BDI bird ringing courses and events : links to reports
This is a list of bird ringing courses and other ringing events with reports on the BDI website. The most recent event is at the top, and we work backwards to f...
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Bird ringing course at Botuin : 28 June to 4 July 2023
Although mid winter, we had a great bird ringing course at Botuin, in Vanrhynsdorp. The days were shorter and colder, and the migrants had left (except for one!...
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalocrocorax lucidus)
Identification In theory, the White-breasted Cormorant is an easy species to identify (but there are imposters, see later). In adults the top half of the front ...
Bird Ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, June 2023
We had a few excellent days of bird ringing at Vondeling Wine Farm, from 8 to 11 June. We occupied two comfortable cottages, recently transformed into visitor a...
Bird ringing at Botuin: summary 2020 to 2023
This blog is a summary of bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdrop. Over our first three bird ringing visits to Botuin, we have caught 748 birds of 57 species! Botu...
Bird ringing at Grotto Bay, 27 May 2023
The Biodiversity and Development Institute (BDI) hosted a Citizen Science Day on Saturday, 27 May 2023, with a focus on bird ringing at Grotto Bay Private Natur...
Familiar Chat (Oenanthe familiaris)
Cover image of Familiar Chat by Ryan Tippett – Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 253536 Identification The Familiar Chat is a small and...
Bird ringing course at Ouberg Private Nature Reserve, 10 to 16 May 2023
A cold and sometimes wet Karoo week was not the best for a ringing course, yet everyone thoroughly enjoyed the course! We caught 219 birds of 29 species at the ...
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Cover image: African Sacred Ibis by Malcolm Robinson– Darvill Bird Sanctuary, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 249235 Identification The African Sacred Ibi...
Short-toed Rock-thrush (Monticola brevipes)
Cover image of Short-toed Rock-thrush by PR Kleiman – Near Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 245207 Identification The Short-toed Rock-thr...