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RAVE : Days 5, 6 and 7 (1 to 3 December 2023)

Posted on 04/12/2023 by admin

The RAVE continues at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp. (RAVE = Ringing, Atlasing, Virtual-museuming Expedition.) This is the report on activities on Days 5, 6 and 7, Frida...

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BDInsight – December 2023

Posted on 04/12/2023 by admin

Cover image: Fiery necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralisKarongwe Private Game Reserve, Hoedspruit, Limpopo ProvincePhoto by Douglas Cook Botuin RAVE! RAVE = RI...

Lacewing
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RAVE (Ringing, Atlasing, Virtual-museuming Expedition) : Days 1 to 4 (27 to 30 November 2023)

Posted on 01/12/2023 by Les Underhill

The first data collection spot on the RAVE was the low level bridge across the Olifants River, a kilometer from the turnoff to Algeria on the N7 from Cape Town ...

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BDInsight – November 2023

Posted on 02/11/2023 by admin

Ringing News Bird ringing remains one of the most important research methods for discovering some of the most important basic information about each species. Co...

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BDInsight – October 2023

Posted on 04/10/2023 by admin

Virtual Museum The Virtual Museum (VM) provides the platform for citizen scientists to contribute to biodiversity research and mapping projects. This ...

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Bird ringing course at New Holme : 2 to 10 September (Part 2) : “rare is common and common is rare!”

Posted on 12/09/2023 by Les Underhill

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...

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Bird ringing course at New Holme : 2 to 10 September 2023 (Part 1)

Posted on 06/09/2023 by Les Underhill

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...

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BDInsight – September 2023

Posted on 02/09/2023 by admin

Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the BDInsight. We have plenty of news to share and plenty of exciting events coming up. Read on to find out more…...

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Bird ringing at Vondeling, 17 to 20 August 2023

Posted on 21/08/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

Two weeks after our previous bird ringing visit, we were again at Vondeling Wine Farm. This time we focused on species diversity. We caught 26 species in four d...

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Bird ringing at Vondeling, 3 to 6 August 2023

Posted on 07/08/2023 by Dieter Oschadleus

We had an enjoyable long weekend of bird ringing at Vondeling Wines. Although we are still deep in winter, the first signs of spring were evident, green shoots ...

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