, pale yellow-grey belly, olive back and wings, red lower back and rump, and a black ...
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
Cover image. Speckled Pigeon by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 46904 Identification This is a large pigeon at 41 cm in length. Its back and wings are reddish-bro...