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...
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Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Cover image: Ruddy Turnstone by John and Anne Todd, 9 April, at St Helena Bay in the Western Cape, South Africa. Most of the turnstones in this photograph are a...
Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis capensis)
Cover image of Cape Spurfowl by Terry Terblanche – Near Lutzville, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 260909 The Cape Spurfowl is a member of the ‘...
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
Cover image: Black-headed Heron by Les Underhill – Bloubergstrand, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 266676 Identification The Black-headed Heron is a large ...
Karoo Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas coryphoeus)
Cover image of Karoo Scrub Robin by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape The Karoo Scrub Robin belongs to the family MUSCICAPIDAE. This gr...
BDInsight – March 2024
Cover image: Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) – Vanrhynsdorp, Western Cape – Photo by Amandine Dore Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the BDInsig...
Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa)
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird by Pamela Kleiman – Steytlerville, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 10960 Identification The Malachite Sunbird is ...
Bird Ringing Course at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp: 31 January to 6 February 2024
This was the seventh BDI bird ringing course. You get links to the previous courses and other bird ringing events here. Although we had some extremely hot (over...
BDInsight – February 2024
Cover image: Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa) – Middelburg district, Eastern Cape – Photo by Tino Herselman Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the BDIn...
Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)
Cover image of Cape Crow by Anne Todd – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 270764 Identification The Cape Crow is a distin...